Page 2 - Just What Is the Purpose and Mission of The Church Pt.

Question: Where is the Headquarters of the Work today, if the Church is divided into many groups?
Answer: The Headquarters of the Work today is where it always was – in Heaven, from where Jesus Christ, the Head of the Work, manages His Work. At times, God also uses a physical headquarters.
With the “Church in the Wilderness,” Christ ruled from heaven through a physical leader who set up a tabernacle – Acts 7:38. God’s presence was there, as evidenced by the “shekinah” cloud – the cloud that symbolized God’s glory – Exodus 24:15-17.
Later, in David and Solomon’s time, God manifested His glory in the temple.
In the our day, God has chosen to work through some leaders who built buildings where worship services could be held, yet the grounds were considered all part of the Headquarters of God’s Work in that day.
Currently, the physical buildings have been taken away from us. Perhaps we were not as aware as we should have been of the meaning of the following passage of Scripture: Acts 7: 44-50:
7: 44: Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen.
7:45: Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David;
7:46: Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.
7:47: But Solomon built him an house.
7:48: Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,
7:49: Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?
7:50: Hath not my hand made all these things?
Christ is yet to set up a Headquarters on Earth, and that is surely when He comes again.
The Church is not supposed to be divided into many groups Mr. Armstrong goes into that in some of the quotes below.

“It is of VITAL importance that you read my letter on WHY God put you in His Church NOW, instead of later when He will offer salvation to the whole world.”
“The REAL ISSUE is whether the COMMISSION the living Christ has been carrying out through me and HIS CHURCH, of which HE is the living Head, should be carried on – or whether it should be abandoned, and your local churches become