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Originally Posted by Michael The Disciple
I don't think the Church overcoming the gates of hades means what people think it means. It is talking about the resurrection of the dead saints out of Hades.
But as far as has there been a true Church perhaps it depends on what we mean by "Church"? If it can be wherever two or three gather in his name around Christ and the truth I would be willing to say yes it has existed in all generations.
Can I prove that? No. Neither can it be proved otherwise.
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Michael, it would do you good to check what Marvin Arnold discovered. The evidence is rather convincing, and I'm confident your opinion might just be somewhat different should you elect to do that.