FORSAKING THE ASSEMBLY

Hebrews 10:25 “Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is;”

Matthew 18:20 “For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.”

Accounts of specific numbers of crowds gathered together with Jesus in one place:

1.   5,000+ Mark 6:44 “Multitudes”

2.   4,000+ Matthew 15:38 “Multitudes”

Accounts of specific numbers of disciples gathered together with Jesus in one place:

1. 3,120             Acts 2:41 “Day of Pentecost”
2. 500            I Corinthians 15:6 “Ascension”
3. 120             Acts 1:15 “Upper Room”
4. 70             Luke 10:1-17 “Sent out”
5. 12             Matthew 10:1-42 “Jesus called out”; Matthew 26:20f “Lord’s Supper; Mark 6:7 “Jesus sent out”; Mark 6:30-31 “Desert place alone”
6. 11             Matthew 28:16-20 “Ascension mountain”; John 20:26 “With Thomas”; Acts 1:13 “Upper Room”
7. 10             John 20:19 “Without Thomas”
8. 7                John 21:2 “Going fishing”
9. 4                Mark 13:3 “Asked Jesus privately about end times”
10. 3             Matthew 17:1 “Transfiguration”; Luke 10:38-42 “Mary, Martha & Lazarus”
11. 2             Matthew 28:1-10 “Two Mary’s”; Luke 24:13-35 “Two on Emmaus Road”; Acts 3:1 “Peter & John going to pray together”
12. 1             John 20:1-2 “Mary Magdalene”, 18; I Corinthians 15:5 “Peter”; I Corinthians 15:7 “James”