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There will be 12 leaders of the tribes of Israel in the re-creation.
Jesus Christ said so:
Matthew 19
28 Jesus said to them: “Truly I say to YOU, In the re-creation, when the Son of man sits down upon his glorious throne, YOU who have followed me will also yourselves sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 29 And everyone that has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands for the sake of my name will receive many times more and will inherit everlasting life. 30 “But many that are first will be last and the last first.
Notice that there are two conditions:
1/ YOU who have followed me
2/ many that are first will be last and the last first
The re-creation is
after the final part of the days.
In the final part of the days (now) there will also be 12 leaders (kings of the earth) as there was 12 leaders (Apostles) in the first century.
In the first Century one of the Apostles undermined Jesus Christ and so therefore did not meet the condition:
"YOU who have followed me".
How many will meet the condition in the final part of the days?
I am convinced that only 2 of the 12 will meet the requirements during the gentile times.
The Jews had their chance and so now it is the gentiles time and testing.
Why only two?
It was prophecied:
Genesis 49
1 Later on Jacob called his sons and said: “Gather yourselves together that I may tell YOU what will happen to YOU in the final part of the days. 2 Assemble yourselves and listen, YOU sons of Jacob, yes, listen to Israel YOUR father.
The blessings for each of the 12 follows in the remainder of Genesis Ch49.
The 2 leaders who are found standing before the Lord in the Final Part of the days will be the leaders of the tribe of Judah and Joseph, the remaining 10 leaders will be cast off.
Zechariah 10:6
6 And I will make the house of Judah superior, and the house of Joseph I shall save. And I will give them a dwelling, for I will show them mercy; and they must become like those whom I had not cast off; for I am Jehovah their God, and I shall answer them.
The remaining 10 leaders will be "cast off" at the end of the final part of the days.
They will weep and gnash their teeth. (just like Judas)
The two leaders (kings of the earth) who will stand before the Lord during the final part of the days are the two witnesses mentioned in Revelation Chapter 11.
3 And I will cause my two witnesses to prophesy a thousand two hundred and sixty days dressed in sackcloth.†4 These are [symbolized by] the two olive trees and the two lampstands and are standing before the Lord of the earth.
Their witnessing will torment the other 10 leaders (kings of the earth).
The other 10 leaders (kings of the earth) will give away their power to the wild beast and yet rule with it for an hour (short time). They will not meet the condition:
"YOU who have followed me".
Revelation 17:12
12 “And the ten horns that you saw mean ten kings, who have not yet received a kingdom, but they do receive authority as kings one hour with the wild beast.
After the final part of the days in the re-creation the real kingdom will be set up with 12 leaders (kings of the earth).
The Gentile times will then be over.
The Jews will have had an opportunity/dispensation.
(1 Apostle failed - Judas)
and
The Gentiles will have had a similar opportunity/dispensation.
(10 will have failed)
Until the re-creation these 12 leaders will be kings without a kingdom.
At the end of the Final part of the days the natural Jews will understand these things also:
Romans 11:25
that a dulling of sensibilities has happened in part to Israel until the full number of people of the nations (Gentiles) has come in,
They will certainly look toward the one who they pierced.
To learn more watch the Revelation videos:
http://thebiblereport.blogspot.com/2008/...art-1.html
To understand how the 10 kings gave away their power to the wild beast read the book!
In Christ
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