Is God restoring the five-fold ministry?

The sole proof text used to support this concept is Ephesians 4:11-13, which states that Christ gave "some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers,...until we all attain to the unity of the faith and the full knowledge of the Son of God." The word "until," it is argued, proves that the church today needs apostles and prophets as much as evangelists, pastors, and teachers. However, it is the "building up" of the church (v.12) which must continue until the church is mature, not all five of the offices listed in verse 11. This is clear when the whole text is read as follows: "And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers; [these offices were given] to equip the saints for the work of service, [which work has as its goal] to build up the body of Christ until we all attain to the unity of the faith..." The offices of apostle and prophet would naturally cease in the church once their role in "equipping the saints" was completed; that is, once the New Testament canon was completed.

Some have objected that there is no reason to bracket off the apostles and prophets from the other three offices listed in verse 11. However, in the very same epistle, Paul states that the church has "been built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets" (Eph. 2:20 ) and that Christ's mystery concerning the church was "revealed to His holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit" (3:5 ). These statements indicate that the role of apostles and prophets was fulfilled in the first century.

(THE FAULTY FOUNDATION OF THE FIVE-FOLD MINISTRY - by Robert Bowman)

Important Note : The Assemblies of God, the world's largest Pentecostal church, has officially rejected these modern-day apostles and prophets in their 1949 and subsequent resolutions. 

Here is the link:  
AOG rejects modern-day Prophets & Apostles

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A response paper to Resolution 16 (Statement Adopted by AOG on Aug 11,2000
- Pdf file


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# Below are videos of some of the main modern-day
"Prophets"& "apostles" who are involved in
homosexuality, adultery, false prophecies,
deception,etc (2 Corinthians 11:13;Matthew 7:15)

[Please pray for these people]