Apostolic Restoration
Antonio Melo; Carla Melo
January 05, 2014
Under this decree of "restoration of all
things," God has created on every continent and nation the necessary
conditions to separate, call and equip men and women for the Apostolate. Today,
there is in the Body of Christ greater awareness and place that permits to
embrace this ministry, prior to the others, declare apostles Antonio &
Carla Melo from Portugal.
Portugal
Lisbon-based
apostlolic leaders Antonio & Carla Melo oversee Kingdom works in Portugal
and several nations of Europe, Africa and Latin America.
Restoration is a principle presented in
biblical Scriptures. At sunrise of a Messianic infant Church, in Pentecost Day,
when the Ap. Peter boldly and full of the Holy Spirit addressed the crowd (Acts
2:19-21), he said in his speech, that God would "restore all things",
and that the culmination of this total and complete restoration, would bring
Messiah back to earth, to His people, to establish His Kingdom. This
restoration does not belong to any human institution or denomination; it’s in
the absolute and supernatural control of God. It is infallible and was recorded
in true discourse of the biblical prophets of old; it’s happening right in our
days, before our eyes.
One of the principles that reward such
restoration is found in Isaiah 56:9-10, where by the voice of the prophet, God
reveals His unchanging mind, that everything will return to the beginning; the
beginning reveals the end, the end leads us to the beginning, and therefore, as
it was in the beginning, so it will be in the end.
It is therefore understandable that the
Church in Jerusalem, who was born Apostolic, in our days, the Spirit filled
Church, has been rewarded returning back to her old call, biblical model and
ministry. When in the early centuries of the Christian era the Roman empire
intercepted the Church of Jerusalem, usurped from her this column, looking to
replace her in the world for many centuries. The rapidly fulfilling prophecies,
the urgency of rescuing spiritually lives in all the nations, the need for
building up and maturing of the Bride of the Messiah, the move of God's clock,
demanded in this century, the rescue and return of the Apostolic ministry. It’s
not new, new fashion or Church invention; it´s a restitution from the past.
Under this decree of "restoration of
all things," God has created on every continent and nation the
necessary conditions to separate, call and equip men and women for the
Apostolate. Today, there is in the Body of Christ greater awareness and place
that permits to embrace this ministry, prior to the others. It has emerged in
good time to deal with the spiritual, moral and social threats facing the
Church, in an increasingly and fierce spiritual warfare of our days, to command
and strength the army of God in nations and continents.
Because the Great Commission of Jesus is
global, because He commissioned His Church to return Him nations, (and these
are the end days), today it is imperative that in every nation there may be
Apostles, who work on every continent by an effective Apostolic network in
order to preserve, strengthen, protect and extend the Kingdom of God on earth.
It is estimated that Western Europe is today
the continent most cauterized by Humanism, more resistant to the Gospel, with a
lower rate of Christians and points of Bible preaching. The great evangelists
and ministries of intercession, today, begin to look at this reality in the
European Continent, as a giant to win, an urgent challenge to regain lost
territories.
We believe because of God’s goodness and
mercy, He has not given up Europe, and for His anointing and holy will, we
still have the chance to rewrite our History. The prophetic voice in this
continent has not ceased and there are in Heaven countless prayers of the
saints (past and present) in our behalf, which on time, will enhance our
nations and bring forth revival. In the past, Europe resisted the lies,
persecutions and saw her sons becoming martyrs for Christ. The same precious
Continent will again and soon, will raise up her voice to be heard, raise up
her heart to resist and proclaim the Gospel in our days.
Because also in Europe and for Europe, God
is restoring and strengthening the Apostolic ministry, because today we are
equipping, organizing and strengthening ourselves in unity, the Lord will do
great things for us and through us. Europe needs Apostles, Europe needs us!
Speaking about Portugal, our nation, we are
encouraged by an apostolic and prophetic decree from God that we care and
declare: "Portugal are a gateway to the revival in Europe".
The many wonders we've seen and experienced from God, leads us to
believe that we still have much to receive and live for Him. May we all be
wise, steadfast, faithful Apostles and worthy of the ministry that we represent
and have received from the Lord Jesus, sustained by the promise that with Him,
we all shall do much great exploits!