The Gates of Hell,
are FULL of greed
They never get enough
so this message,
Heed
The Gates of Hell
they want you bad
they prey on the weak
and those who're sad
The joy of the Lord
it is your strength
to succeed against the Gates of Hell
who's workers are sly and bent
The Gates of Hell
They want to swallow alive the church
God promised this would never happen,
the church is God's turf
Defeating the church, Hell's dream that won't come true
So stay in the safe place on earth that has been built for you
Like Noah and the ark
the doors to the church are wide open now
don't wait until the rains start to fall before you take your bow
Peter was in a jail cell
is seemed that his fate was sealed
God sent an angel to brake the chain off of Peter's heels
The church was praying and before they could finish
Peter was there at the door
Little Rhoda heard his voice
thought it was his angel, her lip fell to the floor
she could not belive her ears, she ran to tell all of the saints
they couldn't believe it either
even we are suprised at works of faith
Becuase the gates of hell, they just cant keep a good man down
the priest that God has ordained are sure to recieve their crown
God made this promise for the church decades ago
today we still stand because God's Word will never go
It will always abide til the very end
His church will survive the eart
the church will survive through thick, through thin
Jesus concurred with Peter in Matthew 16:13 that he was the Christ. In verse 18 Jesus said, & Upon This Rock, I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. God's promise do not return void.
When Herod went forth seeking to wreak havoc on some in the church, James ended up dieing. This scenario pleased the Jews so Herod sought more clout and proceeded to kill Peter. But Jesus had already promised Peter that he would have the keys to the kingdom and the letters that Peter would end up penning had not been penned yet. Thus, we see that Peter's death would not have fit in the divine plan of the church ultimately being victorious to its predators. Peter's death by Herod could have obstructed the future of Jesus' church.
The church prayed. The Lord sent an agel Peter's way. Peter escaped death. The church continued to grow.
All of these events keep in lne with God's promise that the gates of Hell will never prevail against the church.
Men in various times and generations have sought to destroy the Lords's church, but before that will ever occur their efforts always come to naught.
Be encouraged brothers and sisters, The gates of hell will never prevail against the church.
Bro Emmanuel White, church of Christ at Forest Hill, Forest Hill, TX, 02.27.2022, The Gates of Hell
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