quos in apostolicae confessionis petra solidasti, Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular. Whatever others may do, He is the supreme Master-builder. – Matthew 16:18 (ESV) Victim or victor… I’ve noticed a trend in recent years concerning many (not all) in the church: Somewhere along the way, we became victims. Matthew 18:17 And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican. Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural. Feminine of the same as Petros; a rock. Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. Galatians 2:9 And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision. ESV Student Study Bible--soft leather-look, navy with Cross of Christ design, ESV Large Print Value Thinline Bible (TruTone, Ruby, Vine Design), ESV Large Print Compact Bible, TruTone Imitation Leather, Charcoal with Celtic Cross Design, ESV MacArthur Study Bible, 2nd Edition--soft leather-look, brown. And so the promise declared that all the powers of Hades, all the forces of destruction that attack and in the long run overpower other societies, should attack, but not overpower, the ecclesia of which Christ was the Founder. Its use was every way significant. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles. Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular. Hello Trinko. Bible scholars debate the actual meaning of the phrase “and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” One of the better interpretations to the meaning of this phrase is as follows. “I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it” (Matt 16:18b) The actual verse says. From the same as oikodome; to be a house-builder, i.e. 18 And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. The gates of hell (ᾅδου) shall not prevail against it. Bible Gateway Recommends . There hath been a small remnant in all ages. The similitude was bolder than it seems to us. Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular. They were told that it was to be realised in a society, an assembly, like those which in earthly polities we call popular or democratic. Partly, doubtless, it came with the associations which it had in the Greek of the Old Testament, as used for the "assembly" or "congregation" of the Lord (Deuteronomy 18:16; Deuteronomy 23:1; Psalm 26:12); but partly also, as soon at least as the word came in its Greek form before Greek readers, it would bring with it the associations of Greek politics. ... which is literally hell-bent on conquering the mystical body of Christ. translated in the KJV) that “the gates of hell shall not prevail against it” (Matt 16:18). The expression “gates of hell” is metaphorical for the power of Satan and his nefarious activities to destroy and kill. (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. From kata and ischuo; to overpower. Seeing how we are the End-Times Church living in these Last Days, certain verses like the one above help us to know that there is an unseen realm that is more real than what we can see right here in front of us in the physical. 14. And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church,* and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. But Christ, we must remember, claims the work of building as His own. In ancient Israel specifically, the gates of the city were a public gathering spot, a market, and where the elders, judges, and king held court, according to biblical commentators. The mere use of the term was accordingly a momentous step in the education of the disciples. These notebooks and journals are the perfect tools to do just that. You’ll receive the print issue monthly and gain immediate digital access to decades of archives. To understand how the church has addressed the relation of hell to God’s love. Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular. "And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build My Church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."--Matt. Matt 16:18. The Gates of Hell Shall Not Prevail Lesson Plans Teaching Goals 1. I will build my church.--It is significant that this is the first occurrence of the word Church (Ecclesia) in the New Testament, the only passage but one (Matthew 18:17) in which it is found in the whole cycle of our Lord's recorded teaching. Mat Mt). Hades as the shadow-world of the dead, the unseen counterpart of the visible grave, all-absorbing, all-destructive, into whose jaws or gates all things human pass, and from which issue all forces that destroy, is half-idealised, half-personified, as a power, or polity of death. 'Hades' or the place of departed souls. The gates of hell shall not prevail against the church. The leaf or wing of a folding entrance. 18. But the word “against” is not present in the Greek. He called these principles his doctrine and stated that “whoso buildeth upon this buildeth upon my rock, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against them” (see 3 Ne. 1 Corinthians 3:9 For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building. The Church’s Assurance — “The Gates of Hell shall not prevail against it.” The Church’s Authority — “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven.” This morning we are looking at the Church’s Assurance—”And the gates of Hell shall not prevail against it.” I would like to tell you first of all what these words mean and then I would like to tell you a story. King James Version (KJV) Public Domain . Why was that done? A rock, ledge, cliff, cave, stony ground. And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. From a compound of ek and a derivative of kaleo; a calling out, i.e. Apparently a primary word; a gate, i.e. The Ecclesia was the assembly of free citizens, to which belonged judicial and legislative power, and from which aliens and slaves were alike excluded. For there upon one rock rose the ruins of the old Canaanite city of Hazor; and on another the stately palace built by the Herodian princes, and still, as the Castle of Shubeibeh, covering an extent of ground equal to that occupied by the Castle of Heidelberg (Stanley's Sinai and Palestine, c. 11). Nothing in our Lord's teaching is, as measured by man's judgment, more wonderful than the utterance of such a prophecy at such a time. Unlock the Archives for Free. or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death? Translating the phrase without it gives it a completely different connotation: “the gates of hell will not withstand it.” It is the Church that Jesus sees as the aggressor. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. Coram Deo . I. This is the main reason why the Church on earth is called the Church Militant. Close NKJV. You. I, the first-person pronoun. In Revelation 6:8 the personification is carried still further, and Death rides upon a pale horse, and Hades follows after him, and both are in the end overthrown and cast into the lake of fire (Revelation 20:14). This was because the protection of the city was … The Gates of Hell Shall Not Prevail The genius of satan is to deceive the human mind in order to seduce the human will. The gates within these walls were centers of commerce and public debate. Peter, a Greek name meaning rock. The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. To discern whether a teaching on hell is developed to help explain the gospel, or merely to satisfy our curiosity. 15. First, some geographical context is necessary. It need hardly be said that the word ecclesia did not lend itself so readily as the English equivalent does to the idea of building. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. It was, as has been said, a time of seeming failure. Shall not prevail against it - Not against the Church universal, so as to destroy it. Matthew 10:2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; John 1:42 And he brought him to Jesus. May 2020 . English Standard Version (ESV), Upgrade to Bible Gateway Plus, and access the abridged, Matthew 16:18 in all English translations. Its real Head and Founder ; but, outwardly, it, they,,... 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