Are there apostles and prophets today?

The bible says that there are no more apostles and

prophets today because now that the Word of God is

complete, He no longer needs them!

The Word apostle means a "sent one", and a prophet

means "the oracle of God". These were offices given

supernaturally to the Body of Christ in the beginning

of this Dispensation of Grace to plant churches and to

speak God's Word til the Word of God was complete!

The bible says that God gave apostles and prophets

until the Word was complete...

Eph 4:And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets;

and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of

the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and

of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man,

unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of

Christ:

Those gifts of prophecy and apostleship were temporary

til the Word was completed...

1 Cor 13...Charity never faileth: but whether there be

prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues,

they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall

vanish away. For we know in part, and we prophesy in

part. But when that which is perfect is come, then that

which is in part shall be done away. 11 When I was a

child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I

thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away

childish things. 12 For now we see through a glass,

darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but

then shall I know even as also I am known.

Paul says that those gifts were "childish" and that

when perfect knowledge comes, all those partial,

childish things will go away.

So once God finished His Word with the book of 2

Timothy, now the Word of God was finished, and there is

no more need for those temporary gifts...

2 Tim 3:16-17...All scripture is given by inspiration

of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof,

for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17

That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished

unto all good works.

So now, because we have all scripture, God no longer

uses apostles/prophets to edify His saints...He simply

uses men of God, who are made "perfect" thru the Word

rightly divided to be ministers, elders, and bishops to

teach His people the rightly divided Word of His Grace.