In all times, and especially during a pandemic or persecution, it is better for churches to focus on making disciples, not on building and maintaining structures. However, some structure is necessary to send out missionaries to make disciples elsewhere. In Acts 13:1-5 we meet the first church that sent out its own missionaries.
In a second vision, Daniel saw into the future when the Jews would need to remain faithful under terrible persecution.
After God confirmed his covenant with Israel, and Israel broke it, God graciously renewed it again.
The vision that John saw in Revelation 4-5 concludes the opening section and prepares for the rest of the book. After reading about the...