[CynicalBear]

>>some offshoot denominations along the lines of what would be called “evangelicals” or “dispensationalists” have lost the New Testament teaching that the New Testament Church is the new Jerusalem that is written of in the Bible.<<

OOOoooops. Nope, the New Testament “church” is not the New Jerusalem. I would love to see your scriptural support for you statement.

[PieterCasparzen]

OOOoooops. Nope, the New Testament “church” is not the New Jerusalem. I would love to see your scriptural support for you statement.

Wow, that's a large topic with a lot of references.

Let me see if I can find something reasonably concise; I could write for days about that, I just don't have that much time. But I will respond CynicalBear :!)