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Originally Posted by Igzy
I never said the bishopry replaced the apostles.
What I said was since the revelation was closed there was no more need for men to receive direct revelation from God. (Rev 22:18).
That being the case, the authority of apostles was by definition reduced. The nature of the apostolic gift changed. Big 'A' apostles gave way to little 'a' apostles. These we now call missionaries or church planters. But I don't believe any of them have extra-local authority.
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Makes sense. When you wrote "the Church has not recognized any Apostles since John died" I interpreted as the Catholic Church being the one to introduce the idea of apostolic succession after the death of John.
I find the idea that "there was no more need for men to receive direct revelation from God" dangerous and parallels the situation in ancient Israel with the prophets.