The Apostle Generals

Last Sunday I was speaking about Cindy Jacobs with a gentleman who attends my church. He observed that her organization has the presumptious name, "Generals International." I agreed with him that the name is shockingly immodest and pointed out that, in the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR), the term "generals" is a code word for the word "apostles." In other words, when you see someone referred to as a "general"  that is another way of calling them an apostle--for those in the know. By calling them "generals," they can refer to their leaders as apostles in a such a way that people who aren't part of the NAR won't pick up on. The prevalent use of code language in the NAR is one reason this movement is so confusing to outsiders.But why are NAR apostles compared to generals? It's because they are seen as the highest leaders of an end-time, miracle-miracle working army that God is supposedly raising up to take dominion of the earth. These teachings--along with other NAR code words--are explained in greater detail and examined in light of Scripture in my two new books, co-written with Dr. Doug Geivett at Talbot School of Theology. God's Super-Apostles: Encountering the Worldwide Prophets and Apostles Movement provides a beginner's introduction to the NAR movement. Our other book, A New Apostolic Reformation?: A Biblical Response to a Worldwide Movement, provides much greater depth of treatment and documentation of the NAR. See both books at Amazon. If you want to purchase them, presently the quickest turnaround time is to order them directly from the publisher's website.-- Holly Pivec