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Originally Posted by Evangelical
The church Jesus spoke to about Jezebel was a genuine church because it was a locality church, not a denomination. But in its condition it tolerated Jezebel. It is possible to stand on the proper ground and tolerate Jezebel, the verse shows that.
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Then what is the point of the term "the proper ground"?
If Jesus purchased the ground, then it belongs to Him and Jezebel has no standing on it. Hence his word that He has this against them that they tolerate the woman Jezebel, since she has no standing to be there they shouldn't have tolerated her.
Obviously if your "proper ground" is the boundary of a city you will have Jezebel's inside the boundary, you have a worldly ground.
But if the proper ground is the ground purchased by Jesus redemption, then there is absolutely no reason why Jezebel would have any right to stand on that ground.
The only sign given of a "true church" is the sign of Jonah.