Downtown Dallas fire: Flames destroy part of First Baptist Dallas historic sanctuary

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  • Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
  • The historic First Baptist Church sanctuary built in the 1800's went up in flames Friday evening.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 173

  • @karenwarren1241
    @karenwarren1241 Місяць тому +35

    This is just so very sad on so many levels! My grandparents are in heaven, glad they can’t see this. Pastor Jeffress is correct, it’s just a building, we can rebuild people are the church. I’m very glad no one was hurt. I pray the brave firefighters all stay safe as they do their jobs. In the name of Jesus, I praise our Father, to Him be all glory. Oh, how God loves us, let me count the ways.

    • @goodcitizen3638
      @goodcitizen3638 Місяць тому +3

      Wait!!!!!! Every religious person I have known tells me that folks in "Heaven" are looking down and watching over us. I am so confused.

    • @karenwarren1241
      @karenwarren1241 Місяць тому +1

      @@goodcitizen3638 does it not say that when we get to Heaven God will wash away every tear? How can you be so happy in Heaven that even if you had a choice to return to earth you would not go. Now just imagine that you’re in heaven and so completely happy. Then you look and see your loved ones having a very hard time in their life, say they have cancer or they just lost everything and are now homeless. Could you be happy and not shed a tear? I couldn’t, but I have faith that God will be there for them. No matter what happens I could only wring my hands and watch. That is the job of angels. God doesn’t want that suffering for the people on earth or in Heaven. And let just say for the sake of argument you got really mad at your friend and keyed their car, but was really sad you did it. Would you want your family to see you do that? And let say you has a grandson that rejected God till the day he died, do you want to know you wouldn’t see him in Heaven? Now I don’t know any of what I just said is why God would or would not do this. I’m just trying to think of a loving God. I love my family dearly and I love God. And I know He only wants the best for us. Think critically to the end. How would you handle it. God bless you and trust God in all things. I’m sure someone else could answer this better than I did. Seek truth in your Bible.

    • @goodcitizen3638
      @goodcitizen3638 Місяць тому

      @@karenwarren1241 This is why educated people are turning away from religion. The contradictions, fantasies and delusions are just too much. The bible has no truth. It was written by so many different people, cut and pasted, translated poorly and on and on. I am not the one who said people in Heaven are looking down. That is the catch phrase of organized religion. That is the problem with religious people: they feel free to just spew any nonsense that comes to mind even though it is just made up nonsense. Religion is similar to the guy who is a pathological liar. He had better have a good memory so he can keep his story straight. Religion does not care about truth or keeping the "story" straight...get caught in a delusion and just make up another fantasy and spew it out.

    • @terryarmstrong8598
      @terryarmstrong8598 Місяць тому +1

      Their megachurch sustained minimal damage.

    • @goodcitizen3638
      @goodcitizen3638 Місяць тому +1

      @@terryarmstrong8598 That's where they keep their cash and gold. "God" was watching over them.

  • @chenderson18
    @chenderson18 Місяць тому +19

    God Bless my brothers and sisters. We love you all.

  • @LeeB5
    @LeeB5 Місяць тому +51

    Praying for Pastor Jeffress and the congregation❤️🙏❤️😢😢💔

    • @BufordDuckworth
      @BufordDuckworth Місяць тому +1

      Joshua 10:14 says that only worked once.

    • @hectordiaz8940
      @hectordiaz8940 Місяць тому +1

      Amen. Praying for strenght & peace❤

  • @irenegea7644
    @irenegea7644 Місяць тому +38

    Prayers 🙏🙏🙏

  • @robertbolton9450
    @robertbolton9450 Місяць тому +18

    AMAZING GRACE HOW SWEET THE SOUND THAT SAVED A WRETH LIKE ME I WAS ONCE LOST AND KNOW IM FOUND.

  • @karenjenkins66
    @karenjenkins66 Місяць тому +37

    Praying for all Pastor Jeffress. ❤ May God keep the fire fighters safe.🙏

  • @DOman-ew6id
    @DOman-ew6id Місяць тому +2

    It is so distressing that this historic and sacred structure has been destroyed. May god please bless the people of this congregation and the first responders who are fighting this horrible fire.

  • @ruthbeyene2862
    @ruthbeyene2862 Місяць тому +18

    Praying for all of you

  • @TNsher776
    @TNsher776 Місяць тому +3

    Praying for the congregation! And Pastor Jeffrey, I listen to his sermons many times driving to my PARAMEDIC job in Nashville Tennessee

  • @Mgarguemare
    @Mgarguemare Місяць тому +10

    God be with our fellow Texans.

    • @dream2be611
      @dream2be611 Місяць тому +1

      Where is Abbott and Cruz?

    • @kokaine649
      @kokaine649 Місяць тому

      trust me most of texas doesn’t care there’s a million other churches here

    • @adm7890
      @adm7890 Місяць тому +1

      ​@kokaine649 did you chime that in just to be a jerk ?

  • @chrisgrace81
    @chrisgrace81 Місяць тому +6

    Amen, Pastor Jeffress-so very true about the church but I’m still heartbroken

  • @richpomanFU
    @richpomanFU Місяць тому +13

    Another mysterious fire? What happened, possibly something sinister?

    • @richpomanFU
      @richpomanFU Місяць тому +5

      Since when do basements, usually concrete burn?

    • @smokyquartz5817
      @smokyquartz5817 Місяць тому

      Why does that get you excited?

    • @richpomanFU
      @richpomanFU Місяць тому +5

      @@smokyquartz5817 what is wrong with you? It's just strange all kinds of fires and just brushed aside. Why are so many food plants, trains forests, parts of islands burning in what seems to be an orchestrated fashion. It's just weird. I mean really weird. A basement fire in a church? Really. Old church most likely rock.. doesn't that make you wonder?

    • @richpomanFU
      @richpomanFU Місяць тому +2

      @@smokyquartz5817 so called "Conspiracy Theorists" have been right so often the last couple years might as well call them "Dot Connectors" and everyone is in third grade, while they teach you the moon landing footage is real.

    • @xd.mr.director9758
      @xd.mr.director9758 Місяць тому +1

      @@richpomanFUexactly I’ve been there and its concrete on all sides and roof your not even allowed in there literally a concrete tunnel with no air travel it had to been going for quite a bit and it’s just suspicious since trump left using the Dallas tunnels

  • @willwise6913
    @willwise6913 Місяць тому

    Prayers for all concerncerned and affected by this.God bless.

  • @KSsoundguy
    @KSsoundguy Місяць тому +2

    With all the money spent on those additions, you’d have thought they would have installed a sprinkler system in the old part of the building.

  • @Stitchfan90
    @Stitchfan90 Місяць тому +1

    I feel so bad but the church I go to is so close to that church and just grateful that my church isn’t burned down but I still feel so bad 😢

  • @Sacred-Heart-of-Jesus829
    @Sacred-Heart-of-Jesus829 Місяць тому +1

    This is heartbreaking. I went there a few times but was never a member as I am not Baptist. But this is horrible.
    I pray to God it can be restored. 🙏 ✝️ ⛪️ 💒 ❤

  • @luisaaviles2904
    @luisaaviles2904 Місяць тому +1

    Praying for Pastor Jeffress! God still in control!🙏❤️❤️❤️🙌🙌😢😢

  • @AlbertHess-xy7ky
    @AlbertHess-xy7ky Місяць тому +4

    The fires of hell.

  • @myrnasherman4351
    @myrnasherman4351 Місяць тому +1

    Absolutely heart breaking

  • @dougcrawley1868
    @dougcrawley1868 Місяць тому +1

    Heartbreaking beyond words. 😢

  • @MasterHomebrew
    @MasterHomebrew Місяць тому

    That is so sad to see such a historic Church be lost. I pray they can restore and rebuild it and that some parts can still be saved.

  • @dizzydevil547
    @dizzydevil547 Місяць тому

    Im from the UK , brought up and christened a Methodist but im not overly religious and dont follow any! BUT my heart still goes out to the congregation of first baptist dallas , im just glad no one was hurt of injured ..as thier pastors have said a church is not the bricks and mortar (they can be rebuilt) its the people and the congregation that makes a church !

  • @chuckdalton1614
    @chuckdalton1614 Місяць тому +6

    The Bride of Christ lives forever.

  • @watchgoose
    @watchgoose Місяць тому +16

    Am so glad my family members were no longer here to see this, they all attended there at various times and my father worked there for a while.

    • @fabergeartist5273
      @fabergeartist5273 Місяць тому +1

      Yes, I am glad my parents are in Heaven and did not see this, but especially that Dr. Criswell didn’t have to see this. I grew up there. I am heartbroken.

  • @ledang1269
    @ledang1269 Місяць тому +1

    Praying 🙏🙏🙏

  • @estusflask982
    @estusflask982 Місяць тому +2

    Tax Churches.

  • @jeanmay-millman4124
    @jeanmay-millman4124 Місяць тому

    So sad ..Thank God no one was hurt 🙏

  • @peacepoetrypop
    @peacepoetrypop Місяць тому +5

    Mrs Tinsoey oh my I sat next to you I was 13?yo
    Neiman Marcus
    beauty salon look exactly the same beautiful ❤

  • @meriumwijetunga7838
    @meriumwijetunga7838 Місяць тому

    Thank you pastor love you .🪔

  • @toddhayes3506
    @toddhayes3506 Місяць тому

    Praying for All

  • @Rebel-Unit
    @Rebel-Unit Місяць тому +12

    ARSON??????????????

  • @jeenkzk5919
    @jeenkzk5919 Місяць тому +1

    That church is damn near the last of old downtown Dallas. Such a shame.

  • @gail3136
    @gail3136 Місяць тому +1

    GOD will lead pastor and has the answer to restoration .

  • @henryblicharz5556
    @henryblicharz5556 Місяць тому +2

    This is Hard to believe in this day and age of Fire prevention and control ?

  • @stanleymays2710
    @stanleymays2710 Місяць тому +5

    Sad ! But Christ lives !

  • @Alex-jb5tb
    @Alex-jb5tb Місяць тому +1

    How could that happen ?

  • @DavonYavong-cs2qy
    @DavonYavong-cs2qy Місяць тому +7

    Focus on God not on the material things,think about " JOB " in the Bible

  • @maryhoward4219
    @maryhoward4219 Місяць тому +7

    Pastor with Trump …several days ago.

    • @user-fy2el9lg7q
      @user-fy2el9lg7q Місяць тому

      Coincidence ??? So sorry. He did pray with Trump. First thought I had was Trump. Democrats has to stop the hate. God bless you and your members. ❤🙏🙏🙏

    • @jkriegel8
      @jkriegel8 Місяць тому +1

      @@user-fy2el9lg7q If you worship a convicted criminal over the lord......

    • @aspirations5259
      @aspirations5259 Місяць тому

      @@user-fy2el9lg7q It was a Republican who tried to assassinate him. Please speak facts. God Bless You!

    • @lisaposey6450
      @lisaposey6450 Місяць тому

      ​@aspirations5259 a republican who donated to Democrat causes and tried to kill a republican presidential candidate?

    • @loyalcapi4527
      @loyalcapi4527 Місяць тому

      ​@@user-fy2el9lg7q Trump destroys anyone and everything around him.

  • @Chuck-mm2yp
    @Chuck-mm2yp Місяць тому +3

    I guess I will have to Resurch since the news didn't say what time it started 😮

  • @michellejessup6618
    @michellejessup6618 Місяць тому +3

    I was a third generation attendee of that church pastor dr W A Criswell he's the most godly pastor I've ever met I left a church when jeffress became Pastor and then it became Less of God more of politics I grew up in that church.
    Spent many a sunday in that auditorium very sad🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

  • @coletanner5193
    @coletanner5193 2 дні тому

    I didn't know it was that old it didn't look like a really old church building

  • @AngelGrace345
    @AngelGrace345 Місяць тому +1

    This Is Terrible And Heartbreaking 💔

  • @michellezimmerman5043
    @michellezimmerman5043 Місяць тому +1

    As Christians the only person we serve is God. We are not supposed to lift up man and praise and serve man. Keep politics out of churches.

  • @goodcitizen3638
    @goodcitizen3638 Місяць тому +2

    Hmmmmmmm. Huh? What happened there. Thoughts and...well, you know.

  • @rexwall2000
    @rexwall2000 Місяць тому +2

    It’s God telling you he’s ashamed of what you’ve become

  • @Jamesjones-sm7fp
    @Jamesjones-sm7fp 29 днів тому

    How did it even catch on fire

  • @jake78787
    @jake78787 Місяць тому

    Sending prayers and love from 🇨🇦 to Pastor Jeffress and to all the Dallas Christians who attend that church too. Praise Jesus Christ for giving us the strength and love during these trials and tribulations and for being our LORD and saviour, Amen.✝❤

  • @mostafasaadinasab7384
    @mostafasaadinasab7384 Місяць тому +3

    #,so sad very sad

  • @uofa82
    @uofa82 Місяць тому +1

    🙏😢❤️

  • @WENDE-f7x
    @WENDE-f7x Місяць тому +2

    Wiki Robert Jeffress the pastor of this church 'political activities'.

  • @ap5933
    @ap5933 Місяць тому +1

    Where?

  • @CherylCollins-i2p
    @CherylCollins-i2p Місяць тому +2

    End times 🙏

  • @user-de9xl4or3y
    @user-de9xl4or3y Місяць тому +1

    😢

  • @ShariCrocker
    @ShariCrocker Місяць тому +1

    I just wonder how many families will find a large part of their ancestry will Be gone,so sorrowful just the same.

  • @bonniegettingthrumyday2866
    @bonniegettingthrumyday2866 Місяць тому +2

    Basement

  • @dougwilliams8602
    @dougwilliams8602 Місяць тому

    Cause of fire? Was it arson ?

  • @Owl350
    @Owl350 Місяць тому +1

    And where was the God from the myth ?

  • @patriciacartocci
    @patriciacartocci Місяць тому

    🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

  • @BufordDuckworth
    @BufordDuckworth Місяць тому +1

    👹 - "Hold this L, god."

  • @MsNerdsRevenge
    @MsNerdsRevenge Місяць тому

    1943! WW2 The Bank built in the middle of a World War!
    The Plazas of America 🇺🇲

  • @thejbfactory5793
    @thejbfactory5793 Місяць тому +1

    Well what do you know....there is a god after all.

    • @loyalcapi4527
      @loyalcapi4527 Місяць тому

      And God showed up and showed out!!!....God doesn't like false prophets!

  • @toddhayes3506
    @toddhayes3506 Місяць тому +1

    World English Bible please read before its Banned

  • @luisbarba8012
    @luisbarba8012 Місяць тому

    O GOD 🙏 area CRISTO JESUS 🙏

  • @damonkatos4271
    @damonkatos4271 Місяць тому +11

    Might it be….Satan???

    • @jkriegel8
      @jkriegel8 Місяць тому +1

      May be God? Not agreeing with what they do and worship?

    • @damonkatos4271
      @damonkatos4271 Місяць тому

      @@jkriegel8 Dana Carvey actually said “Could it be …. Satan”

  • @kennethbailey9853
    @kennethbailey9853 Місяць тому

    😢😢😢😢😢😢😢❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😢😢😢❤

  • @FriedaMorgan-ih7lo
    @FriedaMorgan-ih7lo Місяць тому

    😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

  • @johnhammond9962
    @johnhammond9962 Місяць тому +3

    It's Project Mayhem, but not Tyler Durden. It's Euryonomus and Varg....you know.....MAYHEM!

  • @butterflies2078
    @butterflies2078 Місяць тому

    Arson

  • @joegarage5569
    @joegarage5569 Місяць тому +1

    ✡️⚡

  • @gsmith5140
    @gsmith5140 Місяць тому

    😓😓😓

  • @YAHAWAHS_CHOSEN
    @YAHAWAHS_CHOSEN Місяць тому

    Acts 7:48-49
    Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,
    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?
    Jeremiah 23:1-2
    Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the Lord.
    Therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the Lord.
    Ezekiel 22:26-27
    Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed difference between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.
    Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.
    Micah 3:11-12
    The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the Lord, and say, Is not the Lord among us? none evil can come upon us.

  • @Reallifesatan
    @Reallifesatan Місяць тому +1

    This is pretty metal

  • @HeatherRose2023
    @HeatherRose2023 Місяць тому

    Were there no fire suppression systems inside? Started in the basement? A witness heard a boom and saw her windows rattle. They had VBS kids in there earlier. 🤔
    I’m speculating a backpack bomb was left by the parent of one of the kids. Probably one of the protected class folks.

  • @toddhayes3506
    @toddhayes3506 Місяць тому

    Ethiopian Bible Apocrypha please read before its Banned

  • @mireilletshiteya284
    @mireilletshiteya284 Місяць тому

    😢😢😢

  • @93komuso
    @93komuso Місяць тому +6

    Did they make Yahweh mad?

    • @more_than_milk_ministries
      @more_than_milk_ministries Місяць тому +1

      How could they have possibly have done that?

    • @more_than_milk_ministries
      @more_than_milk_ministries Місяць тому

      At 3:14 you might can s..

    • @93komuso
      @93komuso Місяць тому +2

      @@more_than_milk_ministries Who knows? Just wondering. Yahweh is pretty short tempered and wrathful after all.

    • @more_than_milk_ministries
      @more_than_milk_ministries Місяць тому +2

      @@93komuso especially to usurping lawless counterfeits

    • @wqv5423ln
      @wqv5423ln Місяць тому +2

      ​@93komuso. You should read II Peter 3 : 3 and Psalm 14 : 1

  • @anita7486
    @anita7486 Місяць тому +6

    ✝️❤️✝️THANK YOU GOD FOR ALL THE CHILDREN THAT WERE THERE FOR VBS.
    THANK YOU GOD FOR PROTECTING YOURS.
    SO SORRY PASTOR FOR THE FIRE.
    I HAVE BEEN LISTENING TO YOUR SERVICES ON-LINE. I ATTENDED CHURCH THERE.
    MY FAVORITE BIBLE WAS BOUGHT FROM YOUR LIBRARY THERE.
    ✝️❤️🙏

    • @cheriebowles9795
      @cheriebowles9795 Місяць тому

      ✝️❤✝️ THE CHILDREN

    • @anita7486
      @anita7486 Місяць тому

      @@cheriebowles9795 NOT SURE WHAT YOU ARE SAYING.
      YES, THERE HAD BEEN I BELIEVE 2,000 CHILDREN THAT HAD BEEN THERE DUEING THEIR VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL & PASTOR MENTIONED THAT NONE OF THEM WERE THERE.
      RAY BOLTZ SANG A SONG ABOUT BEING IN HEAVEN BECAUSE OF SUNDAY SCHOOL & TEACHER

  • @kittypaw1111
    @kittypaw1111 Місяць тому +5

    THIS IS NOT A DRILL! The fire dept doesn’t appear to be in a hurry at all. What’s up with that??

    • @smokyquartz5817
      @smokyquartz5817 Місяць тому +2

      You want this to be some conspiracy. What's up with that? Glad crews stayed safe.

    • @xd.mr.director9758
      @xd.mr.director9758 Місяць тому +1

      Dowsing flame causes hot air to rise and suffocate you if the wind blows in your face and likely if it’s on the first floor I remember airflow right through it is like a furnace but the basement air is always closed off so how it starts in the basement is the biggest mystery I was thinking about the attic when I saw this not the basement

  • @lauracraft7719
    @lauracraft7719 Місяць тому +4

    🙏🥲

  • @newfoundmoralclarity
    @newfoundmoralclarity Місяць тому +12

    If God saved Trump, then surely he also set this fire?

    • @user-ne2vo1tg1b
      @user-ne2vo1tg1b Місяць тому +3

      ???

    • @wqv5423ln
      @wqv5423ln Місяць тому +11

      Why dont you actually read/ study a Bible so you can understand who God is ?

    • @mistiinseattle
      @mistiinseattle Місяць тому +12

      God never promises that His followers will not suffer tribulations in this world. In fact He says that we will. The church is the people, not the building, and praise God all thos5 2000 children and the adults with them had recently gotten out. Christians still live in this same sinful world with all of its trials and troubles. God will use thus tragedy fir His glory.

    • @mistiinseattle
      @mistiinseattle Місяць тому +2

      The other news channel said it started on 2nd floor above the sanct5

    • @RebeccaIngram-yr3dz
      @RebeccaIngram-yr3dz Місяць тому +2

      That's awful thing to say.