No, miracles did not suddenly disappear after the apostolic age. However, we need to remember that miracles also were God’s way of “authenticating” the true ministry of genuine apostles during the early days of the church. (There really were an awful lot of phony apostles running around back then!) The apostle Paul claimed that the church was able to know he was for real, and not phony, because of his lifestyle and “the things that mark an apostle—signs, wonders and miracles” (2 Cor. 12:12). So I have to bring a little balance to this point about miracles happening whole-scale nowadays.
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