From the Gospel of Matthew    13 

Church will have seven parts, but at the end of this time the Church will 

have twelve parts, like the twelve tribes of Israel.  

    Do not be surprised when I say that the Church will eventually have 12 

parts. The completed Church is described by the book of Revelation using 

the image of a beautiful city with 12 gates for the 12 tribes of Israel (Rev 

21:9 21). The Holy Catholic Church is the new Israel, and it shall have 12 

parts. 

    The Church will be reformed from a seven part structure into a twelve 

part structure beginning sometime prior to the reign of Antichrist, the time 

of the Church's great suffering. This change will occur in the 24th or early 

25th century. Also, during the long period of time called the Millennium of 

peace and holiness, which takes place after the sufferings of the  greater 

tribulation, the Church will have twelve parts. 

Walking on the Sea (Mt 14:22 33) 

     And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up into the hills by 

himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, but the boat by 

this time was many furlongs distant from the land, beaten by the waves; for 

the wind was against them. And in the fourth watch of the night he came to 

them, walking on the sea.  (Mt 14:23 25). 

    The disciples in the boat symbolize the Church. The boat is beaten by the 

waves and the wind is against them, meaning that the world is contrary to 

the Church during this time. This passage refers to a time of trials for the 

Church. It occurs  in the fourth watch of the night,  which is late into the 

night. The night symbolizes a time of suffering for the Church. The fourth 

watch means near the end of the night, the end of that time of suffering. 

    During that time of trials, some disciples, even some leaders of the 

Church have doubts, like Peter; but Christ saves. The time of trials ends 

suddenly, by the power of Jesus Christ. This passage speaks to any time of 

trials and suffering for the Church, but especially to the time of the Church's 

greatest suffering (during the 2430's), and to the great sufferings at the end of 

the Forty Years (during the late 2030's). 

    This passage may also be telling us about the time at the end of the 

Millennium (the more than one thousand years of peace and holiness 

described in Rev 20:3 7). Holy Scripture says,  For a thousand years in Thy 

sight are but as yesterday when it is past, or as a watch of the night.  

(Psalms 90:4). The fourth watch of the night, then, would refer to the fourth 

period of one thousand years after the birth of Jesus, the period of time from 

about the year 3001 to 4000. The Millennium begins in the mid 25th century 

A.D. and ends well over 1,000 years later, sometime between 3500 and 

4000. Or, perhaps the fourth watch of the night is the fourth period of time