[UntoHim]

Hi Jo S,
Thank you so much for all your valuable contribution to our little forum.

My answer to your question would be that the Local Church(es) of Witness Lee are probably like the vast majority of Christian denominations/sects/movements - There is a little of all those 7 churches in the LCM. And just like in other movements, different aspects of those 7 churches may describe the condition of the movement at different points in time.

I might be in the minority, but I do not feel as strong as others that these seven churches strictly represent 7 historical eras of the Church. As I noted above, all of the different aspects, both negative and positive, could be applied to the Christian church at large (aka the visible Body of Christ) in different world regions and at different times in history. Also, the various aspects of these 7 first century churches could be applied to any particular denomination/sect/movement at any particular stage of their existence.

Sorry, very long answer to a real simple question!
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