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Date Posted: 10:36:24 07/09/06 Sun
Author: Apostle Tim Early
Subject: 7 Principles of Present Truth in Apostles and Prophets

Apostles and Prophets are not alone gifting {s}, but spirits. {Ezra 5:1-2; 6:14} The spirit and nature of apostles were manifesting {Nehemiah, Zerubbabel, etc.} long before the ascension ministry and administration of apostles in the New Testament. In Moses, we see an apostle, a Mosaic or foundation apostle, as Joshua represents the warfare expression and strategic militant engagement dimension of the apostolic. Mosaic apostles are necessary for the release of front line apostles in strategic and global acquisition, strategic geographical breakthrough, and the launching of kingdom communities {local assemblies} as metrons throughout the regions. Mosaic apostles impart their spirit into Joshuaic apostles to engage the enemy and to possess the land. For in Joshua, you have a strategist and a militant passion for war, to dispossess the enemy, but in a mere hired soldier of fortune one is consumed with wages. Joshua 3:7-10



Moses also represents a foundation prophet to the Old and New Testaments. Moses gave the Pentateuch or the first five books, but Samuel began the line {lineage} or company of the prophets. Moses laid the foundation or the logos, but it was Samuel that caught the rhema revelation. Moses is not recorded for having some school for prophets, nor did his writings display a great deal on the developing of a prophetic people {He taught us about the priesthood, offerings, & our approach to God, etc.}. However, Samuel caught the revelation of a succession of prophets, which simply proves that one plant and another waters, but God gives the increase. He that plants and waters is one. 1 Co. 3:7-8



2 – Apostles and Prophets are the trailblazers and standard of the emerging and glorious church of the 3rd Day. Whenever the Lord wants to break forth something new in the earth, he sends forth apostles and prophets of present day truth to steer and to navigate the church into the alignment of the given assignments for their region, and also reactivating the DNA {Divine Nature Activated} of the saints in the strategic purpose and plan of God for planet earth. Apostles and Prophets are given to bring the church into the right configuration and mentality towards [WINDOWS-1252?]the kingdom as being God’s true agenda for in the nations. Here, the kingdom demands expression through the agency and operation of His eternal Spirit, and through the instrumentation, venue, and vehicle of the global saints. Matthew 5:13-16



3 – The Apostle and Prophet {in strategic given purpose, and in proton}, is the pioneering and steering mechanism for the local assemblies, not the traditionally viewed pastor of the dictates of the old paradigms. Over the course of the centuries and largely in the western world, pastors serve as the highest-ranking officials over local [WINDOWS-1252?]churches. In such mentality, we get “THE” {restrictive} pastor when in truth there is nothing in the word of God that even hint all senior ministers as being deemed pastors. Surely, pastors {shepherd} have a very delicate and critically important role in the life of the local church. But the truth is apostles and the ordaining of elders in every church and city were chiefly noted [WINDOWS-1252?]in the book of Acts and in Paul’s epistles of Titus 1:5. The reason for this present day system of pastors over most congregations is that tradition has re-written the scripture and relegated apostles and prophets to the primitive era of the early church. A theological slant known as Cessation {ism} and dispensationalism...



True, there are many fruitful and prolific ministries today, which flow in the ministry of pastor {shepherd}, but again, all senior ministries of emerging and growing assemblies are not pastors. If many are called to shepherd, it is not necessarily intended or divinely appointed over the entire burgeoning flock. We have often heard exclusively of [WINDOWS-1252?]pastor’s head of their flock, yet lacking present truth in acknowledging shepherds within the fold, multiple leaders in care ministries design. God never [WINDOWS-1252?]restricts leadership of HIS house to just “pastor” only. HE does honor his pastors {Jeremiah 3:15} but bear in mind, he also honors his order {Isaiah 9:7}. For Divine order equals divine presence.



In the New Testament there are more references of apostles than there are pastors. And, there is no reference in the [WINDOWS-1252?]book of “Acts” as the ministry gift “pastor” being the exclusive and only head {or lead} of a local church. It is permissible, and God can bring new meaning to pastors from ponds to apostolic rivers. God has his appointed pastors [WINDOWS-1252?]world over, but the Spirit of the Lord and global sound of “Kingdom, Kingdom, [WINDOWS-1252?]Kingdom” is arresting the hearts and attentions of leaders to press forward into [WINDOWS-1252?]God’s spiritual order for the local church, by view of what the Kingdom is and what the Kingdom does. It is lovingly encouraged for shepherds at large to be open and sensitive to the present frequencies of the apostolic and prophetic dimension, otherwise many set leaders will potentially lead their assemblies into a bias notion.



Again it is wonderful to have so many pastors in the local churches which, in their estimation, is the only means of leading the entire flock traditionally, but it is the pioneering ministries of apostles and prophets that leads the way as relational servant leaders in the stirring, stimulation, and steering of the global church into the present truth administration of the kingdom, restoring back to the church the government, headship, preeminence, Lordship, and centrality of Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 3:10; 2 Pet. 1:12. Without such proper foundation, great things can continue to happen for us in our local spheres and house, but what the Lord is intending for us to grasp and to move into may be slighted from our assemblies. All in part and parcel to the revealing truth that we ignorantly or openly disdain, refuse, or relegate apostles and prophets to a past and historical era. Without the foundation of apostles and prophets, and the functionalities of these proton ministries, the church at large will lack revelation, purpose, vision, and direction in the present and coming moves of God.



In the negative usage, Tradition, which [WINDOWS-1252?]some scholars say, has a numerical value of “666,” has made the word of God of no effect among many. Just go into most Christian bookstore and look for a complete catalog of books concerning the present administration of apostles and prophets. What you will find is rather surprising in that most bookstores will either highlight the other three ascension ministries, or make mention of the apostle and prophet as historically dismissed from today. In a number of evangelical circles you will find resources on the apostle and prophet, but in the context of false doctrine and application for today. A great number of these camps still believe that it is erroneous and aberrant theological practice to embrace apostles and prophets today. Two out of three Pentecostal theologians do not believe in the present restoration and recognition of apostles. What an indictment!



Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them shall slay and persecute. Luke 11:49



This segment is purposely given to bring an apostolic adjustment with prophetic perception and vision to many sincere [WINDOWS-1252?]assemblies whom embrace “pastor” {in the restricted usage} at the exclusion of the pioneering proton ministries.



4 – The Apostle and Prophet under gird the local churches, as the assemblies become the seal or proof of their apostleship. The foundation of the apostles and prophets is not a legislative infrastructure, nor some hierarchical form of voting and election. Apostles and Prophets are in part, an under girding ministry which is not designed to become so visible all the time or in some personality driven agenda; but it is to be more fruitful and somewhat more invisible to the optic nerve and external motivation of people. Let me explain...



People with idol imagination and gross expectations often affirm the success and prosperity of Sunday and Mid Week local church meetings in how visible an apostle is in that house. I know of several apostles who exclaimed that they could not be found missing from their assemblies too long as the success of apostleship depends on their regular presence now and years to come. It is believed in this genre and arena of thinking that a church meeting cannot be apostolic or prophetic unless there is an actual apostle and prophet present for it to work - in person and at all times. This is nothing more than the rehash of the old papal paradigm which insist that nothing can ever go on except 'THE"_______is present and perfuming in all meetings.



Well, I'm glad to be the bearer of Good News in that apostles and prophets are not to be the entire focus of the meetings Rather, the exalted Lordship of Christ as head of HIS body. In [WINDOWS-1252?]“Proton,” apostles and prophets are first in order, time, place, and importance, but we are not promoting some apostle's personal rank either over people, but again, servant leadership in conjunction to the [WINDOWS-1252?]primary importance of God’s purpose in his sent and set ministries which also launches mentalities into destiny and shifts our thinking from mere church to kingdom. Instead of viewing apostles and prophets as the head over everyone in the church and that no move can be made without them, see them as the legs, which support the body to move and to advance forward the corporate and local assemblages in the original intention and purpose for which God gave them to HIS body, and in the advancing of HIS kingdom. An apostle or prophet is to transfer the things of HIS kingdom into HIS people as the Spirit of the Lord transforms HIS people into the very purpose of which apostles and prophets have been set and sent for, unto the praises of HIS glory. There is nothing in the script which says we should magnify apostles and prophets as glory boys or glamour girls, but they are given servants of God to set the tone and pace for the development of the local church, the regional summoning of God for strategic vicinities, and in the advancing of the kingdom.



The true spirit of apostles and prophets is not contingent upon how often they are seen in the public view of the saints to ensure some guarantee and success of the meetings, but in what fruit the saints are producing and manifesting in the absence of apostles and prophets. If that local work is truly apostolic and prophetic, and aligned to mature apostolic and prophetic leadership, it is in part due to the foundation which has been strongly laid down, the divine relationships formed, the inner workings of the Spirit, and in the tailor-made purpose for which God has given that local expression. The local church, in all of the core dynamics mentioned here, is to become the outworking of the inner workings of the Lord on HIS sure foundation, When we travel the nation {s} we [WINDOWS-1252?]return to places where the radiant spirit of God’s proton ministries have taken shape, and formation, reformation, and transformation therein. Whatever area of ascension ministries one functions in, it is to be transferred into the corporate anointing. The oil ON Aarons beard must become oil FROM the beard unto the rest of the body. Psalms 133:1-3



I have no greater joy than to hear that my children {for the apostles are fathers} walk in the truth. 3 John 4 {also verses 2-4}



If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you, for the seal {proof} of my apostleship are you in the Lord. 1 Corinthians 9:2



5 – Apostles and Prophets are in accountability one to another; and here is a following example of such [WINDOWS-1252?]relationship, which precedes commitment…



Apostles speaks life into the prophets, [WINDOWS-1252?]imparts wisdom, direction, stability, and encouragement. The apostle’s counsel helps stabilize the prophets in many ways. One, prophets are very inspirational and subjective in nature. Their ministry requires a deep sensitivity in the Spirit, much intercession, and is often misunderstood by many. Two, prophets can be challenged by others at times for accuracy and timing in prophecy. For there is nothing quite discouraging to a prophet than to speak a prophetic word that [WINDOWS-1252?]apparently falls short of his and other’s expectations. At times, a prophet will experience rejection, but that is not the same as walking in rejection. Three, at times prophets can be esteemed highly for his or her ministry gift that could potentially open doors for him or her through much favor as well. Not forgetting, some prophets open the door to pride placing inordinate value and too much stock, merit, and esteem in gifting, and not the yielded life unto the Lord on a daily basis along with covenantal accountability and right relationships. This can result at times in a lack of accountability structures, ill-defined relationships versus well-defined relationships. Because of the potential pitfall of pride, it is important for prophets to be open to a [WINDOWS-1252?]seasoned apostle, particularly because of the apostle’s governmental grace, and fatherly wisdom.



Note: One of the chief and greatest enemies to apostles is the spirit of antichrist, instead of, against, or guise as Christ. Antichrist is not the political leader of the futurists text, but according to 1 John 2, they are those that were once the body, and had left from among us, the body. Antichrist hates the colonization and purposeful thrust of the apostles to help lead the corporate saints into destiny, the pioneering mission, and the method and mechanism of advancing the kingdom. In an antichrist mentality, you have lawlessness, anarchy, chaos, insurrection, and confusion. You have a wild untamed man, the beast nature, a man of sin of the carnal mind, a mind all unto its own. For antichrist is set against apostles to frustrate their purpose, and to war against the pioneering progression of apostles establishing the church as a city within a city, a nation within a nation, and a people within a people. Humanistic values that oppose God, his son, or any sense of developing the saints into corporate destiny are simply antichrist.



As 1 John 2 says, antichrist came from within the body, was once a part of the body, something which fell away and went into perdition, a mindset or mentality which is now is antibody, a free radical if you will. along with this contender of apostleship comes the god of Mammon, one which has attempted to slow and stagnate the apostolic dimension by stealing and diverting the resources to be laid at the feet or the walk and rhythm of the apostles for true kingdom usage. Such is experienced in seeker friendly churches, performanced based, man-centered, and needs oriented ministries today, which dare not risk the very idea of turning their world inside out due to an apostolic change and calibration. As long as everything is going okay, with minimal risk in true change, church as usual goes on, for the church has not embraced the revelation of the King and HIS Kingdom. Some have even stated in these words, "If it ain't broke, then don't fix it!"



Such 1st and 2nd day expression of thinking keeps the resources from the gathering and distribution of true apostolic ministry for releasing it into the spheres needed to advance the saints and the kingdom as a uniting principle. Or, the money and resources are diverted into pseudo expressions of the A & P which compounds and worsen the matter at hand, as a Jeroboam nature arises to blockade or stop and stifle others from coming into the glorious dimensions of God. O, but thank God, the apostles and prophets witness the demise of such Babylonian culture in Revelation 18:20. Though spiritual and economical in commerce, Babylon is fallen, and the apostles and [WINDOWS-1252?]prophets along with the saints rejoice! {Read John’s epistles and compare studies of the antibody, not the body, antichrist}...



Now, Prophets speaks life into apostles, gives prophetic direction, revelation, and encouragement, translating the word of God in the heavenlies into earthly endurance and divine expectation. [WINDOWS-1252?]The prophet’s counsel carries a depth and degree not often found in the general masses of church counseling. Prophets helps the apostle through prayer and intercession, word of knowledge, and a fresh and seasoned prophetic word {such as the case with Haggai and Zechariah with Zerrubabbel and Jeshua. Prophets helps stabilizes apostles, especially since the apostle has a potential of becoming too rigid, pragmatic, and too practical in governmental matters. Therefore, apostles needs fresh fire and waves of the Spirit to flow in his or her midst ever keeping their hearts open to the voice of the Lord, even in appointed others.



Apostles may sometimes struggle in the area of patience {2 Corinthians 12:12}. Because of their motivation towards government, divine and spiritual order, and pioneering revelation, apostles can potentially become a bit frustrated over others as the people fail to embrace and to walk out the apostolic revelation. If not put into check and balance, apostles can get locked in over various attitudes and aspects of corporate church life that could actually hurt many. A wrong attitude can potentially arise over the deep need to see governmental spiritual order, submission, and proper spiritual alignment. Therefore, prophets can assist apostles in helping them to steer their motivation to the glory of the Lord.



Note: Jezebel is perhaps the greatest enemy to the prophets. But with every Jezebel mentality, force, spirit, or mindset, there is an Ahab nearby, a weak leadership, a weak link, or passive leadership which permits Jezebel to flourish. Jezebel is married {but does not act like it}, for her name means {chaste}. She is a covenant breaker, and a Zidonian priestess. She carries an independence {which is dependence on her [WINDOWS-1252?]own}, and is a slayer of God’s prophets. She hates the Elijah ministry unto this present hour 1 Kings 19-21; Malachi 4:4-6



So, when you reject or refuse to embrace the revelation, restoration, and recognition, as well as the receiving, releasing, and the reward of the apostle and prophet {or apostolic and prophetic dimension}, you open the door for potential antichrist {substitute} and Jezebel values, beliefs, and mentalities which breed contempt, confusion, jealousy, strife, the works {of the flesh that is}, performance, competition, Diotrephes, and much more. When we reject the apostolic and [WINDOWS-1252?]prophetic spirit, or deny their place in the progression of God’s Kingdom and the Corporate Anointing, we become open for other possibilities or multiple personalities which can result in the intimidation, manipulation, and domination of many sincere people which sense a rekindling of HIS desire and acquire HIS fire, and the fresh voice of the Lord for HIS present administration.} 1 Samuel 8, Luke 11:49-52



6 – Apostles and Prophets are given to pioneer present truth frequencies of the Spirit relevant in our present language and culture. From doctrine {teaching} to demonstration, to the destiny of the saints, apostles and prophets flow out of the present truth dimension of the progressing and advancing kingdom, and the present position of the glorious church in saturating the nations into the governance and administration of HIS kingdom. Apostles and prophets bring to the table more than just right revelation, but the demonstration of the Spirit for the saints to walk in those dimensions. For as we travel the body at large, we sometime hear much rehash on the prophetic and apostolic with mixture of an eschatology of Scofieldian evacuation, a robbed hope and compromised future {or destiny} which has stripped many from becoming a people of militant passion and corporate destiny. We hear the lingo of the 3rd Day, and suddenly we hear messages of the great escape and the fearful apprehension of the enemy over [WINDOWS-1252?]God’s kingdom people as if the Lord has shut his mouth altogether concerning the end times. - such times which actually began thousands of years ago...



What I see is a growing increase and attraction to disembodied mentalities, fragmented and disgruntled beliefs in a number of prophetic and apostolic camps. It appears at times it is safe to [WINDOWS-1252?]preach the dominion mandate, but start tampering or addressing people’s church government and eschatology, and you may experience a warfare of a whole different kind.



According to Ephesians 2, one of the things which take place when we come together in HIM is that we are QUICKENED together with Christ. When we come together in the corporate anointing or corporate Christ, the many member son, there is a quickening of the Last Adam, the Second Man, and the Lord from Heaven. 1 Corinthians 15



Bear in mind that present truth frequencies of the Spirit is simply tuning into what the preceding word of the Lord is. It is a now and accurate word, a word in due season, and the word made FLESH {incarnate} dwelling among us. 2 Peter 1:12; John 1:14



It is in the present truth apostles and [WINDOWS-1252?]prophets that they unlock the mysteries of God’s kingdom within the global saints, and bring to light those things that were hidden for ages {it seems} in the depths of your being {Psalms 42:7; Deuteronomy 29:29. These pioneering dimensions {apostles and prophets} help stabilize the saints in the present truth, or what the Father is saying now with what he has already said and spoken. For though there is a relevantly important word for all times, each season has its own unique expression of HIS purpose and the means by which the Spirit of the Lord conveys HIS divine intentions.



In 1 John 2:7-8, John writes both and old and new commandment at the very same time. It is old because it is the word that we have heard from the beginning. And it is new in that the darkness is now past, and the true light now shines.



7 – Apostles and Prophets prepare the saints to invade the earth realm {becoming HIS coming through a people of HIS passion} as good stewards in the corporate territorial acquisition through global apostolic and world breakthrough. More than just mainstay church services and religious appearances, apostles and prophets help to dismantle and disrobe the image of Babylonian thinking that perverse and pervades many in their perception toward the {1} Revelation of God which produces {2} a Revelation of Man which produces {3} a Revelation of the Kingdom which produces {4} a Revelation of the Church which produces {5] a Revelation of the Destiny of the Nations. Genesis 1:26, 28



Therefore, a new level of apostles and prophets are being raised up to pierce, penetrate, and to pioneer new calibrations amid all of the 12 major world systems. There is a NOW WORD coming into play for Wall Street, and beyond. Economy did not begin with businessmen, but with God. In fact, economy began with the motive of the kingdom which is love and not money. Though there is economy, there is the hidden unseen force and driving mechanism that influences and empowers men to love and live for resources, while at the same time there is the mentality of the kingdom in others to advance forward into the eternal purpose for which man is created for and to thrust in their sickle and to reap.



Though we sometimes deem the economy as to what we see and is experiencing, there is the economy of the spirit that may [WINDOWS-1252?]very well be the first economy there is, which is the actual fiber of man’s existence, the very reason why man was given as a steward over the earth. Here, man is given dominion to rule with God, co-laborers, co-rulers, and co-administrators WITH God. We never work for God, you don't work for the Lord, rather, we work with him. Our methods are now beginning to line up with his motive of the KINGDOM, and together, we receive a mentality toward influencing the earth with the core values, core dynamics, and core stabilizations of the [WINDOWS-1252?]kingdom. Matthew 6 says, “Seek first the [WINDOWS-1252?]kingdom.” Seek first and foremost the King of the Kingdom, what the Kingdom is and what the Kingdom does. View the earth through the values of the KINGDOM {Matthew 5-7}. Acts 4:34-37; 2 Chronicles 20:20



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