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  • Why was Matthias and not Paul chose to replace Judas? Who was Matthias in the Bible, and why was he selected to replace Judas? What happened to St Matthias after he became one of the 12 disciples of Jesus? In this video, Pastor Nelson with Bible Munch answers the question, “Was Matthias or Paul God’s choice to replace Judas as the 12th apostle?”
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Komentáře • 98

  • @raybucciarelli3754
    @raybucciarelli3754 Před rokem +6

    They (the 11) were given authority to make these decisions.
    “Assuredly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. “Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.” - Jesus
    ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭18‬:‭18‬-‭20‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

  • @matthiasguenther6576
    @matthiasguenther6576 Před 2 lety +6

    I'm fully satisfied with the answer. Thanks and kind regards, Matthias. 😉

  • @igauravjani
    @igauravjani Před 2 lety +2

    Well explained 👏

  • @sadiqsuleiman1480
    @sadiqsuleiman1480 Před 2 lety +6

    Paul would certainly be an outlier to the group, looking from the outside in. An evidential case of the Truth of the Gospel would have been challenged from the outside...not that this would matter, but for good order, a Galilean that witnessed our Lord's crucifixion and divine event of the resurrection when both happened is the type of perfect order God shows us. Matthias was indeed the perfect match for replacing Judas.

  • @MaryRosebud
    @MaryRosebud Před 11 měsíci

    Thank you!

  • @AverageDunce
    @AverageDunce Před 8 měsíci

    Thanks for this, I was curious and couldn't actually find a direct answer from my friends.

  • @adriaanj1808
    @adriaanj1808 Před 2 lety +1

    Good question and discussion topic.

    • @adriaanj1808
      @adriaanj1808 Před 2 lety

      I say Matthias as well, but love Paul.

  • @linxblack5921
    @linxblack5921 Před 2 lety +9

    My two questions: Was Matthias in the upper room at the Lord's supper (you may ask, was Paul? But that would not answer my question) My point is, Matthias was not one of the 12 from the beginning and was excluded by the Lord according to God's will. My second question would be: Did God or the Lord command the apostles to decide who would replace Judas as the twelfth apostle by casting lot? You would think after the soldiers who crucified the Lord and then "cast lot" to determine who would win his clothing, you would think that would be the last thing that the apostles would want to do (cast lot) to determine anything. The casting of lot should have been one of the most repulsive activities that their minds would have thought to do and then further to join their hands to that thought. Let's remember that the apostles were not infallible, and just because any given act of theirs was not rebuked by God does not mean that it was ordained by God. The Lord included Paul, for it was God's will that the Lord include Paul, make him an apostle, and then as His apostle send out as His apostle.

    • @linxblack5921
      @linxblack5921 Před 2 lety +2

      I was remiss in also including the administration Of God the Holy Spirit in the ordination of Paul as the twelfth apostle and in the readying of Paul for his office as the twelfth apostle.

    • @wlg2677
      @wlg2677 Před rokem

      Ok let us see.
      The Apostles already had been blown with the Holy Spirit by Jesus.
      John 20 22
      22 And when He had said this, He breathed on them and *said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive the sins of any, their sins have been forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they have been retained.”
      The Apostles prayed to God.
      24 Then they prayed, “Lord, you know everyone’s heart. Show us which of these two you have chosen.
      Casting lots was not always evil
      Jonah was identified in the ship he was escaping by casting of lots. Jonah 1: 7
      “Joshua then cast lots for them in Shiloh in the presence of the LORD, and there he distributed the land to the Israelites according to their tribal divisions.” Joshua 18:10
      5 They divided them impartially by casting lots, for there were officials of the sanctuary and officials of God among the descendants of both Eleazar and Ithamar. 1 chronicles 15 24
      8 He is to cast lots for the two goats-one lot for the LORD and the other for the scapegoat. Leviticus 16:8
      1 Now the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem. The rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of every ten of them to live in Jerusalem, the holy city, while the remaining nine were to stay in their own towns. Nehemiah 11 1

    • @wlg2677
      @wlg2677 Před rokem +1

      Now what does the Bible says about the other Apostles:
      14 But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of this, they tore their clothes and rushed out into the crowd, shouting:
      Acts 14 4
      BARNABAS and Paul are called an Apostle when not being one of the 12 as well as Paul.
      Acts 6 2
      2 So the Twelve gathered all the disciples together and said, “It would not be right for us to neglect the ministry of the word of God in order to wait on tables.
      which twelve?
      Acts 6 happened before Paul's conversion.
      The Bible counts 12 although you may choose not to believe that the Bible counts 12 before the conversion of Paul.

  • @sunnyjohnson992
    @sunnyjohnson992 Před rokem +1

    Casting lots was a common practice in Bible times. (Proverbs 16:33) The selection of Matthias is the last time the Bible shows lots being used in this way. The later outpouring of holy spirit rendered that method obsolete.
    Why were lots used? The apostles prayed at Acts 1:23,24 which showed they wanted the choice to be Jehovah God’s. Matthias was likely one of the 70 disciples whom Jesus had sent out to preach, so Matthias was chosen to become one of “the Twelve.”(Acts 6:2)

  • @josephdoctor6423
    @josephdoctor6423 Před 2 lety +1

    For a minute I almost thought you were Mike Winger

  • @songsgardensbyjenniferlynn3242

    We weren't there to see how Matthias furthered the Church at that time.

  • @kennethogorman5436
    @kennethogorman5436 Před 2 měsíci

    Acts answers this question

  • @ALD101
    @ALD101 Před 4 měsíci +1

    No persons made Paul an Apostle. .HE said Jesus did it...but he changed his description of their meeting, and this is why he called himself an apostle. Did Paul admit that he lied to glorify God?
    Have you done a full study on Paul? Why NOT?❤

    • @dashriprock5720
      @dashriprock5720 Před 3 měsíci

      Can you provide chapter and verse when you quote scripture for people like me who would like to reference what you said, and don't have as much knowledge of scripture to recall where to look. Thank you.

  • @fightthegoodfightoffaithmi8676

    Acts 1:26
    And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

    • @wendy8506
      @wendy8506 Před rokem

      This is deeper than just taking the verse at face value. There is biblical proof to support that Matthias can't be the 12th Apostle.

    • @studiosx8561
      @studiosx8561 Před 6 měsíci +2

      ​@@wendy8506
      Mattaish is the 12th

  • @glassworks4850
    @glassworks4850 Před 2 lety +12

    The Twelve were commissioned as Apostles to the Jews (primarily), until the Lord commanded Peter to minister to the Gentiles. Paul was commissioned as an Apostle for the Gentiles. Even Paul, didn't count himself as one of the twelve (1Cor 15:5). So Matthias is the answer.

    • @wendy8506
      @wendy8506 Před rokem +1

      Paul didn't count himself an Apostle, in humbleness, because he reminds himself of how he persecuted the Messiah's people. Read 1 Cor 15: 9-10

    • @glassworks4850
      @glassworks4850 Před rokem +1

      @@wendy8506 still, not part of the Twelve. Because the twelve were commissioned to evangelize the Jews. Paul was commissioned to evangelize the Gentiles. He's a special Apostle to whom we are reached.

    • @99mrpogi
      @99mrpogi Před 6 měsíci +1

      ​@@glassworks4850makes sense because Matthias is still chosen by the other 11 apostles to replace Judas Iscariot whereas Paul only became prominent when the other apostles are already starting their respective ministries

    • @glassworks4850
      @glassworks4850 Před 6 měsíci

      @@99mrpogi True

    • @dashriprock5720
      @dashriprock5720 Před 3 měsíci

      @@wendy8506 Corinthians 15:8 "And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. Corinthians 15:9 Paul didn't say, I am not an Apostle, he said, "I am the least of the Apostles". Paul goes on to say (as I understand it) he was undeserving to be called an apostle because he persecuted the Church of God..but by the grace of God, "I am what I am"

  • @dynamicloveministries334

    Luke documented the action as a fulfilment of scripture. I have no doubt that Matthias was the perfect choice. Act 1:20 “For it is written in the Book of Psalms, “‘May his camp become desolate, and let there be no one to dwell in it’; and “‘Let another take his office.’ There was a command that another had to rake his office and Luke records the fulfilment of it. They did not gamble, the prayed to God and the feeling the scripture brings is that God was involved in the choice. I don't know why this is an issue? In the OT the spirit did guide people and they also casted lots.

  • @DATR8d
    @DATR8d Před rokem

    In kjv Lord JESUS says that one of the apostles want see death until he sees the kingdom of heaven comes down

  • @dashriprock5720
    @dashriprock5720 Před 3 měsíci

    Question; Judges over the 12 tribes which includes two half tribes ...so 13 judges?

  • @lindajohnson4204
    @lindajohnson4204 Před 2 lety +3

    Paul! I believe in his miraculous call on the road to Damascus. I believe that Jesus called Paul to be an apostle, whether Matthias remained an apostle or not.

    • @DaddyAZTL
      @DaddyAZTL Před rokem +2

      there are only 12 apostles. do you believe joseph smith too?

    • @lindajohnson4204
      @lindajohnson4204 Před rokem

      @@DaddyAZTL No! I have no intention of agreeing with Joseph Smith. I answered in the un-authoritative spirit of "I do not know all things, and cannot answer all questions at any time".
      Have fun down there is Arizlanta.

    • @DaddyAZTL
      @DaddyAZTL Před rokem +1

      @@lindajohnson4204 so do you believe Jesus when he said dont believe those who saw me in the wilderness?

    • @lindajohnson4204
      @lindajohnson4204 Před rokem

      @@DaddyAZTL Pardon me?
      Gotta see chapter and verse, because I do not recognize that.

    • @DaddyAZTL
      @DaddyAZTL Před rokem +2

      @@lindajohnson4204 Matthew 24:26

  • @inthenamemosthigh
    @inthenamemosthigh Před 5 měsíci +1

    Paul was rejected for forsaking the covenant and teaching others to do the same... Acts 21: 21/ Acts 21: 27-30.. Titus 1 : 10.. Galatians 2: 7- 8.. only 12 apostles... Revelation 21: 14.. God allows lots to be taken to inherit the Land.. Paul created Christianity for Rome.. Paul caused all to be cut off. .. genesis 17: 13-14.. Ezekiel 44: 9

  • @allwillberevealed777
    @allwillberevealed777 Před rokem +1

    So who will be the 12th disciple to judge the 12 tribes? Definitely not the Roman agent Paul.

  • @vladimiravicii8720
    @vladimiravicii8720 Před rokem

    whose Paul? I thought it was Joseph, called Barsabbas, who was also known as Justus?

    • @wendy8506
      @wendy8506 Před rokem

      Please do your research by starting to read the Holy Scriptures first.

    • @AverageDunce
      @AverageDunce Před 8 měsíci

      wrong books here lol

  • @hnguye22
    @hnguye22 Před měsícem

    Actual 15 Apostles

  • @victorious2755
    @victorious2755 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Is it because Paul wrote over 60% of the New Testament

    • @finalfrontier001
      @finalfrontier001 Před 10 měsíci

      that why Paul holds authority nothing to do with God's plan.

    • @Doctor1933
      @Doctor1933 Před 6 měsíci

      @@finalfrontier001your message just told me you said God has nothing to do with paul plan that make paul a false christ

    • @finalfrontier001
      @finalfrontier001 Před 6 měsíci

      @@Doctor1933 Bring your evidence denying Paul makes me false from the Bible.

    • @Doctor1933
      @Doctor1933 Před 6 měsíci

      @@finalfrontier001 read your old messages i didnt say you i said paul is false christ by your own message you mistaken my understanding

    • @dashriprock5720
      @dashriprock5720 Před 3 měsíci

      What about Peter's testimony of Paul's credibility? That's enough for me

  • @ajmittendorf
    @ajmittendorf Před 2 lety +5

    I find this to be a worthy analysis, so please do not misunderstand me when I say that, regardless of whose name will be written on the 12th foundation in the Heavenly Jerusalem, I would be much more comfortable with the apostles making a choice at all if they had prayed before even nominating Matthias and Barsabbas and even before deciding to try to select a 12th apostle in the first place. They should have taken a day to pray and fast about such a monumental undertaking. In short, their prayer came too late. The apostles, apparently on their own authority, chose to select someone and left God out of that process altogether (that is, assuming that the Bible simply didn't record a prayer that actually took place).

    • @flutep2069
      @flutep2069 Před 2 lety +2

      They did pray before casting lots. See Acts 1:24

    • @ajmittendorf
      @ajmittendorf Před 2 lety +1

      @@flutep2069 True, but that was still well after THEY had decided to select a 12th apostle. They should have prayed before that.

    • @finalfrontier001
      @finalfrontier001 Před 10 měsíci

      @@ajmittendorf No Paul was a fasle self apointed apostle.

    • @ajmittendorf
      @ajmittendorf Před 10 měsíci

      @@finalfrontier001 That's a lie from Satan, himself. Even Peter acknowledged Paul's writings as "Scripture," Liar, so if Peter knows Paul is legit, then the rest of us can.

    • @finalfrontier001
      @finalfrontier001 Před 10 měsíci

      @@ajmittendorf When did Peter ever say Paul was legit? If fact Peter and Paul fought and Pail stated insulting him.

  • @JD-uy5js
    @JD-uy5js Před rokem +2

    Paul was a fake impersonator of an apostle...contradicting not only himself but Jesus and the Apostles in his "teachings"...Ask yourself why is he so prominent? How was the Bible tampered with and why are there 66 books? Paul was supposedly the 13th apostle who happened to write 13 books of the NT. Hmm

  • @donew1thita11
    @donew1thita11 Před rokem +1

    Matthias!
    Paul is a deceiver!

  • @mariavogt1484
    @mariavogt1484 Před 2 lety +4

    I think it's Paul, read Romans 11: 13 he said, I am the Apostle of the gentiles,

  • @yahshaunyahu
    @yahshaunyahu Před 2 lety

    Who are those white guys in the thumbnail? Cause if Yahusha had hair like wool, and skin like brass......

    • @jacksonrelaxin3425
      @jacksonrelaxin3425 Před 2 lety

      Cool story bro

    • @flutep2069
      @flutep2069 Před 2 lety +1

      Jesus did not have His heavenly appearance when He lived as a man. Furthermore the description given in Revelation is more figurative than literal. The white woolen hair symbolises the lamb.

  • @drummerg3331
    @drummerg3331 Před 2 lety +4

    Let’s see: THE twelve apostles (Revelation 21:14), Paul was called by Jesus Himself as an apostle (1 Corinthians 1:1, 2 Corinthians 1:1, Galatians 1:1), therefore there cannot be 13 apostles. Paul I believe replaced Judas.

    • @glassworks4850
      @glassworks4850 Před 2 lety +3

      1 Cor. 15:5, Paul didn't count himself as one of the Twelve.

    • @wendy8506
      @wendy8506 Před rokem

      @@glassworks4850 Correct, Paul didn't regards himself worthy but the fact is that the Messiah have chosen him on his way to Damascus.

    • @finalfrontier001
      @finalfrontier001 Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@wendy8506 whta evidence do you have Jesus choose Paul?

    • @wendy8506
      @wendy8506 Před 9 měsíci

      @@finalfrontier001 I made a power point presentation of 48 slides, so, it's too much to mention here. If you are REALLY interested, you can provide me with your email address

  • @kabrethren1254
    @kabrethren1254 Před 2 lety +3

    Yes, God chose Paul, but Matthias chose by the apostles

  • @danreyes736
    @danreyes736 Před rokem

    It’s Paul. The “requirements” you’re speaking of in verses 20-21 were requirements made up by the apostles. Yes Psalms speaks of another filling the spot, but the apostles were chosen by Jesus. Revelation 21:14 The apostles of The Lamb. The apostles were told to wait, not chose the 12th. Sarah did the same thing by not waiting and gave Tamar to Abraham in order to have a son. “They” is consistently said in chapter one of Acts. Jesus did not chose Matthias.

  • @MNVikes
    @MNVikes Před 2 lety +1

    Paul!!!!!

  • @michaelcaudillo9868
    @michaelcaudillo9868 Před 2 lety +1

    Paul!!!

  • @magdalenaglas7790
    @magdalenaglas7790 Před 2 lety

    "Will the Jewish people love a 45 year old, catholic, polish women as their Jewish Messiah" That's how I already revealed myself back in October. My name is MAGDALENA this time. If that's not enough proof that JESUS was a Messiah then there is another one. Everything God showed me and told me happened outside... GOD IS NOT INSIDE THE CHURCHES🕊🕊🕊

  • @jessicaabner1212
    @jessicaabner1212 Před rokem

    Jesus chose all 12 discples face to face just as he chose paul on the road to Damascus .Paul done more for CHRIST and his church than anyone else in the new testament , Paul is the lords replacement for judas

    • @finalfrontier001
      @finalfrontier001 Před 10 měsíci +1

      There is no evidence Jesus choose Pual top the road to Damascus.

  • @AurelioCortez
    @AurelioCortez Před 2 lety +1

    the New Testament calls Paul an Apostle multiple times! this should be enough to see him as Judas' replacement. and Paul DID meet the requirement of seeing the risen Jesus because Jesus appeared to him on the road to Damascus, and taught him directly for 3 years. Further, those "qualifications" laid out in Acts 1 aren't inspired of God, necessarily, since Luke is simply quoting Peter... what's inspired here is the account, not necessarily the teaching.

    • @finalfrontier001
      @finalfrontier001 Před 10 měsíci

      No it bdoes not stop lying to yourself.

    • @finalfrontier001
      @finalfrontier001 Před 10 měsíci

      Paul claimed Jesus rasied to him no other apostle belives that.

  • @donhaddix3770
    @donhaddix3770 Před rokem +1

    Jesus picked apostles, so Paul.

  • @finalfrontier001
    @finalfrontier001 Před 10 měsíci +1

    again pure speculation cuz God never acknowledges Paul god only knows of Mathias. Remember to be a an apostle you must ahve met Jesus Mathias met and walked with Jesus not Paul.

  • @adamlineback4082
    @adamlineback4082 Před rokem +2

    The eleven were called directly by Jesus. Paul was called directly by Jesus. Matthias was not.

  • @picturepablo4918
    @picturepablo4918 Před 2 měsíci

    You can only have 12 apostles. Paul is clearly an apostle. So…

  • @karunanithin.ramachandran6482

    As always everything here is conjecture . Matthias was never mentioned again because he was not part of God's plan , remember our God is not a vain God , He does not do things without a purpose .
    Most important of all , God never said that it was imperative that there should always be 12 apostles , otherwise apostles should have been replaced as they were killed .
    And God told them to wait for the Holy Spirit because It was to be the guiding Spirit after Paul and the apostles had finished what was apportioned for them to do by God .

    • @wendy8506
      @wendy8506 Před rokem

      The Messiah chose 12. After Judas fell away, that place had to be filled again to make it 12. The number 12 is important and holy. Matthias wasn't chosen by Messiah. Paul was directly chosen on his way to Damascus, by the Messiah. Acts 9:4, Acts 22:7. According to Revelation 21:14, It must be twelve. All other apostles appointed after those twelve, until today, are apostles and not Apostles, because they don't fit the criteria to be true Apostles.

    • @finalfrontier001
      @finalfrontier001 Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@wendy8506 Mathias was chosen by the discples which replaced Judas, Mathias wlaked and lived with Jesus, Paul did not. Paul never saw or met Jesus.

  • @Luke_0
    @Luke_0 Před 3 měsíci

    Matthias wasn't chosen by Christ, Paul was