{"id":14376,"date":"2019-04-01T07:43:27","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T14:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/?p=14376"},"modified":"2019-04-01T07:43:27","modified_gmt":"2019-04-01T14:43:27","slug":"church-buildings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/2019\/04\/01\/church-buildings\/","title":{"rendered":"Did the Book of Acts church meet in church buildings?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Acts 2:1,<\/b> With one accord in one place.<\/i><\/b> The location of this event was likely in the Solomon\u2019s portico area of the temple mount, and not in the traditional site of the upper room located on Mount Zion in the City of David, which is southeast and outside of the temple mount area. (See notes at Acts 5:12.) Here, the disciples were gathered in one accord. This is likely the spot where the Acts 2 Pentecost gathering occurred. The reasons for this supposition are these: First, this area was large enough to accommodate thousands of people (unlike the traditional upper room location on Mount Zion in the City of David). Second, people from many nations would have been passing through the city gates located in this area en route to the temple and would have heard Peter preaching. Third, mikveh pools were located just to the south of the Temple Mount (and are still visible today) where those who repented and believed could have been easily and quickly baptized.<\/p>\n

In one place.<\/i><\/b> Where did the early believers hold their meetings? In \u201cchurch\u201d buildings?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n