When Jesus came into the world, the religious leaders held control for the most part by their influence on the majority of the people. And the Jewish leaders murdered Jesus. Some people were involved, but not the majority.

After Jesus death, resurrection and ascension to heaven, every individual was confronted with a personal decision about Jesus and who He was. Many accepted Him but most accepted the statis quo and opted to "stay with the ship".

All the bickering in the church today is in preparation for some final event wherein each individual will be forced to make a decision about bible truth vs. loyalty to the statis quo.

As in the first coming, many will opt for loyalty to the church no matter what the decision will be by our church leaders. The church is the anchor and final hope for salvation, and nothing will change their mind. They are "all in" for the church.

And this will be the final test that parallels every test of the past. The bible vs. the church.