The Church Gathered to Christ

“The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet,

until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the

gathering of the people be.”

(Genesis 49:10)

The church are the people gathered to the Great Shiloh (Christ). The church, then, are all who are stones gathered built on Christ as the Foundation—all who are clients gathered to the Great Advocate, patients gathered to the Good Physician; thirsty ones gathered to the Open Fountain ; hungry ones gathered to the Bread of Life ; wanderers gathered into the Way to the Father; naked ones gathered to the LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS, willing ones gathered to the Standard of the Captain of Salvation. In a word, they are the church to whom Jesus is the Only Center, who encamp in company with the True Israel of God, around Jesus as their Tabernacle, their Place of dealing with God and who receive from Jesus strength to battle with sin, self and the world and to follow the guidance of the Pillar of Cloud through the wilderness of life. This is the church which Jesus will present to Himself—"...a glorious church, not having spot nor wrinkle, nor any such thing." (Ephesians 5:27)