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- Hebrew: qahal, 'edah; Greek: ekklesia
- The people of God; the collective body of believers
- Also, CONGREGATION, ASSEMBLY, THE BODY OF CHRIST.
-Called COURTS Psalms 65:4; 84:2, 10; 92:13; 96:8; 100:4; 116:19; Isaiah 1:12; 62:9; Zechariah 3:7
-HOUSE OF GOD Genesis 28:17, 22; Joshua 9:23; Judges 18:31; 20:18, 26; 21:2; 1Chronicles 9:11; 24:5; 2Chronicles 5:14; 22:12; 24:13; 33:7; 36:19; Ezra 5:8, 15; 7:20, 23; Nehemiah 6:10; 11:11; 13:11; Psalms 42:4; 52:8; 55:14; 84:10; Ecclesiastes 5:1;
Isaiah 2:3; Hosea 9:8; Joel 1:16; Micah 4:2; Zechariah 7:2; Matthew 12:4; 1Timothy 3:15; Hebrews 10:21; 1Peter 4:17
-HOUSE OF THE LORD Exodus 23:19; 34:26; Deuteronomy 23:18; Joshua 6:24; Judges 19:18; 1Samuel 1:7, 24; 2Samuel 12:20; 1Kings 3:1; 6:37; 7:40; 8:10, 63; 10:5; 2Kings 11:3, 4, 15, 12:4, 9, 10, 18, 19; 13, 16; 16:18; 23:2, 20:8; 7, 11; 25:9; 22:1,
1Chronicles 6:31; 11, 14; 23:4; 26:12; 2Chronicles 8:16; 26:21; 29:5, 15; 33:15; 34:15; 36:14; Ezra 7:27; Psalms 23:6; 27:4; 92:13; 116:19; 118:26; 122:1, 9; 134:1; Isaiah 2:2; 37:14; Jeremiah 17:26; 20:1, 2; 26:2, 7; 28:1, 5; 29:26; 35:2; 36:5, 6; 38:14; 41:5; 51:51; Lamentations 2:7; Ezekiel
44:4; Haggai 1:2; Zechariah 8:9
-SANCTUARY Exodus 25:8; Leviticus 19:30; 21:12; Numbers 3:28; 4:12; 7:9; 8:19; 10:21; 18:1, 5; 19:20; 1Chronicles 9:29; 22:19; 24:5; 28:10; 2Chronicles 20:8; 26:18; 29:21; 30:8, 19; Nehemiah 10:39; Psalms 20:2; 28:2; 63:2; 68:24; 73:17; 74:3, 7;
77:13; 78:69; 150:1; Isaiah 16:12; 63:18; Lamentations 2:7, 20; 4:1; Ezekiel 5:11; 42:20; 44:5, 27; 45:3; 48:8, 21; Daniel 8:11, 13, 14; 9:17, 26; 11:31; Hebrews 8:2; 9:1, 2
-HOUSE OF PRAYER Isaiah 56:7; Matthew 21:13
-TABERNACLE Exodus 26:1; Leviticus 26:11; Joshua 22:19; Psalms 15:1; 61:4; 76:2; Hebrews 8:2, 5; 9:2, 11; Revelation 13:6; 21:3
-TEMPLE 1Samuel 1:9; 3:3; 2Kings 11:10, 13; Ezra 4:1; Psalms 5:7; 11:4; 27:4; 29:9; 48:9; 68:29; Isaiah 6:1; Malachi 3:1; Matthew 4:5; 23:16; Luke 18:10; 24:53
-ZION Psalms 9:11; 48:11; 74:2; 132:13; 137:1; Isaiah 35:10; Jeremiah 31:6; 50:5; Joel 2:1, 15
-HOLY PLACE Exodus 28:29; 38:24; Leviticus 6:16; 10:17; 14:13; 16:2-24; Joshua 5:15; 1Kings 8:8; 1Chronicles 23:32; 2Chronicles 29:5; 30:27; 35:5; Ezra 9:8; Psalms 24:3; 46:4; 68:17; Ecclesiastes 8:10; Isaiah 57:15; Ezekiel 41:4; 42:13; 45:4; Matthew
24:15; Acts 6:13; 21:28; Hebrews 9:12, 25
-HOLY TEMPLE Psalms 5:7; 11:4; 65:4; 79:1; 138:2; Jonah 2:4, 7; Micah 1:2; Habakkuk 2:20; Ephesians 2:21; 3:17
-MY FATHER'S HOUSE John 2:16; 14:2
-HOLY Exodus 30:26-29; 40:9; Leviticus 8:10, 11; 16:13; 19:30; 21:12; Numbers 7:1; 1Kings 9:3; 1Chronicles 29:3; 2Chronicles 3:8; Isaiah 64:11; Ezekiel 23:39; 1Corinthians 3:17
-EDIFICES .See SYNAGOGUE
.See TABERNACLE
.See TEMPLE
-MISCELLANY OF MINOR SUB-TOPICS
- Called THE CONGREGATION in the O. T. (K. J. V. and others) Exodus 12:3, 6, 16:1, 2, 9, 19, 47; 10, 22; Leviticus 4:13, 15; 10:17; 24:14
- Called CHURCH in the N. T. (K. J. V.), but CONGREGATION earlier in Tyndale's translation Matthew 16:18; 18:17; Acts 2:47; 14:19, 23, 28, 1Corinthians 11:18; 33, 34; 15:9; Galatians 1:13
Also called . . .
- ASSEMBLY OF THE SAINTS Psalms 89:7
- ASSEMBLY OF THE UPRIGHT Psalms 111:1
- BODY OF CHRIST Ephesians 1:22, 23; Colossians 1:24
- BRANCH OF GOD'S PLANTING Isaiah 60:21
- BRIDE OF CHRIST Revelation 21:9
- CHURCH OF GOD Acts 20:28
- CHURCH OF THE LIVING GOD 1Timothy 3:15
- CHURCH OF THE FIRSTBORN Hebrews 12:23
- CITY OF THE LIVING GOD Hebrews 12:22
- CONGREGATION OF SAINTS Psalms 149:1
- CONGREGATION OF THE LORD'S POOR Psalms 74:19
- DOVE Song of Songs 2:14; 5:2
- FAMILY IN HEAVEN AND EARTH Ephesians 3:15
- FLOCK OF GOD Ezekiel 34:15; 1Peter 5:2
- FOLD OF CHRIST John 10:16
- GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE FIRSTBORN (people) Hebrews 12:23
- GOLDEN CANDLESTICK (lampstand) Revelation 1:20
- GOD'S BUILDING 1Corinthians 3:9
- GOD'S HUSBANDRY (farm) 1Corinthians 3:9
- GOD'S HERITAGE Joel 3:2; 1Peter 5:3
- HABITATION OF GOD Ephesians 2:22
- HEAVENLY JERUSALEM Galatians 4:26; Hebrews 12:22
- HOLY CITY Revelation 21:2
- HOLY MOUNTAIN Zechariah 8:3
- HOLY HILL Psalms 2:6; 15:1
- HOUSE OF GOD 1Timothy 3:15; Hebrews 10:21
- THE GOD OF JACOB Isaiah 2:3
- HOUSE OF CHRIST Hebrews 3:6
- HOUSEHOLD OF GOD Ephesians 2:19
- INHERITANCE Psalms 28:9; Isaiah 19:25
- ISRAEL OF GOD Galatians 6:16
- KING'S DAUGHTER Psalms 45:13
- KINGDOM OF GOD Matthew 6:33; 12:28; 19:24; 21:31
- KINGDOM OF HEAVEN Matthew 3:2; 4:17; 5:3, 10, 10:7; 19, 20
- HIS KINGDOM Psalms 103:19; 145:12; Matthew 16:28; Luke 1:33
- MY KINGDOM John 18:36
- THY KINGDOM Psalms 45:6; 145:11, 13; Matthew 6:10; Luke 23:42
- LAMB'S BRIDE Ephesians 5:22-32; Revelation 22:17
- LAMB'S WIFE Revelation 19:7-9; 21:9
- LOT OF GOD'S INHERITANCE Deuteronomy 32:9
- MOUNT ZION Hebrews 12:22
- MOUNTAIN OF THE LORD'S HOUSE Isaiah 2:2
- NEW JERUSALEM Revelation 21:2
- PILLAR AND GROUND OF THE TRUTH 1Timothy 3:15
- PLACE OF GOD'S THRONE Ezekiel 43:7
- PLEASANT PORTION Jeremiah 12:10
- SANCTUARY OF GOD Psalms 114:2
- SISTER OF CHRIST Song of Songs 4:12; 5:2
- SPIRITUAL HOUSE 1Peter 2:5
- SPOUSE OF CHRIST Song of Songs 4:12; 5:1
- STRENGTH AND GLORY OF GOD Psalms 78:61
- SOUGHT OUT, A CITY NOT FORSAKEN Isaiah 62:12
- THE LORD'S PORTION Deuteronomy 32:9
- TEMPLE OF GOD 1Corinthians 3:16, 17
- TEMPLE OF THE LIVING GOD 2Corinthians 6:16
- VINEYARD Jeremiah 12:10; Matthew 21:41
- Christ's love for John 10:8, 11, 12; Ephesians 5:25-32; Revelation 3:9
- Loved by believers Psalms 87:7; 137:5; 1Corinthians 12:25; 1Thessalonians 4:9
- Is prayed for Psalms 122:6; Isaiah 62:6
- Dear to God Isaiah 43:4
- Safe under his care Psalms 46:1, 2, 5
- Salt and light of the world Matthew 5:13
- Militant Song of Songs 6:10; Philippians 2:25; 2Timothy 2:3; 4:7; Philemon 1:2
- God defends Psalms 89:18; Isaiah 4:5; 49:25; Matthew 16:18
- God provides ministers for Jeremiah 3:15; Ephesians 4:11, 12
- Is glorious Psalms 45:13; Ephesians 5:27
- Is clothed in righteousness Revelation 10:8
- Believers continually added to, by the Lord Acts 2:47; 5:14; 11:24
- Unity of Romans 12:5; 1Corinthians 10:17; 12:12; Galatians 3:28; Ephesians 4:4
- Privileges of Psalms 36:8; 87:5
- Worship of, to be attended Hebrews 10:25
- Harmonious fellowship of Psalms 133; John 13:34; Acts 4:32; Philippians 1:4; 2:1; 1John 3; 4
- Divisions in, to be shunned Romans 16:17; 1Corinthians 1:10; 3:3
- Baptized (immersed) into by one Spirit 1Corinthians 12:13
- Ministers commanded to feed Acts 20:28
- Is edified by the word Romans 12:6; 1Corinthians 14:4, 13; Ephesians 4:15, 16; Colossians 3:16
- The wicked persecute Acts 8:1-3; 1Thessalonians 2:14, 15
- Not to be despised 1Corinthians 11:22
- Defiling of, will be punished 1Corinthians 3:17
- Extent of, predicted Isaiah 2:2; Ezekiel 17:2; Daniel 2:34, 35
.See ECCLESIASTICISM
.See JESUS, KINGDOM OF
.See MINISTERS
.See
USURPATION, IN ECCLESIASTICAL AFFAIRS
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