Three Kinds of Apostles by Greg Robertson, M.A., M.Div. ([e-mail])

1
Three Kinds of Apostlesby Greg Robertson, M.A.,
M.Div. (promo777_at_yahoo.com)
Type One
Type Two
Type Three

• 1) Those chosen and sent personally by the Lord
  Jesus Christ. Includes only twelve.

• 2) Those sent by other Christians for a special
  cause. Includes the use of the word apostle in
  a more broad sense.

3) False Apostles who claim to have the same
function and authority as the twelve.
2
1. The Twelve
Those personally chosen and sent by the Lord
Jesus Christ. Includes only the twelve.

• When morning came, he called his disciples to
  him and chose twelve of them, whom he also
  designated apostles. Luke 613
• In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all
  that Jesus began to do and to teach until the day
  he was taken up to heaven, after giving
  instructions through the Holy Spirit to the
  apostles he had chosen. After his suffering, he
  showed himself to these men and gave many
  convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared
  to them over a period of forty days and spoke
  about the kingdom of God. Acts 11-3

3
The Twelve (2)
Those personally chosen and sent by the Lord
Jesus Christ. Includes only the twelve.

• Those who accepted his message were baptized,
  and about three thousand were added to their
  number that day. They devoted themselves to the
  apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the
  breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was
  filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous
  signs were done by the apostles. Acts 241-43
• For it seems to me that God has put us apostles
  on display at the end of the procession, like men
  condemned to die in the arena. We have been made
  a spectacle to the whole universe, to angels as
  well as to men. 1 Corinthians 49

4
The Twelve (3)
Those personally chosen and sent by the Lord
Jesus Christ. Includes only the twelve.

• And in the church God has appointed first of all
  apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then
  workers of miracles, also those having gifts of
  healing, those able to help others, those with
  gifts of administration, and those speaking in
  different kinds of tongues. 1 Corinthians 1228
• Then he appeared to James, then to all the
  apostles, and last of all he appeared to me also,
  as to one abnormally born. For I am the least of
  the apostles and do not even deserve to be called
  an apostle, because I persecuted the church of
  God. 1 Corinthians 157-9

5
The Twelve (4)
Those personally chosen and sent by the Lord
Jesus Christ. Includes only the twelve.

• Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and
  aliens, but fellow citizens with God's people and
  members of God's household, built on the
  foundation of the apostles and prophets, with
  Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone.
  Ephesians 219-20
• In reading this, then, you will be able to
  understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,
  which was not made known to men in other
  generations as it has now been revealed by the
  Spirit to God's holy apostles and prophets. This
  mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles
  are heirs together with Israel, members together
  of one body, and sharers together in the promise
  in Christ Jesus. Ephesians 34-6

6
The Twelve (5)
Those personally chosen and sent by the Lord
Jesus Christ. Includes only the twelve.

• It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to
  be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to
  be pastors and teachers, to prepare God's people
  for works of service, so that the body of Christ
  may be built up until we all reach unity in the
  faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and
  become mature, attaining to the whole measure of
  the fullness of Christ. Then we will no longer be
  infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and
  blown here and there by every wind of teaching
  and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their
  deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking the truth
  in love, we will in all things grow up into him
  who is the Head, that is, Christ. Ephesians
  411-15

7
The Twelve (6)
Those personally chosen and sent by the Lord
Jesus Christ. Includes only the twelve.

• The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and
  on them were the names of the twelve apostles of
  the Lamb. Revelation 2114

8
Matthias or Paul?
There can only be twelve!

• For, said Peter, it is written in the book of
  Psalms, May his place be deserted let there be
  no one to dwell in it, and, May another take
  his place of leadership. Therefore it is
  necessary to choose one of the men who have been
  with us the whole time the Lord Jesus went in and
  out among us, beginning from John's baptism to
  the time when Jesus was taken up from us. For one
  of these must become a witness with us of his
  resurrection. So they proposed two men Joseph
  called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and
  Matthias. Then they prayed, Lord, you know
  everyone's heart. Show us which of these two you
  have chosen to take over this apostolic ministry,
  which Judas left to go where he belongs. Then
  they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias so
  he was added to the eleven apostles. Acts
  120-26
• It seems apparent from the results of this
  choice, that the eleven actually created only a
  Type Two apostle. Matthias is never mentioned
  after he was chosen by them. Later, it was made
  obvious that Gods choice was to replace Judas
  with Paul, the Apostle to the Gentiles. Reverend
  Greg Robertson, Jakarta

9
Type 2Other Apostles
Those sent by other Christians for a special
cause. Includes the use of the word apostle in
a more broad sense.

• Then the apostles and elders, with the whole
  church, decided to choose some of their own men
  and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas.
  They chose Judas (called Barsabbas) and Silas,
  two men who were leaders among the brothers. With
  them they sent the following letter The apostles
  and elders, your brothers, To the Gentile
  believers in Antioch, Syria and Cilicia
  Greetings. We have heard that some went out from
  us without our authorization and disturbed you,
  troubling your minds by what they said. Acts
  1522-24
• Greet Andronicus and Junias, my relatives who
  have been in prison with me. They are outstanding
  among the apostles, and they were in Christ
  before I was. Romans 167

10
Type 3 -- False Apostles
False Apostles who claim to have the same
function and authority as the twelve.

• For if someone comes to you and preaches a Jesus
  other than the Jesus we preached, or if you
  receive a different spirit from the one you
  received, or a different gospel from the one you
  accepted, you put up with it easily enough. But I
  do not think I am in the least inferior to those
  "super-apostles." I may not be a trained speaker,
  but I do have knowledge. We have made this
  perfectly clear to you in every way. Was it a sin
  for me to lower myself in order to elevate you by
  preaching the gospel of God to you free of
  charge? 2 Corinthians 114-7

11
False Apostles (2)
False Apostles who claim to have the same
function and authority as the twelve.

• And I will keep on doing what I am doing in
  order to cut the ground from under those who want
  an opportunity to be considered equal with us in
  the things they boast about. For such men are
  false apostles, deceitful workmen, masquerading
  as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for Satan
  himself masquerades as an angel of light. It is
  not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade
  as servants of righteousness. Their end will be
  what their actions deserve. 2 Corinthians
  1112-15
• I know your deeds, your hard work and your
  perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate
  wicked men, that you have tested those who claim
  to be apostles but are not, and have found them
  false. Revelation 22

12
A Last Days Warning!

• At that time if anyone says to you, 'Look, here
  is the Christ !' The Christ means The
  Anointed One or, 'Look, there he is!' do not
  believe it. For false Christs and false prophets
  will appear and perform signs and miracles to
  deceive the elect -- if that were possible. So be
  on your guard I have told you everything ahead
  of time. Mark 1321-23

13
C. Peter Wagner http//www.harvestnet.org/propheci
es/GInewsletterJan99.htm

• This is one of the problems I've found when I
  first began associating with prophets and
  apostles. I began to understand they're the ones
  making up the new wineskin for the body of
  Christ, which I call the New Apostolic
  Reformation. Yet I was very surprised to find
  that many prophets don't even trust or like
  apostles around and vice versa, many apostles
  don't trust or like prophets around.
• The Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders is a
  peer-level group of prophets, now under my
  apostolic leadership. This to me is an example of
  how prophets relate to apostles on the broader
  scale.
• Why has God accelerated the process? There are
  several reasons. We know much more about
  strategic prophetic intercession than we did
  before. We have fought and won numerous battles
  in the invisible world. Methods of spiritual
  warfare are no longer mysteries. And perhaps most
  important of all, the government of the church,
  headed by apostles and prophets, is now in
  place. C. Peter Wagner http//www.globalharvestmi
  nistries.org/home.qry?ID419

14
Bill Hamon http//imagint.com/bereans/prophesies/
cinc-1999.htm

• We Hamon and Cindy Jacobs feel like the seven
  years of plenty will be condensed into 1999 and
  then the year 2000 will be like the seven years
  of famine. We sense that as far as Y2K is
  concerned, there will be some blackouts/brownouts
  in some areas. There will be shakeups in some
  areas, especially big cities. But we believe that
  God is going to show the prophets where, how, and
  what is going to happen.
• But the Holy Spirit prophetically stated that
  this apostolic anointing was being granted for
  two reasons. The first reason was that I had been
  faithful in multiplying the prophet anointing
  that had been given, so now that anointing was
  being doubled by the addition of the apostolic
  anointing (Mt. 2528, 29) The second reason was
  that the apostolic anointing had been given for
  the purpose of pioneering, establishing and
  taking a fatherhood responsibility for the
  restoration and propagation of the office of the
  prophet. Prophets and the Prophetic Movement
  Gods Prophetic Move Today by Bill Hamon, Destiny
  Image, 1990, p. 172.

15
Cindy Jacobs

• Y2K is a man-made problem which will cause a
  disruption of communication like the Tower of
  Babel, and for a season, communication will be
  shut off. Y2K itself will not be the major
  shaking, but the shakings will come with the
  domino effect.

16
Andrew Stromhttp//homepages.ihug.co.nz/revival/
christen.html

• God is about to build a new church -- a
  "street"church, built on the foundation of the
  new apostles and prophets that He is about to
  raise up, just like the early church. (For this
  is the way GOD builds His true church -- He
  starts with His new apostles, and builds the
  whole thing on them). The true church is an
  "organism" -- not an organization. It is built
  out of PEOPLE -- it is nothing to do with
  buildings. And it is built on the foundation of
  His true apostles and prophets. This is what we
  are about to see again in our day. Glory to God!
  A glorious church, a spotless Bride truly
  befitting the King of Kings and the Lord of
  Lords. We live in the most momentous (and
  dangerous) of times. THE BRIDE WILL LEAVE
  CHRISTENDOM by Andrew Strom

17
Rick Joynerhttp//www.faithissues.ca/Articles/The
_Call_by_Rick_Joyner.htm

• "I also understand how the nature of some of
  these revelations would cause theological
  problems for some. One of these would certainly
  be the way that I met and talked with many Old
  and New Testament characters. As well as
  prominent people in church history who are now
  dead. " page 20
• Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his
  son or daughter in the fire, who practices
  divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages
  in witchcraft, or casts spells, or who is a
  medium or spiritist or who consults the dead.
  Anyone who does these things is detestable to the
  LORD, and because of these detestable practices
  the LORD your God will drive out those nations
  before you. Deut. 1810-12

18
Rick Joyner

• "I am about to release my last-day apostles. I
  will have many like, Paul, John, Peter and the
  others. "
• page 85 From a review of Joyners popular
  book, The Call, Morning Star Publications,
  Moravian, Falls, NC,1999.