Misinterpretations often extend this specific promise to all believers rather than the apostles alone, fostering false expectations of personal thrones or judging authority for modern Christians; others allegorize it completely, denying a literal future fulfillment in the millennial kingdom, or mistakenly apply it to the present church age, overlooking the context of the apostles' unique sacrifice and the eschatological timing of the 'regeneration' linked to Christ's glorious reign.
Matthew 19:28
King James Version (1769)
28 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.
Jesus promises His twelve apostles that because they have left everything to follow Him, they will receive a special reward in the regeneration—the renewal of creation when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne—by sitting on twelve thrones to judge the twelve tribes of Israel, emphasizing the eternal honor and authority granted to faithful disciples in Christ's future millennial kingdom.