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Originally Posted by bearbear
Maybe, but Jesus seems to imply that when he returns, he will find little faith on the earth. And Paul says there will be a great apostasy near the end times. So it's unlikely there is going to be a world wide revival and strong one true church but rather a remnant of true believers scattered around as was often the case in the Old Testament (1 Kings 19:18).
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As long as we can continue here... @ Admins: maybe you could rename the thread to “marriage advice & church history” or something like that?
Bearbear, I agree on that, and if I read my Bible correctly, we can expect 5 things, 3 organizational and 2 individual:
a) The great prostitute spoken of in Revelation – which may well be a “strong church” in worldly perspecive.
b) Sects of which Paul warns us (Acts 20:29-30, 1 Corinthians 1:10-13, Galatians 5:20).
c) Genuine churches, but with very different qualities (as in Rev 2-3).
d) Saved people in all three organizations.
e) True witnesses/overcomers who, however, if they are true witnesses of
God's will and work, will probably not be in a or b.