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re-form. Apostles have the discernment to know when the Church is not in its proper form. The Spirit of the Reformer And if by these things you are not reformed by Me, but walk contrary to Me, then I also will walk contrary to you, and I will punish you yet seven times for your sins (Lev. 26:23,24). Reformation is not new. Even the Protestant Reformation of the sixteenth century was not the first reformation for the people of God. The Lord spoke of reformation as early as the book of Leviticus. The beginning of the New Covenant through the apostles was also a time of reformation. The Lord is always concerned about the shape and form of His Church. One of the functions of the apostle is to bring the Church into proper form. Apostles are concerned with biblical order. If the Church is not in the correct form, the apostle will come in the spirit of the reformer. God will send apostles to bring reformation to the Church. Concerned only with foods and drinks, various washings, and fleshly ordinances imposed until the time of reformation (Heb. 9:10, italics added). There are times of reformation that are predestined by the Lord. There is also a release of the apostolic anointing to bring about the changes ordained by the Lord. Religious systems that have been in place for years prior to a reformation are the greatest enemies to a new move of God. Religious systems that need reform serve the interests of the leadership of that system, and they are usually a reformation's greatest opponents. During the days of Jesus and the early apostles, the Sadducees and Pharisees had much to lose in a reformation: their position, power and control over the people. The early apostles were persecuted by these leaders in order to prevent the completion of a reformation.