[[Matt-19]] Prev: [[Prophecies in Matt-18]] | Next: [[Prophecies in Matt-20]] --- ### Jesus said to them, 'Most certainly I tell you that you who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on the throne of his glory, you also will sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.' *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: Jesus predicts that in the future renewal of the world (the regeneration), he will sit on a glorious throne and his twelve apostles will sit on twelve thrones to judge the twelve tribes of Israel. *Historical context*: Theological scholars classify this as an eschatological prophecy concerning the 'Palingenesia' (New Creation or Restoration). Historically, this prophecy was taken so literally by the early Church that after Judas Iscariot's death, the remaining eleven apostles felt a divine necessity to appoint Matthias ([[Acts-01#v15|Acts 1:15]]-26) to restore the number to twelve, specifically to ensure the fulfillment of this promised judicial role over Israel. *Related to*: ### Everyone who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, will receive one hundred times, and will inherit eternal life. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: Jesus prophesies that individuals who make significant personal and material sacrifices for his sake will receive a hundredfold return in terms of spiritual community and resources, as well as the inheritance of eternal life. *Historical context*: Historians and theologians often point to the 'communalism' of the early Christian Church (documented in [[Acts-02#v44|Acts 2:44]]-47 and [[Acts-04#v32|Acts 4:32]]-35) as the historical fulfillment of the 'hundredfold' promise. In this context, believers who had left their biological families or lands found a new, vast family of 'brothers and sisters' and shared access to communal resources that far exceeded their individual losses. *Related to*: ### you also will sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: The restoration of the number of apostles to twelve via the election of Matthias. *Historical context*: In [[Acts-01#v15|Acts 1:15]]-26, the Apostle Peter specifically cites the need to fill the vacancy left by Judas. Scholars argue this was a direct response to Jesus' prophecy in [[Matt-19#v28|Matthew 19:28]]; for the apostles to 'sit on twelve thrones,' there had to be twelve men in the apostolic office. The casting of lots to choose Matthias is viewed as the historical preparation and structural fulfillment for the future authority Jesus predicted. *Related to*: [[Matt-19#v28|Matthew 19:28]] ### will receive one hundred times *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: The exponential growth of the Christian Church and the 'family of God'. *Historical context*: The fulfillment is historically observed in the expansion of the Church from a small group in Judea to a global community. The 'hundredfold' return is understood by commentators like those in the Geneva Bible and contemporary scholars as the replacement of natural kinship with spiritual kinship, where a believer who lost one house or family gained access to thousands of homes and millions of 'relatives' within the global Body of Christ. *Related to*: [[Matt-19#v29|Matthew 19:29]] --- #ai_prophecy