Eph. 4:11-20 Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors and Teachers/Deacons/Deaconesses
:13 UNTIL we all attain to the unity of faith and knowledge. We are NOT there yet! Still needed!
Confirmation: On Friday, I drove pass a thrift store and saw an office chair for sale sitting outside the store. Turned around and went to ask how much it was. It was only $5.00 Wow! Praise Jesus!
And then I looked down and saw on the floor, a card that said the word "Ephesians".
I was already on that tract of talking about Ephesians. This confirmed the sermon!
Jesus gave me both, the church office chair AND the sermon both!
(Office chair is a synonym for office administration!)
1 Cor. 12:28-31 Given for some to be apostles, prophets + teachers. (All 5 summed up.)
Acts 15:1-4 Paul went up to the council of elders/leaders. The church would have kept leadership structure even pass 70 AD and pass John + Paul's death.
Even if the office of apostle for the end time was a new position, it would not be impossible. There were times of the first human king of Israel, the first prophet, the first apostle, the first judge, etc. No one can tell GOD that He can't bring a new position or a new leader or a new time era! GOD is GOD and no one can limit Him and the choices that He makes!
Claim: Acts 1:16-26 The apostles saw Jesus. No one today as seen Jesus, therefore there are no apostles.
That's stupid reasoning. Paul never saw Jesus until after Jesus had already gone back to Heaven. So anyone today could be visited by Jesus at any time. How then would it be impossible for anyone to be called as an apostle today? The church would have continued to appoint new apostles as each one died. They would not have left the flock unattended without leadership upon the death of the last of the original 12 and 13.
Claim: Acts 20:27 Paul declared the "whole counsel of God" therefore there is nothing additional to be learned beyond what Paul wrote.
This interpretation goes contrary to many bible verses such as Rev.3 that encourages us to keep learning and growing in truth. Daniel 12:8-9 says that some things were sealed and hidden until the end time. It's very clear that some things could only be revealed in the end time, therefore there is more to learn beyond what Paul knew.
The word "Apostle" only means someone who is called and sent by another. But the context shows that the apostles were called to also be church leaders over other pastors. The word 'apostle' was used in the organization of rank of leadership and structure. To say that GOD cannot and will not ever again call & send a man as a leader for the organization of the church would be a very ridiculous ideal that GOD would never again do it again. History repeats itself and the bible repeats itself many times! GOD works in repetitive patterns.
Just because the world is full of false apostles, false prophets and false teachers and false pastors, doesn't mean that there are no true ones.
There are leaders and followers in all groups, all species, both animal kingdom and man, as well as the spiritual realm.
To say that God would lead us without using any human leader would be unrealistic and unbiblical. He always did use human leaders. GOD changes not.
The church needs structure and organization. Otherwise there would be chaos. Who would lead a sermon? Who would host services? Who would kick out evil people? Who would settle disputes? Who would oversee and watch out for the flock?
Even in the spiritual realm, GOD has many angel assistants with whom He works through. Even in the book of Revelation, He sends angels to speak on His behalf and to do things for Him. If He still works that way with angels in the end time, it would not make sense for Him to not to the same to humans in the end times.
How GOD uses me as an apostle:
Jesus gave me the calling to translate + restore the bible. Isn't that the work of an apostle?
And to write at least 200 articles/flyers/books. Isn't that the work of an apostle?
Jesus gave me the revelations of the identity of "the antichrist" and the false prophet, and the 5 holy days in the end time prophetic timeline and the meaning of the Strong Delusion, and the dream about Hoover Dam, and the understanding of what 666 really means, and about the coming invasion of America and Israel and Europe and Asia.
And Jesus also used me to teach people about the Yahweh Yeshua names being demonic and not true Hebrew.
Are not these ways that Jesus would use an apostle and prophet today if there are any?
Yes of course!
Yet none of this glorifies me. I am only a servant of His work. It's all his work. It's not my research or my wisdom or my own knowledge or ability. It's GOD words, His revelations, His Truth, His messages to the people.
Even as Rev. 2 and Rev. 3 says that Jesus spoke to the pastors of the churches, including to the worldwide pastor of the end time church in Rev. 3:14-22. That letter is sent to me to deliver to all of the church worldwide today! Everyone thinks they already know enough and know the truth and resist learning the real truth. They mock me and laugh at me and call me insane for speaking GOD's revelations. They are lukewarm. They will be spit out of His Mouth as vomit.
If an administrator/manager refuses to claim his position/authority and title, he is useless!
Jesus used many parables of us working in a farm. And some of those analogies also included shepherds over the team of workers.
Rev. 11:3-6 The 2 main worldwide Prophets of GOD during the Great Tribulation. They will be apostles of the church. They won't just prophesy future events only! But rather they will correct the church + other people about doctrine! They will lead the church. That's what prophets always did!
1 Peter 5:1-2 Peter told the church leadership to take care of the flock/church.
Peter wrote this after almost every letter of Paul was finished already. The only letter of Paul left yet to be written at the time was only 2nd Timothy. If Peter thought that the church structure was about to come to an end, he would have said so. But Peter, John, Paul, none of them ever said that the church structure would be deleted or changed. And John was the last one of the original apostles to write. And he didn't hint of any end of church administration or change in church structure.
Good News: A new woman on MeWe testified that when she reads the AOB, she sees in her mind, the appearance of a water spring, which then leads to a waterfall. She says she feels peaceful when she reads it. This is an amazing testimony because water springs and waterfalls are prophetic confirmations of truth. Jesus said that He is the Living water, the water of Life, the foundation of water, the water spring/well. All related terms are in the bible as synonyms for salvation, truth, Jesus, etc.
Plus, Mary in Florida is another new woman listening for the first time.
More and more people are also joining the newsletter.
Jesus is moving and leading His people to His Truth.
However, the false preachers have set up many snares to try to stop the people from embracing the truth. And some people have been stopped and thrown off track unfortunately. But those wolves who have thrown the people off track WILL be punished. I am so very sorrowful, in tears, for those people who were trapped by Satan.
GOD knows who those wolves (false preachers) are who threw people off track and they will have to pay. There is a day of repay coming!
In the mean time, it's my duty and responsibility to point out the wolves and rebuke them and fight them! I have to protect the flock! This week I was in a fight on MeWe, plus I emailed and rebuked one of the wolves who led people away from Christ!
Leaders in the church are also leaders in GOD's Army! You can't have a military without administrative leaders! Captains, generals, etc. Military leaders don't join to make a name for themselves, but rather to defend their Kingdom against wicked kingdoms. But they must accept, embrace and enforce their titles and authority for the good of all humanity.
Another confirmation today: I saw today that the Russian military had bombed the flocks of sheep in Syria. I had never seen anything like this before! The spiritual meaning is that the wolves are trying to destroy the flocks/sheep. Russia is an enemy of the church/sheep/flock. And not just Russia, but all of the false teachers who are being used by Satan to fight against the church.
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