Matthew 19:28 “So Jesus said to them, "Assuredly I say to you, that in the regeneration, when the Son of Man sits on the throne of His glory, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.”
In a previous section, I highlighted the above truth that our Lord Jesus taught us. This is that in the kingdom of God, that our Lord will place certain saints over others to govern them. Clearly in the above passage, we see that the twelve apostles of the Lamb will govern the Lord’s saints. That does not mean that each apostle will have 25 million saints reporting directly to them, not at all. For in the kingdom of God there will be a whole hierarchy of thrones, and each throne will have authority over a portion of the kingdom of God. You will recall that our Lord Jesus in teaching on this subject, mentioned that some of His saints will be placed in authority over ten cities and some over five cities, etc (Luke 19:17-19). In the same manner, the saint who governs the ten cities for example, will themselves be governed by the saint that has authority over the nation in which those ten cities are located. And so, in that manner the lesser saint will report to the greater, who will in turn report even higher up, ultimately ending with Jesus Christ being the Lord of all.
Michael E.B. Maher
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