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> > Timothy Litteral wrote:
> >  
> > The mention of no "church"
> > after chapter 4, for example, has been meant to say
that
> > there is no church during the tribulation period.  But
the whole
> > book of 2 Timothy does not mention "Church".  Is that
nor about the 
> > church, though?  Titus does not mention it.  Neither 2
Peter,
> > 1 John or 2 John.  Mark, Luke and John do not mention
the word.
> 
> Mark, Luke and John record events occurring *before* the
church was even
> formed, which took place on the day of Pentecost. That's
why there is no
> mention of the church in these books.

Um... Bro Blume wrote this.  

You raise an EXCELLENT point however!  The mention of the
term "chruch" in Matthew referred to the congregation of
"Jewish" believers since the Gentiles were not admitted yet
and in the Hebrew broadens in meaning to all of the Jewish
nation.

Timothy Litteral
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