Quote Originally Posted by PsalmSinger View Post
Matthew 16:18
And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

"will build" is future tense. 'Church' is found (79) times in the New Testament and (0) times in the Old Testament.
PsalmSinger, Acts 7:38 refers to the church in the wilderness, that Moses led. It is my understanding that the word ekklesia, from which we get the word, church, means 'called out ones', like those called out of Egypt, or like us, called out from the world. This can mean synagogues or other assemblies.