M59 Facts, Stats and Syntax
Polls and Statistics
A chronology of the establishment of True Jesus Church in various countries since 1989: Argentina: 1989 New Zealand: 1990 Samoa: 1990 Spain: 1991 Myanmar: 1992 Holland: 1992 Belgium: 1993 Fiji: 1994 Austria: 1995 Russia: 1995 Brazil: 1996 Vietnam: 1996 Kenya: 1996 Bolivia: 1996 South Africa: 1997 Dominican Republic: 1997 Benin: 1998 Chile: 1998 Northern Ireland: 1998 Uganda: 2000 Togo: 2001 Southern Ireland: 2003 Sierra Leon: 2004 Tanzania: 2004 Congo: 2004 Tonga: 2004 Cambodia: 2005 Paraguay: 2006 Lesotho: 2007 Zambia: 2007 Dubai, United Arab Emirates: 2007 Rwanda: 2007 Macau: 2008 Italy: 2009
Word Study
In the Bible, “Ebenezer” is used three times, twice to refer to a city (, ). records, “Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen, and called its name Ebenezer, saying, ‘Thus far the LORD has helped us.’” Ebenezer comes from the Hebrew phrase Eben ha-Ezer, meaning “stone of help.”
In the hymn “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing,” the second verse begins, “Here I raise my Ebenezer.” Raising Ebenezer is a way of thanking God for the grace and mercy He has bestowed upon us.
Did You Know?
The Bible was not systematically divided into chapters until the early 13th century, circa 1227. The first Bible to use both chapters and verses was the Geneva Bible published in 1560, 51 years before the King James translation.
Can you imagine trying to find “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” in uninterrupted text, rather than flipping directly to ?