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Originally Posted by Abiding Now
WHY would I care what "rest of the world (or you  ) thinks "prevailed" means"? And I sure couldn't care less what the catholic church thinks about ANYTHING. Admitted, I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but you're correct about one thing, my faith tells me Jesus was right when He said in Matthew 16:18 that the gates of hell would NOT prevail against His church, so me being a literalist, I just take it as an absolute.
Mat 16:18 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. |
I don't mean to be rude here but that is a false understanding of what Jesus was teaching. Trinitarians have tried to make that same argument, but it has nothing to do with there always being a church.
What Jesus is saying is related to death (gates of hell), not some fiery domain of a pitched fork Satan.
It means that Death has no hold over us. We will prevail over death because of the blood of the lamb
Co 15:54 But when this corruptible shall put on incorruption, and when this mortal shall put on immortality, then will take place the word that is written, "Death is swallowed up in victory.
1Co 15:55 O death, where is your sting? O grave, where is your victory?"
1Co 15:56 The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the Law.
1Co 15:57 But thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
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