No — the Body of Christ has no earthly headquarters; it is headquartered in heaven.
Les Feldick states plainly that the Church today is headquartered in heaven, not on earth. He acknowledges that Antioch was the fountainhead of Gentile outreach, but Scripture never makes Antioch or Jerusalem the headquarters of the New Testament church. The Body of Christ consists of every born-again believer placed into it by the Holy Spirit, and its head is in heaven.
Acts 11:26 — Records that the believers at Antioch were first called Christians, yet Scripture nowhere makes Antioch the governing headquarters of the church.
Ephesians 1:22-23 — Defines the church as Christ's body, with Christ as head over all things, showing the Body's true center is in heaven.
Scripture never assigns the Body of Christ an earthly headquarters. In Acts 11:26, the disciples at Antioch are first called Christians, but the passage does not establish Antioch as the controlling center of the New Testament church. Paul describes the church as Christ's body — "the fulness of him that filleth all in all" — and Christ the head has been raised to God's right hand in heavenly places (Ephesians 1:20-23). The New Testament also speaks of believers, whether Jew or Gentile, being baptized by one Spirit into the one body (1 Corinthians 12:13). This points to a spiritual, heavenly body rather than an organization with a geographic headquarters.
Les Feldick teaches that the Church today is headquartered in heaven, not on earth. Even though Antioch was "more or less the fountainhead" of where the gospel went out to the Gentiles from the Antioch congregation, Scripture never places Antioch as the headquarters of the New Testament Church, nor is Jerusalem. Under Judaism, Jerusalem was the center of God's dealing with the nation of Israel, but that does not transfer to the Body of Christ. Les also distinguishes the local church from the Body: a local church may include believers and unbelievers, but the Body contains only those who have experienced salvation and have been placed into it by the Holy Spirit. He believes the Body began when Paul began preaching Christ's death, burial, and resurrection and Gentiles started coming to faith apart from the law, especially at Antioch where believers were first called Christians. He further explains that the Body of Christ is predominantly Gentile and is not associated with prophecy, since prophecy concerns Israel.
No. Les Feldick says that while Antioch was the fountainhead of Gentile outreach, Scripture never places Antioch as the headquarters of the New Testament Church. The Church is headquartered in heaven. Being the starting point for Gentile missions does not make a city the controlling center of the Body of Christ.
Jerusalem was the center of Judaism and God's dealing with the nation of Israel. The early Jerusalem assembly was primarily Jewish believers who had recognized Jesus as the Messiah, yet they had not yet heard a salvation message based on His death, burial, and resurrection. Les Feldick distinguishes this from the Body of Christ as Paul later reveals it. Jerusalem was not the headquarters of the Body of Christ.
Les Feldick holds that the Body of Christ did not necessarily begin at Pentecost, because Pentecost was strictly a Jewish holiday with a Jewish message. The Body began when the gospel went out to Jew and Gentile, especially at the church at Antioch, where believers were first called Christians. He believes that as Paul preached Christ's death, burial, and resurrection and faith alone without the law, the Holy Spirit placed believers into the Body of Christ.
Not everyone who belongs to a local church is in the Body of Christ. A local church may include believers and unbelievers, but there are no unbelievers in the Body. A person enters the Body only through salvation, and the Holy Spirit does the placing. Denominational membership is not what counts; being in the Body of Christ is what matters.
Les Feldick teaches that prophecy is primarily concerned with the nation of Israel. The Body of Christ is not associated with prophecy. It is predominantly Gentile in nature, and it is not the subject of Old Testament prophetic passages. Therefore the Body of Christ looks to its heavenly head rather than to an earthly prophetic center.
Paul Takes Over the Narrative
Les shows that from Acts 13 onward the account centers on Paul and his ministry to the Gentiles, moving away from Peter and Jerusalem and toward Antioch and beyond.
The Church Is Headquartered in Heaven
Les explicitly states that the Church today is headquartered in heaven, not on earth, and that neither Antioch nor Jerusalem is the headquarters of the New Testament church.
Body of Christ Is Predominantly Gentile
Les explains that the Body of Christ is predominantly Gentile and is not associated with prophecy, which centers on Israel.
Body Did Not Necessarily Begin at Pentecost
Les believes the Body of Christ emerged when the gospel began to go out to Jew and Gentile, especially at Antioch, rather than at Pentecost.
Local Church vs. Body of Christ
Les distinguishes local church membership from membership in the Body: only those who have experienced salvation and are placed by the Holy Spirit are in the Body.
Jerusalem Assembly Was Not Church Ground
Les describes the early Jerusalem assembly as Jewish believers who had not yet heard the full gospel of Christ's death, burial, and resurrection — not the Body of Christ as later revealed.
Spirit Baptism Places Believers in the Body
Les teaches that when Paul preached Christ's death, burial, and resurrection and faith alone without the law, the Holy Spirit placed believers into the Body of Christ.
The Church Is Christ's Body
Les says the church which is His Body is what counts; denominational membership isn't the issue, and prophecy is not about the church.
Acts 11:26: And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people, and the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.
This verse shows the believers at Antioch were the first called Christians, yet it never makes Antioch the headquarters of the New Testament church.
Ephesians 1:22-23: And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.
Paul describes the church as Christ's body, showing that the Body's head is Christ in heaven, not an earthly city.
1 Corinthians 12:13: For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
This verse describes believers being placed into the one body by the Spirit, emphasizing the spiritual nature of the Body rather than a geographic center.
Acts 4:34-35: Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold, And laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.
This describes the early Jerusalem assembly, which Les Feldick views as Jewish believers before the full revelation of the Body of Christ.
No. Les Feldick teaches that Scripture never gives the Body of Christ an earthly headquarters. The Church is headquartered in heaven, and neither Antioch nor Jerusalem is its headquarters.
Jerusalem was the center of God's dealing with Israel under Judaism. The early Jerusalem assembly was made up of Jewish believers who had not yet heard the full gospel of Christ's death, burial, and resurrection. That was before the Body of Christ as revealed through Paul.
Les Feldick believes the Body of Christ did not necessarily begin at Pentecost. It began when Paul began preaching the gospel of grace to Jews and Gentiles, especially at Antioch, where believers were first called Christians.
No. Local church membership does not determine membership in the Body of Christ. Only those who have experienced salvation are placed into the Body by the Holy Spirit.
No. Prophecy in Scripture is primarily concerned with the nation of Israel. The Body of Christ is predominantly Gentile and is not associated with the prophetic program.
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