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5.15 Will Judas judge
Israel?
"When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly
amazed, saying, Who then can be saved? But Jesus beheld
them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but
with God all things are possible. Then answered Peter and
said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed
thee; what shall we have therefore? 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.
And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or
sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or
lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and
shall inherit everlasting life. But many that are first
shall be last; and the last shall be first."
Matthew 19:25-30
This one is very simple. Jesus (pbuh) is alleged here to
be speaking to all twelve of his apostles and
telling all twelve of them that they shall sit
on twelve thrones judging the tribes of Israel
on the Day of Resurrection. So, the logical question
becomes: who are these twelve who he is addressing? Let us
ask the same "Gospel of Luke" and see what it says:
"And when it was day, he called unto him his
disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named
apostles; Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his
brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew, Matthew and
Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes,
And Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot,
which also was the traitor."
Luke 6:13-16
So, according to the gospel of Luke, Jesus (pbuh)
allegedly promised the traitor Judas that he has a throne
reserved for him in heaven. Not only that, but he shall sit
on this throne judging the twelve tribes of Israel on that
day. It is obvious that Judas is included because Jesus says
"YOU shall ..." In other words he is
addressing the twelve men who are standing before
him. He also explicitly mentions the word
"twelve thrones." The twelfth can not be "St.
Paul", the self-appointed replacement for Judas, since Jesus
(pbuh) never met Paul. So Paul was not present in this
meeting where Jesus addressed all of his apostles and told
them that "THEY" shall judge Israel from twelve thrones.
Once again, the tampering fingers have left their
mark.
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