There is a prophecy relating to churches of Christ of which many are unaware. In 533 A.D. pope John II was named "Lord of the Church." (Christ is the only Lord of the church.) This completed catholicism's break from the church, and sent us into hiding; "The Dark Ages." Revelation 12:6 says the church would remain in this wilderness "1260 days." In 1793 (1260 years after pope John II) the Restoration Movement began. The church became known again. See the homepage of my group, "Traces of the Kingdom," for proof that the churches of Christ are not new, nor are we another denomination among many, but are in fact the church that pre-existed catholicism and was in hiding during its days of poitical power and persecution.

To see how the church remained in existence after apostacy started, please see my Church History Chart at geocities.com/preacherman_1962/ChurchHistory.html and traces-of-the-kingdom.org.