[muawiyah]

I was referring to Hebrews 12:23 (Whole Chapter) wherein is contained the expression: " To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,...

Pretty obvious this one exited BEFORE any of the others eh?!

[Diego1618]

Pretty obvious this one existed BEFORE any of the others eh?!

Well....I don't think so. As you recall in John 17:11 Jesus is praying to God, asking Him to protect the Church in His (God's) own name. This was right before he was arrested after eating the Last Supper.....so I think the "Church of God" was fairly well established before the Book of Hebrews was written.