“See the Story Unfold”
“This story was known long before it was written.”
Deep in the annals of Jewish oral law is a tractate known as Pirkei Avot—Chapters of the Fathers.
In 4:13 it says:
“There are three crowns: the crown of Torah, the crown of priesthood, and the crown of royalty… but the crown of a good name surpasses them all.”
Scripture tells this same pattern in another way. The books of Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles recount one unfolding story—but through different eyes: the priest…the prophet…and the king. This is that story.
And to understand Christianity—to understand the Gospel—to understand Christ Himself—
you must understand these offices: priest, prophet, and king.
The Story Begins Here
The curtain was torn… but the priesthood was not abolished.
From the courts of the Temple to the altar of the Lamb, Scripture tells one unified story—of sacrifice, sanctuary, and sacred calling. Yet for many, that pattern has faded. The Temple feels distant. The priesthood becomes a debate. The Mass remains a mystery.
This book invites you back—not as an observer, but as a participant.
Tracing the thread from Levi to Zadok to Melchizedek, a pattern begins to emerge. One that was never erased, only fulfilled.
The veil was torn. Access was opened. But holiness was not removed.
Christ fulfills the sacrifice—and continues to minister. The altar was not abandoned. The liturgy did not end. And the faithful were never meant to stand at a distance.
We are not wandering without structure.
We are not left without priesthood.
We are not outside the sanctuary.
We are Levites now.
The Crown of Priesthood
Divinely authorized channel through which the people approach Heaven.
The Story Continues
Most people think they know the Gospel.
A moment of forgiveness. A single event.But what if it was never meant to stand alone?
From Genesis to Revelation, Scripture tells one continuous story—of covenant, sacrifice, and fulfillment. A pattern that was not discarded in Christ, but brought to completion.
This book follows that thread. From Temple to Cross…from priesthood to sacrifice…from promise to fulfillment…A deeper structure begins to emerge.
The Gospel is not just a moment. It is a covenant. Christ does not abolish what came before—He fulfills it.
The Temple finds its meaning in the Cross. The High Priest remains. The sacrifice continues.And the story does not end there…It leads to a feast.
The wedding feast of the Lamb is not metaphor alone—it is the culmination of everything that came before. A union of heaven and earth, of promise and fulfillment, of God and His people.
What was once seen in fragments…begins to come together. Not as isolated doctrines—but as one living reality.
The Crown of Prophet
Divinely responsible for interpreting and teaching Torah, and for controlling the communication of the Divine will to the Jewish people
The Story Lives
The hunt is over. The Church has emerged.
The question now is not if it exists…but where it lives.
This is not a return to the past. It is the unveiling of something that never disappeared. A Kingdom that still stands.
What began as pattern…what was revealed through covenant…what was fulfilled in Christ…now takes form.
Not as abstraction. Not as a loose collection. But as something visible…Ordered…Living.
Drawing from the structure of the Davidic kingdom, the threads begin to converge: The throne and the altar. The covenant and the Kingdom. And the Temple and the Church.
What began in Israel was not abandoned. It continues. Visibly. Structurally. And Sacramentally.
This is not theory and it is not nostalgia…This is where the story lives.
The Crown of Royalty
Divinely responsible for conducting the civil business of the edah (the Jewish body politic) & the Church that Emerged.
Coming Soon
“And yet… the story was never just three.”
There is a Fourth Crown
The crown that excels or transcends the three formal crowns (Torah, Priesthood, and Royalty).
“Be First to See What Comes Next”
Over 25 years ago, I went on a personal hunt for the first church. Over the next 10 years, I searched not knowing where it would lead let alone the result. I didn’t setout to write a book. And, this was my original attempt
The Book That Started It All
The Church
That Emerged
“As Eve was seduced into disobedience to God, so Mary was persuaded into obedience to God…”
Irenaeus c. 170
PLOT
Millions of Christians worldwide long for the return to the first Church. They yearn to walk with the Apostles…and to see things the way they did. Their spirit screams…Where is this First Church? I was one of them.
More than a decade in the making, “The Church that Emerged” has it’s roots steeped in the Evangelical church growth movement where looking for this first Church runs rampant. I set out to hunt it.
This book uncovers the early Church… with it’s roots steeped in the Old. The Church is undeniably identifiable. You’ll see it clearly.
Step by step, the Church comes into view. As each characteristic unfolds, we discover the fulness of the early Church. You’ll see it like the first century disciples saw it.
You’ll discover, like I did, that the first Church was NOT a group of flip-floppin”, potlucking, sheepherding desert wanderers. It was a complex and structured society into which Christ spoke….
And the once-delivered Church that emerged.
"For those of us who are bombarded on every side...Yet those who are seeking some peace in the chaos. They are neither left, right, or up, or down. Seeking the simple truth...because truth still matters.
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Patrick W. Conery is an author, speaker, and historian. He spent over a decade in leadership and discovery within the Evangelical church growth movement. As a social scientist, he spent more than thirty years studying the ever-changing landscape of the Contemporary Christian experience.
