Was Acts 2 the beginning of the Church (Body of Christ) or did it begin later?

The church at Jerusalem in Acts 2 was a Messianic Church, all Jews during a Jewish tradition known as Pentecost. No where does it mention the Body of Christ . Acts 2:38 tells them "repent, and be baptized in the name of Jesus for the remission of sins. 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 tells us that we are saved by Christ who died for our sins and was buried, rose on the third day and this is Gospel by which we are saved.

This is what Paul, the Apostle to the gentiles, tells us. So is Acts 2 the beginning of the Body of Christ or just the beginning of the Messianic church?

Acts 11: 26 And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch. who was the he, Saul/Paul

1 Timothy 1:16 Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting. This is speaking of Paul and salvation.

Acts 2 is a continuation of the great commission of the twelve going to the lost tribes of Israel.

Acts 2 is not the Body of Christ. Its is the Messianic Church of Jews that now believe that Jesus is their Messiah and are preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom. Not the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ which is the Gospel that Paul teaches.

Please remember, whenever you see the word “church” in the Bible, it does not necessarily refer to the Church the Body of Christ. “Church” simply means “a called-out assembly.” There are three “churches” in Scripture: the Mosaic Church, the Messianic Church, and the Mystery Church.

The Mosaic Church is mentioned in Acts 7:38, when the Prophet Stephen refers to the nation Israel as “the church in the wilderness.” The LORD had just called out Israel from Egyptian bondage. Certainly, that “church” had nothing to do with the Body of Christ—it was the nation Israel, a separate and distinct entity.

Matthew 16

18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

Jesus Christ has just appointed Peter as the head of the “Messianic Church.”

Pentecost was not the beginning of the Church (Body of Christ). This was a Jewish celebration and not a beginning of the Body of Christ.

Major problems exist for the traditional view. The first is God explicitly stated through the apostle Paul that the Church, the Body of Christ, was a “secret,” (μυστήριον). This presents a serious problem for the traditional view because Paul made this declaration long after Pentecost.

No Biblical evidence exists to support the view that anyone at Pentecost recognized that the Church, i.e., the Body of Christ, had come into existence. On the contrary, the Scriptural evidence indicates at Pentecost the Twelve knew nothing about the Body of Christ. Peter only addressed Jews.

Peter and the Eleven were looking for the fulfillment of prophecy, i.e., the kingdom of God on earth which God had revealed through the prophets, not the beginning of a new “Church” age. The Old Testament contains not a word about the Church, the body of Christ.