The Gates of Hell Won't Prevail Against Us

i am staring at matthew 16, verse 18, where where jesus says to peter, i will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And what encourages me about that verse is the church is not a hobby to jesus. It's not some side project. Building the church is jesus passion projectile because the church is his bride. I think we're always in one of two cultural moments. Either we're in a moment when the gospel is surging forwarda as in the first great awakening,. Or we're in  the lord is preparing the conditions for the next great gospel surge. We are buffeted by insanities