AUTHORITY TO JUDGE – I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. (Revelation 20:4a)
The Judges – The judges are not specifically identified. John may not have been told who the individuals seated on the thrones were or else he chose not to name them. Christ had predicted (Luke 22:29–30) that the twelve disciples would “eat and drink at My table in My kingdom and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel,” so it would be natural to conclude that these judges are them.(1) This might explain why John did not Continue reading “Judgement”
