The Apostles, Prophets, Teachers, Miracles and GIFTS of The Holy Spirit were ONLY FOR ISRAEL in THE LAST DAYS (30-70AD)

 

Thus, there are NO MORE:

Apostles, Prophets, Teachers, Miracle Workers or Gift of The Holy Spirit ACTIVE since 70AD.  Just lots of LOONEY TUNE DELUDED folk thinking that they're a Holy Spirit-filled "Christian" calling themselves an Apostle, Prophet, Miracle Worker.  LOL.  Teacher is such a broad title.  

 

 

 1 Corinthians 12:27-31 Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it. 28 And God has placed in the church first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, of helping, of guidance, and of different kinds of tongues. 29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? 30 Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret? 31 Now eagerly desire the greater gifts.

And yet I will show you the most excellent way.

Ephesians 4:11-13 So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, 12 to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up 13 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. 

**Built up and Maturity reached in 70AD.  Thus, those offices were no longer needed. 

 

James 3:1-2  Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. 2 We all stumble in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say is perfect, able to keep their whole body in check.

Mark 16:15-20 He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. 16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. 17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; 18 they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.”

19 After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God. 20 Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it.

Hebrews 2:1-4 We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. 2 For since the message spoken through angels was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment,3 how shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation? This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him. 4 God also testified to it by signs, wonders and various miracles, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.

ACTS 10:45-47  The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on Gentiles. 46 For they heard them speaking in tongues and praising God.

Then Peter said, 47 “Surely no one can stand in the way of their being baptized with water. They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have.”

1 Corinthians 14:18-19 I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you.19 But in the church I would rather speak five intelligible words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue.

Your MOUTH open vs closed = stupid or wise

Verses on The Power of The Tongue https://tueseahkiong.blogspot.com/2014/09/verses-on-power-of-tongue.html?m=1

 

Who was THE WORLD in Scripture???

 

 

CONTEXT DETERMINES WHO THE WORLD IS!

Greek for earth, world, age: Cosmos, Oikoumene, Aeon, Ge

These four ancient Greek concepts—Cosmos, Oikoumene, Ge, and Aion—each describe a different dimension of reality, time, and human experience. While they are often broadly translated into English as "world" or "earth," they carry distinct philosophical and biblical meanings. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

1. Cosmos (κόσμος)

• Meaning: Order, arrangement, ornament, or the universe.
• Nuance: Originally, the Greeks used this word to describe an orderly, harmonious system. It emphasizes the universe as a beautiful, structured whole rather than a chaotic void. In theological contexts, it frequently refers to human society, the world system, or the totality of creation. 

2. Oikoumene (οἰκουμένη)

• Meaning: The inhabited world, or the dwelling place.
• Nuance: Derived from the verb oikeo (to dwell), this term specifically focuses on the portions of the earth inhabited by humans. In ancient times, it usually referred to the civilized, populated world (e.g., the Roman Empire). 

3. Ge (γῆ)

• Meaning: Earth, land, soil, or ground.
• Nuance: This is the most literal and physical of the four terms. It refers to the physical planet itself, the dry land, or a specific region and its soil, as opposed to the sea or the heavens.

4. Aion (αἰών)

• Meaning: An age, era, epoch, or lifetime.
• Nuance: Unlike the other three terms which deal with physical space, Aion deals with time. It describes a specific, bounded period or dispensation of history (e.g., "this present age" versus "the age to come").

 

What was the Bible writers and audience notion, understanding and concept of the idea of WORLD?  Was it the ridiculous fake globe planet model that some many brainwashed folk believe today?  Were they even aware of North & South America?  Did they limit World to the covenant nation/ people; Was it the Roman world or known world?  Was it an age as aeon??? 

Let’s explore some popular “world” verses:

 

Matthew 24:14

And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the WHOLE WORLD as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

 

**Verse 34 sticks the fulfillment of vs 14 in the 1^st century generation 30-70AD.

 ³⁴ Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. 

MATTHEW 24, THE OLIVET DISCOURSE FULFILLED

http://tueseahkiong.blogspot.com/2014/09/the-olivet-discourse-fulfilled.html

 

 

Luke 2:1

The Birth of Jesus

And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus THAT ALL THE WORLD should be registered.

 

**Did Australians, Mexicans, Japanese, Samoans get registered for the Roman census???  NO.  Just hyperbole.  The word for world is Oikoumene.  The Greek word oikoumenē (οἰκουμένη): World, Earth, Known World, Roman world https://tueseahkiong.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-greek-word-oikoumene-world-earth.html

 

 

John 1:29

John Testifies About Jesus

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the WORLD!

 

**According to Scripture, what world had the ability to biblically sin?  Only The Covenant world of Israel that was under the law of YHWH, broke the Law and became biblical sinners.

 

 

 

 

John 3:16-17

For God so loved the WORLD that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.  17For God did not send his Son into the WORLD to condemn the WORLD, but to save the WORLD through him.

 

**Who is the world that God loves in this passage?  The covenant world of Israel.  John 3:16 is the most misunderstood, twisted and taken out of its context verse in the Bible that got BILLIONS believing stuff that ain’t so!!!

https://tueseahkiong.blogspot.com/2023/06/john-316-is-most-misunderstood-twisted.html?m=1

 

 

 

John 4:42

They said to the woman, “We no longer believe just because of what you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the WORLD.”

 

**What world needed saving?  The law breaking covenant world of Israel.

 

 

 

John 12:19

So the Pharisees said to one another, “See, this is getting us nowhere. Look how the WHOLE WORLD has gone after him!”

 

**Does this “whole world” going after Jesus include the unbelieving Jews/ Israelites, Pharisees, Sadducees, Romans, Samoans, Mexicans?  Nope.  It’s hyperbole for the numerous believing Israelites following after Christ.

 

 

John 15:18

The WORLD Hates the Disciples

“If the WORLD hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first.

 

**What world hates the disciples?  The evil leaders of the covenant world of Israel.

 

 

John 15:19

If you belonged to the WORLD, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the WORLD, but I have chosen you out of the WORLD. That is why the WORLD hates you.

 

**The world again is the unfaithful covenant world of Israel.

 

 

Acts 11:28 

And one of them named Agabus stood up and foretold by the Spirit that there would be a great famine over all the WORLD (this took place in the days of Claudius).

 

**Was there famine in North and South America along with Australia, Korea, Samoa???  Scripture just using hyperbole again for famine to the known world.

 

 

Acts 17:6

But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some other believers before the city officials, shouting: “These men who have caused trouble all over the WORLD have now come here,

 

**Were Paul and his homies causing trouble all over the world in Canada?  USA?  Mexico?  Brazil?  -  Again, it’s just hyperbole speaking of the local region/ known world.  It’s like saying, “Levi Stadium was so packed, the whole world was there.”

The whole world literally was not there, just hyperbole, exaggeration. 

 

 

Acts 19:35

The city clerk quieted the crowd and said: “Fellow Ephesians, doesn’t ALL THE WORLD KNOW that the city of Ephesus is the guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven?

 

**Were Filipinos, Thai, Eskimos, Hawaiians in the know about Artemis?  Nope.  Just hyperbole again.

 

 

Acts 24:5

“We have found this man (Paul) to be a troublemaker, stirring up riots among the Jews ALL OVER THE WORLD. He is a ringleader of the Nazarene sect

 

**Was Paul stirring up trouble among Jews ALL OVER THE WORLD in China, Central America, Ireland??  No, just hyperbole again for the local area/ known world. 

 

 

 

Romans 1:8

Paul’s Longing to Visit Rome

First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being reported ALL OVER THE WORLD.

 

**Was the Church in Rome’s faith being reported in Cambodia, Scotland, Germany, Venezuela, Tonga???  No, it’s just hyperbole and speaking of the known world where the epistles were being circulated.

The GOSPEL Great Commission was  FULFILLED by 70AD. !!!

http://tueseahkiong.blogspot.com/2014/09/was-great-commission-fulfilled-in-1st.html?m=1

 

 

 

Romans 3:19

Now we know that whatever the law says, it says TO THOSE WHO ARE UNDER THE LAW, so that every mouth may be silenced and the WHOLE WORLD held accountable to God.

 

**Who was under the law?  Only Covenant Israel. Israel is THE WHOLE WORLD in context and accountable to their God, YHWH!

YHWH MADE BOTH OLD & NEW COVENANTS 

WITH ONLY ISRAEL,

THEREFORE PEOPLE WHO THINK THEY ARE "CHRISTIANS" today ARE NOT!!!!  https://tueseahkiong.blogspot.com/2025/11/yhwh-makes-old-new-covenant-with-only.html

 

 

 

1 Corinthians 7:31

those who use the things of the WORLD, as if not engrossed in them. For THIS WORLD IN ITS PRESENT FORM IS PASSING AWAY.

 

**What WORLD in its present form was passing away when Paul wrote this?  The Old Covenant World of Israel.

 

 

Colossians 1:5-6

the faith and love that spring from the hope stored up for you in heaven and about which you have already heard in the true message of the gospel ⁶ that has come to you. In the same way, the gospel is bearing fruit and growing throughout the WHOLE WORLD—just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood God’s grace.

 

**Paul says the Gospel is bearing fruit and growing throughout the WHOLE WORLD.  Did it reach the North Pole?  Russia?  Korea?  Again, just hyperbole. The Gospel Great Commission was given to the Apostles & Disciples filled with The Holy Spirit and they succeeded in fulfilling their mission by 70AD. 

 

 

 

 

1 John 2:1-2

 My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. ² He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the WHOLE WORLD.

 

 

**John is addressing 1^st century believers in Christ.  He encourages them that Christ atones for their sins and ALSO for those of the whole covenant world. 

 

1 John 2:14-17

14 I write to you, dear children,
    because you know the Father.
I write to you, fathers,
    because you know him who is from the beginning.
I write to you, young men,
    because you are strong,
    and the word of God lives in you,
    and you have overcome the evil one.

15 Do not love THE WORLD or 

anything in THE WORLD. 

If anyone loves THE WORLD, love for the Father is not in them.  

16 For everything in THE WORLD—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from THE WORLD. 

17 THE WORLD and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.

***What's up with this?  Are believers told NOT to love the world or anything in the world, and if they do, the love for the Father is not in them, hmmm?  

Is this the same "world" that God loves in John 3:16??? 

The world in context is old covenant world passing away in contrast to the New Covenant World coming in.  

King James Version WRONG AGAIN!!!  

“End of the world"-King James Version vs. "End of the age"-English Standard Version https://tueseahkiong.blogspot.com/2014/09/end-of-world-king-james-version-vs-end.html?m=1