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 (1 Sam 4:2, 5:1). 1 Samuel 7:12 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 Philippians 4:13?