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Scripture Reading: Acts
1:21-26
Quoting from the writings
of a well-known Bible teacher concerning our portion of Scripture, he
writes, "If we had time to go on and examine this chapter we
would see that the disciples elected another apostle, who wasn't an
apostle. Matthias never was intended to be an apostle, even though
they prayed over it as if
to sanctify the whole activity. The twelfth apostle was Paul."
Still another writes, "This 'blunder' was all an 'invention'
and 'engineered' by Peter and the other apostles in a vain attempt to
install Matthias, instead of Paul, in the place of Judas." How
sad that men will go to such
lengths to discredit
Peter and the others in order to defend their own position of
beginning the Body of Christ on the day of Pentecost.
Were the Eleven out of
the will of God? Note what the Scriptures say. In Acts 1:26 we read,
"And the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the
eleven apostles." In Acts 2:14 it is stated, "But Peter
standing up with the eleven .... " We read Paul's own testimony
on this matter in I Corinthians 15:5, concerning the risen Lord,
"And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the Twelve." In
verse 8 Paul declares, "Last of all he was seen of me also, as
of one born out of due time." God's Word is very clear on the
matter. Matthias and not Paul was the twelfth apostle.
Why was it needful for
the number twelve to be completed again? In Matthew 19:26-30, we
note that there will be TWELVE THRONES in the regeneration. In
Revelation 21:14 it is stated, "And the wall of the city had
TWELVE FOUNDATIONS, and in them the names of the TWELVE APOSTLES OF
TH E LAM B." It is Matthias who will be a part of God's future
program for Israel and not Paul. Paulbelongs to the
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