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       THE SCATTERED CHURCH
   DIR By: doug
       Date: April 26, 2026, 10:48 am
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       [Acts 8:1 KJV] "And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at
       that time there was a great persecution against the church which
       was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout
       the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles."
       [Acts 8:3 KJV] "As for Saul, he made havock of the church,
       entering into every house, and haling men and women committed
       [them] to prison."
       [Acts 8:4 KJV] "Therefore they that were scattered abroad went
       every where preaching the word." ********* There are some who
       say this was the persecuted church fulfilling the "great
       commission".
       This was not the case. The apostles were given the command to go
       to the nations, but rather than go to the Gentiles, they stayed
       in Jerusalem as commanded to await the promise of the Holy Ghost
       *********** [Acts 1:4 KJV] "And, being assembled together with
       [them], commanded them that they should not depart from
       Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, [saith
       he], ye have heard of me."
       
       [Acts 11:19 KJV] "Now they which were scattered abroad upon the
       persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as
       Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but
       unto the Jews only."********* This verse details the extent of
       the persecuted church's scattering. They only preached to the
       Jews, not the Gentile nations.
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