Dear Brethren,

There is so much the Lord is wanting me to write to you right now. I will be getting a news letter out about the Gathering in Oklahoma and a letter describing the leading I have received from the Lord in the past two months. It is all very important. There were some serious breakthroughs at the third Gathering. I had intended only to get this letter out to the Apostles. However the Lord has convinced me that all need to read this and understand.

On the last day of the Gathering in OKC the Lord had me teaching especially about the intensity of the warfare surrounding the subject of His Apostles. I did speak about the issue addressed in this letter. After it was over I talked to one of our Brothers who had been through a hellish experience with his Church. I wish that he would have called or communicated his problems to me while he was going through it. Our fellowship and association at this point is vital to us all. I believe you will understand more as you read this letter and my responses to it.

I want to encourage each one of you to attend the Apostles Gatherings as they occur. The Lord is definitely doing a work in our midst. You need to be there especially you Apostles. At the last Gathering towards the end I was seeking the Lord as to whether or not we should continue through the night or call it a night. The Lord spoke to me very clearly that we were on course and all was well. This is not just some popular movement that has no far reaching consequence.

A Brother I discerned to be an Apostle before the last Gathering who decided not to go because there was no clear prepared pre-written agenda, called me after the Gathering and began to explain what his Pastor was intending for them. I cautioned him not to buy into it, that he could not return unto Babylon. You all need to understand what is going on right now all around.

This Brothers letter to me, is first and then my response follows in Italics. This is not a game. I want to speak to you again after you read my response.

Cary,

Last week on the phone you cautioned me about "coming back under Babylon" when I mentioned assembling a five-fold team of men and having our senior pastor pray and anoint us with oil for ministry. I got your point and so cancelled the anointing service last Saturday.

This morning, in an emergency meeting, the pastor asked what I meant by Babylon? Where do you see yourself, Larry, in two years? Until we hear from God about the five-fold ministry and how it will change our local government structure, will you stay submitted to the pastor here at ______? W_____ uses Episcopal rule, not congregational rule or presbyters rule, are you okay with that while we consider the plurality of elders rule? I know of only four men I would call apostles, but I am willing to learn about it, are you okay with that, Larry? In the Foursquare denomination we have district supervisors over several churches in a region. Are they to be considered apostles?

The pastor said, "We want to be your home church for when you travel and do whatever God has for you in the future of your ministry. We trust you, Larry, but we need to continue the present chain of authority until God clearly changes it around here."

So, Cary, I have a retreat house with my ministry and I am meeting Friday the thirteenth of this week for the first time with the five-fold team and our two worship leaders. I will pursue unity among this group of men, educate them about the five-fold, express our pastor's feelings, and seek the Lord. We have been chosen to do all of the teaching of the men at ________ at our Saturday morning and Thursday night events.

Dear Brother,

We have to understand that the systems of men in place now make no provision for many of the Callings of God under the Lord's order and ways. It is not the Pastors fault. It is not the fault of any of us that desire to serve the Lord in these days. But the Lord is bringing His Apostles to the forefront in this time. I have received a very formal and direct command from the Lord to Gather His Apostles. The Lord has spoken to me for many years now about Calling His Church to Order. He cannot pour out His Glory on systems of men that are operating under the Spirit of Mystery Babylon, Mother of Harlots and Abominations of the earth.

This spirit is clearly described as the religious systems of men that deceives the nations from the truth of God. It is made clear when we see the Lord cursing the Pharisees and telling them that He will send prophets and Apostles to them and some they will slay and persecute. Then the Lord tells His disciples to beware the Leaven of the Pharisees.

In revelation Chapters 17 and 18 we see that the blood of the saints and of the prophets and apostles was found in her.

In Revelation 18:20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.

Men over the centuries have not understood any of this. The Lord declared that the traditions and doctrines of men and devils do make His Word of none effect. Men throughout the centuries have structured the churches according to their discretion and not according to the Order and ways of God. The Order and ways of God were clearly shown on the day of Pentecost when there was no strange doctrine of men to forbid Him. The Apostle Paul more than any other was used of God to teach Order in the Church. Satan has always known that if he could destroy God's structure and Order in the Church he could prevail over a people who had authority over him to cast him out. Satan convinced the Church that Miracles went away with the Apostles. In one fell swoop he destroyed for a time the God Ordained delegated authority and leadership in the Church.

We have come to the time when the Lord is getting ready to prepare His Bride and to show forth His Glory to be seen in His people, before the end of this dispensation. He can't pour it out on doctrines of men and devils and be true to His word that says it does make His Word of none effect. This applies to the traditions and systems of men that pervert His Order. We need to quit using the term five fold ministries. It is a term of men that usually refers to the Prophets and Apostles only. There are five ministries given by the Lord. All are important. If each one is given by the Lord then it is imperative that each one operating in the respective callings be called by the Lord and not birthed and approved of by a system of men.

There is nothing the Pastor can do. He should not in any way feel threatened by the Calling of the Apostle or Prophet. Any Apostle trying to assert authority to change the government structure of a system such as the Four Square Church has no understanding. The district supervisors would in no way be considered Apostles because of their position in a system such as this. The Calling of an Apostle can only be given by the Lord. This is why we have been diligent to have the Apostles submit to the discernment process. It is not an Approval process.

Your Pastor like all of us is going to have to make some hard decisions in the days ahead. It means being willing to do it God's way and no other way. To accept the delegated authority of God, so that the Lord is free and legal to His Word, in pouring out His Spirit in a measure the World has yet to see. So that the World will know God and Jesus Christ whom He has sent.

The Pastors of the present systems of men that do try to hinder those in the Body of Christ from seeking to come out of Babylon will be placing themselves at risk with the Lord. Many Pastors will attack and persecute the Apostles calling them sheep stealers and much worse as the Lord calls His People out of Babylon and Calls His Church to Order. These words have already begun; Revelation Chapter 18 vs. 4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. I know that this is not easy to entreat, but unfortunately it is the truth. This is a very serious matter a matter of life and death to God's people in the earth. It would not seem strange if the Lord Called His Apostles out of Babylon first.

All the men who obeyed God in making changes towards God's Order and Truth have always been labeled as goats or rebellious by the systems already in place. It is hard. But we all must seek first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness. We must all strive to obey His Will and Ways. We are not in a time like before. Any man who thinks that we are not drawing very near to the end of this dispensation or that the Lord will not return is fooling himself.

What I am writing here is hard for all of us to accept. Babylon is not just Catholicism as some teach. It is not just America or the financial institutions. It is not the religious system of the Anti Christ. Babylon influences all the religions in the Earth to deceive the Nations from the truth of God.. And it has been in place a long time.

Just because something has been that way a long time does not make it true. Buddhism is older than Christianity but as wrong as wrong can be. And I can assure you they don't like any body telling them that. Some Pastors are trying to embrace this move of God to bring forth His Apostles. It makes for good Church and has the APPEARANCE of righteousness, showing the willingness to embrace the truth of God's Word. But the Pastors are insisting on being the covering and being in complete control over the Apostle or the Apostle must go. This is happening in many places at this time. Again this is just another perversion of the Lords Order and Ways. It will not work. And it displeases the Lord for false doctrine to be taught to His people by example. Trying to adopt God's Order and Ways into the now established systems of men without the systems abandoning their Order and ways, Will not work.

Your Pastor is not going to change the Four square church or their govt. We are all in the same boat. We must do it God's Way in this time coming out of the influence of Mystery Babylon. To reject the Truth because it doesn't fit with your religion is folly.. Believe me I have sought the Lord about this many many times. We just have to abandon the doctrines of men and devils along with their systems. I am not bashing anyone. It’s just the way it is.

It sounds like the Pastor is a nice guy.

Love

Cary Goodwin

Approximately two months ago, the Lord spoke clearly to me and told me to begin to move towards the Vision He gave me when He caught me up in the Spirit and took me into the future to show me my work. This was over twenty years ago. On my way to the first Gathering the Lord spoke to me and told me that it was now the time of my vision. At that Gathering I was describing the work and ministry center as a HUB for the Apostles where we could publish the gospel.

Two months ago, He told me that ministry center was to centralize His Apostles. He had warned me several years ago not to go for a 501 C-3 for the ministry. After He told me to move towards the vision the Lord brought me the answer for the second or third time for founding the ministry. I have founded the Apostles Gathering Ministries under a Corporation Sole. This unlike the 501 C-3 does not put you in partnership with and accountable to the Government.

Remember now the main thrust behind the Lord Commanding to Gather His Apostles is to Call His Church to Order. Every minister of the Lord in these times must be licensed or Ordained by men in order to Marry or minister in prisons etc.

I am to Ordain or license men according to their callings under God. Just like it has been necessary to discern the Apostles it is also important that we license or ordain those called by God into their respective Callings, under Ephesians 4:11. We will not license any as a Reverend.

It is important that we do not create a new denomination or fall into the same pitfalls of so many before. But as I said, the Lord has been talking to me and teaching me about Calling His Church to Order for many years now.

I have been following the Lord’s leading in this one step at a time and will continue to do so. These are crucial times. It has become very evident that we must take this fellowship and association very seriously. This has been resounding in my spirit with greater strength in this last month or more.

Those who have been discerned as Apostles by this fellowship can be licensed or Ordained by the Apostles Gathering Ministries as an Apostle. As with the Apostles there are many other brethren out there who are called by God for this hour as Prophets, Evangelist, Pastors and Teachers, who are not recognized by the Systems of men and who are coming out of Babylon. These too must be supported and empowered to fulfill their respective roles in this end time hour as the Lord Calls His Remnant Church to His Order and Ways.

You must understand the seriousness of this matter and the intense warfare that we are up against. We must be in fellowship and association with one another. Satan really does want to pick off the Apostles more than any other calling.

Since the Apostles Gathering in Oklahoma the Lord has been dealing with me more intensely about what I am writing here. So much so, that it has been hard to concentrate on getting out the report on the Oklahoma Gathering.

We have Apostles who are Elders here, who have a great deal of experience, from missionary work to building Churches to home fellowships. I have been acutely aware that the Lord has provided everything according to His Will for this fellowship. Again, I say take this seriously.

I do love you all and know what your up against. We have no other choice but to follow our Lord Jesus Christ. If you have any questions call me or write.

Love

Cary Goodwin
The Apostles Gathering "Gather My Apostles"
Web site http://apostles-gathering.com/
E-mail mailto:Cary@apostles-gathering.com
Cary Goodwin
P.O. Box 2953
Summerville, South Carolina 29484
Phone 843-875-2621 or Cell 843-412-0294