The building of the Christian Church

In the weeks after Pentecost the disciples went out into the streets to tell the good news to everybody who was willing to listen to them. Motivated by the holy spirit which they had received they called upon all people to repent of their sins, to set their hope on God's Kingdom, to become followers of Christ and to be baptized.

	Starting from the year 36 also non-Jews can become followers of Christ Jesus made it clear to His disciples that His Kingdom would not be established in their lifetime. He gave them the life-task to go and spread the good news all over the earth. He also promised to send them the holy spirit, power from God, which would help them with their work.
	The years 47 to 52 A.D. Paul's first and second missionary journeys During his entire life Paul was a hard worker who did everything he could to spread the gospel. He made three big missionary journeys, during which he traveled huge distances. In every place he visted he founded Christian Congregations.
	Paul's third missionary journey. The destruction of Jerusalem in the year 70 A.D. In the year 52 A.D. Paul left on his third and last missionary journey. This time he stayed away for four years. During this journey he visted all the places where he had been on his first and second journeys. All these places are situated in present day Turkey and Greece.

Between 40 and 70 A.D. all the Bible books of the Christian Greek Scriptures were written, except for the ones which were made by the apostle John: the Bible book Revelation, the gospel according to John and the three letters of John. John wrote the Bible books mentioned by the end of the first century, sometime between 96 A.D. and 100 A.D.