Power Of The Gospel!
"And I also say to you that you are Peter, and
on this rock I will build My church, and the
gates of Hades shall not prevail against it."
Matthew 16: 18
Modern planning, decision making, and strategizing take place in
designated “rooms.” In government, it might be a “situation room.”
In the military, it might be a “war room.” And in the corporate world,
it would likely be a “boardroom.”
But in the ancient world, much of the governance of a large city
would take place at the city gate. The central gate of a city was
more than just an opening in the wall; it contained room for the
gather of elders and leaders to deliberate (Lamentations 5:14).
When Jesus told Peter and the disciples “the gates of Hades”
would not prevail against His Church, He may have had this
role of a gate in mind. In other words, no plans or deliberations
by the enemies of God would ever prevail against the Church.
“Hades” was a Greek term for the underworld, generally
equivalent to the Hebrew Sheol. No powers of darkness
or of hell will ever overcome the people of God.
The Gospel has the same power today as it had in the
first century—it is the “power of God” (Romans 1: 16).
"Wherever Jesus has been proclaimed,
we see lives change for the good."
Josh McDowell
