Matthew 19:28

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

In the regeneration

Acts 3:21

2 Peter 3:13

Revelation 21:5

When

Ye also

The twelve

General references

Luke 22:28

Bible References

In the regeneration

but must reside in heaven, till the time of the restitution of all things, of which God has spoken from the beginning by the mouth of his holy prophets.

As for us, in consequence of his promise, we expect a new heaven, and a new earth, where justice shall reside.

"behold, I make all things new." and he said write: "for these words are true and authentic."

When

for the son of man shall come in the glory of his father, with his angels; and then shall be make retribution to every man according to his works.

When the son of man shall come in his majesty, accompanied with all his holy angels, he shall sit upon the throne of his glory.

and that you, who are distress'd, should obtain your repose, together with us, when the Lord Jesus, with his angels, the ministers of his power, shall descend from heaven,

Then I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose presence the earth and the heaven fled away, so that they disappear'd.

Ye also

and he said to her, what would you have? grant, said she, when you are upon the throne, that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left.

but since you did not abandon me in my trials,

don't you know that these are to judge the world? if the world is to be judg'd by you, are not you qualify'd to decide your petty causes?

if we suffer, we shall also reign: if we renounce him,

he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:

to him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my father in his throne.

The twelve

And I heard the number of those who were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred forty and four thousand, of all the tribes of the children of Israel.

and there appeared a great wonder in heaven, a WOMAN invested with glory like the sun: the moon was under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:

her walls were large and high; the gates were twelve; and at the gates twelve angels, with the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel inscrib'd thereon.

in the midst of the area, surrounded by the river, was the tree of life, which had twelve fruit-seasons, yielding its fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

General references

but since you did not abandon me in my trials,