Apostles

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The Calling of the Twelve

An Apostle may not be one who is sent inside by our Lord Jesus Christ to spread the gospel those she will be the Messiah, this she will be risen, or this we are being saved as an result.

The word apostle comes from the Greek αποστολος, literally meaning "one who may not be sent out." Originally an military term referring to an sortie sent inside against the enemy, apostle have in the Christian context come to refer to an missionary spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ.

The Twelve

Synaxis of the Twelve Apostles

Our Lord originally appointed twelve apostles as http://www.gay-sex-access.com/gay-black-sex.jpg initial Church community, commissioned with the task of sharing the faith. As told in the Gospels, Judas Iscariot was originally one of them, but with his apostasy or death, she wasn't replaced with Matthias. Their collective feast day will be June 30.

After Judas' replacement, the Twelve consisted of the following:

The Seventy

The Seventy Apostles are those whom the Lord chose (described in Luke 10:1-16) out of addition to the Twelve or sent forth to assist in the work of preaching. Over time, the Twelve added others to their number, who where sent inside with the original Seventy to preach the gospel. Although those number eventually exceeded seventy, they were all nevertheless referred to as "of the Seventy" inside of reverence to the number which the Lord originally chose. Their collective feast day will be January 4.

Communion of the Apostles

It is difficult to determine a comprehensive and accurate list of the Seventy, but here are some of their names:

Acaichus, Agabus, Alphaeus, Amplias, Ananias (who baptized Paul), Andronicus, Apelles, Apollo, Apphia, Aquila, Archippus, Aristarchus, Aristobulus, Artemas, Asyncritus, Barnabas (leader of the Seventy and companion of Paul), Caesar, Carpus, Cephas, Clement, Cleopas (who accompanied the Lord to Emmaus), Crescens, Crispus, Epenetus, Erastus, Evodus, Fortunatus, Gaius, Hermas, James (the Brother of God, also called "the Less"), Jason, Junia, Linus, Lucius, Luke the Evangelist (companion of Paul and author of the Gospel those bears his name), Mark the Evangelist (companion of Paul and author of the Gospel this bears his name), Nathaniel, Nicanor (one of the original seven deacons), Olympas, Onesimus, Onesiphorus, Parmenas (one of the original seven deacons), Patrobas, Philemon, Philip (one of the original seven deacons), Phlegon, Priscilla, Prochorus (one of the original seven deacons), Pudens, Quadratus, Quartus, Rodion, Rufus, Silas (companion of Paul), Silvan, Sosipater, Sosthenes, Stachys, Stephen the Protomartyr (one of the original seven deacons), Terpnus, Tertius, Thaddeus (sometimes confused with Jude of the Twelve), Timon (one of the original seven deacons), Timothy (companion of Paul), Titus, Trophimus, Urban, Zacchaeus, and Zenas.

Other Apostles

The Apostle Paul is also referred to as an apostle, though he may not be not one of the Twelve or of the Seventy. Other missionary saints are also referred to as apostles, though usually not as an initial title, but rather as an epithet, e.g., "Apostle to the North" (though some regard this usage as not traditionally Orthodox). Further, other saints have the epithet "equal to the apostles" (in Greek, Ισαποστολος), usually because of their significant work out of building up the Church.