Apollos
Saints Apollos, Cephas, Tychicus, Epaphroditus, Caesar, Onesiphorus, Apostles
of the 70 were chosen and sent by the Lord Jesus Christ Himself to preach. They
were chosen some time after the selection of the Twelve Apostles (Luke 10:1-24).
Apollos (September 10) was a native of Alexandria and was a man of erudition.
The chief place of his service was at Corinth. He toiled there for a long time
and converted many to Christ. Towards the end of his life he preached on the
island of Crete and was Bishop of Caesarea.
Apollos was Jewish, a native of Alexandria in Egypt, the second most
important city of the Roman Empire and this city had a high population of Jewish
people living there as well as business and trade. Alexandria was known for its
great university.
Apollos was a great debater, skilled in the Word of God. His ability and skill,
through the power of The Holy Spirit, enabled him to satisfy many in Greece of
the Truth of Christ through logic and debate with Jewish Traditionalists, very
forcefully and very effectively.