Now for all good amills this must have to do somehow with the church, right? Wrong! But the amills have no other choice because they want to get rid of the Jews. Christ said to the disciples "Truly I say to you, that you who have followed Me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on His glorious throne, you also shall sit upon twelve thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel" (Matt. 19:28). "Regeneration" is in Greek "palingenesia" which means "the again birth." It is here a reference to the regeneration of the nation of Israel, her restoration, regathering, and return back to the Lord and to the Land when the Millennial reign of the Messiah begins. It is used only here for the nation of Israel, and in reference to the kingdom, and it is used in only one more place, for the regeneration of the individual, by the Holy Spirit, in the Church age (Titus 3:5). Remember, we study by context. There are two distinct contexts, one for Israel and one for the saints in the church. Context, context, context! The disciples will be made the judges for the tribes of Israel during the period of the establishment of the Millennial kingdom. And Christ will be on His throne, on earth, not in heaven. This is stated in plain language and not difficult to understand.. – Dr. Mal Couch (Feb., 10) |