Shalom all Kingdom citizens,

‘Who is the source of our authority’ is indeed so important. In Luke 9:1, it is said that Jesus appointed the twelve disciples and gave them ‘exousia,’ power. At that time the Holy Spirit had not yet been poured down; they were given authority over all demons, to cure diseases, cleanse the leper and raise the dead. In Luke 10:1 it is also mentioned ‘the other seventy.’ As we know, the first seven deacons actually illustrated them, or came from these seventy disciples.