Matthew 19:28

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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

Heaven must receive Him until those times of which God has spoken from the earliest ages through the lips of His holy Prophets--the times of the reconstitution of all things.

But in accordance with His promise we are expecting new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness will dwell.

Then He who was seated on the throne said, "I am re-creating all things." And He added, "Write down these words, for they are trustworthy and true."

When

For the Son of Man is soon to come in the glory of the Father with His angels, and then will He requite every man according to his actions.

"When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then will He sit upon His glorious throne,

and to requite with rest you who are suffering affliction now--rest with us at the re-appearing of the Lord Jesus from Heaven, attended by His mighty angels.

Then I saw a great white throne and One who was seated on it, from whose presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them.

Ye also

"What is it you desire?" He asked. "Command," she replied, "that these my two sons may sit one at your right hand and one at your left in your Kingdom."

You however have remained with me amid my trials;

Do you not know that God's people will sit in judgement upon the world? And if you are the court before which the world is to be judged, are you unfit to deal with these petty matters?

"If we patiently endure pain, we shall also share His Kingship; "If we disown Him, He will also disown us;

"'And to him who overcomes and obeys My commands to the very end, I will give authority over the nations of the earth.

"'To him who overcomes I will give the privilege of sitting down with Me on My throne, as I also have overcome and have sat down with My Father on His throne.

The twelve

When the sealing was finished, I heard how many were sealed out of the tribes of the descendants of Israel. They were 144,000.

And a great marvel was seen in Heaven-- a woman who was robed with the sun and had the moon under her feet, and had also a wreath of stars round her head, was with child,

It has a wall, massive and high, with twelve large gates, and in charge of the gates were twelve angels. And overhead, above the gates, names were inscribed which are those of the twelve tribes of the descendants of Israel.

On either side of the river, midway between it and the main street of the city, was the Tree of Life. It produced twelve kinds of fruit, yielding a fresh crop month by month, and the leaves of the tree served as medicine for the nations.

General references

You however have remained with me amid my trials;