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He prayed to the Father 3 times in the Garden of<br />
Gethsemane (Mt 26:36-46)(Mk 14:32-42).<br />
Jesus is: 1. The Way, 2. The Truth, 3. The Life (Jn 14:6).<br />
By three times in his last speech to the apostles Jesus prays<br />
in order that they become One like Him and the Father are<br />
One. (Jn 17,11-23)<br />
The three hours of darkness on all the earth, from midday to<br />
three o'clock, when Jesus was nailed on the cross. (Mt<br />
27,45)<br />
By three times the apostle Peter renounces Jesus and by<br />
three times also he affirms his love for Him. (Lk 22,56-65; Jn<br />
21,15-19)<br />
The triple visions of Peter. (Act 10,16)<br />
"For there are three that bear record in heaven, the<br />
Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these<br />
three are one". 1st John 5:7<br />
Three multitudes miraculously fed:—(1) 2 Kings 4:42, 43; (2)<br />
Matt 15:34, 38; (3) Mark 6:38, 44.<br />
Three times Abraham called the "Friend of God":—(1) 2<br />
Chron 20:7; (2) Isa 41:8; (3) James 2:23.<br />
Three times the word "Christian" is found in the New<br />
Testament:—(1) Acts 11:26; (2) Acts 25:28; (3) 1 Peter 4:6.<br />
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Where two or three are gathered in Christ's name,<br />
there is the truth and the will of God being done, and<br />
Christ in their midst. That's the two or three witnesses<br />
of God. That's the Church with Christ in the midst<br />
(remember the two witnesses of revelation chapter<br />
11?) There is the "definition" of the Church! Two or<br />
three witnesses gathered together in the name of<br />
Christ! The two is illustrating established truth, and the<br />
three illustrating the purpose and will of God.