The Book of Revelation, Part 57 - Rick Joyner
“Therefore Jesus also suffered outside the gate, that He might sanctify the people through His own blood. So then, let us go out to Him outside the camp, bearing His reproach. For here we do not have a lasting city, but we are seeking the city which is to come” (Hebrews 13:12-14).
Jesus lived and ministered outside the camp. He never became a part of the camp, or establishment—and neither did His disciples for the first few generations. When Christianity became an institution, it was so quickly corrupted that many of its doctrines were so changed that they had become almost the opposite of what the Lord and His apostles had preached.
Soon, those who refused to embrace the perverted teachings of the new institution of Christianity were denied a part in the institution. Soon after this, they were being tortured and killed for their refusal to embrace the new teachings that were so different from the Lord’s. I believe these were the true saints—true believers—and wherever they gathered was the true body of Christ. READ MORE
