Normandy,
As a follow up comment about Apostles being “once for all” gifts to the Church, please read this passage:
“And the wall of the city had twelve foundation stones, and on them were the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.” (Revelation 21:14)
Please notice that the names of the 12 Apostles are written on the foundation stones in the heavenly city in the future and they are called the “twelve apostles of the Lamb.”
Not 13, 14, 15, 16, etc.
There are no other Apostles that are recognized by God as Apostles. that they are rightly called the foundation of the Church is confirmed in eternity, where their actual names are inscribed on the foundation stones of the New Jerusalem.
Any claims of Apostles after the 12 is contradicted by Scripture.
Hi ampu, I agree that the original 12 (minus Judas) have a special role to play in the Kingdom — but this doesn’t mean there would be no more apostles. What about Paul?