Doctrine and Covenants 29: 12

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THE
DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS
OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

SECTION 29

12 And again, verily, verily, I say unto you, and it hath gone forth in a firm decree, by the will of the Father, that mine ^aapostles, the Twelve which were with me in my ministry at Jerusalem, shall stand at my right hand at the day of my coming in a pillar of ^bfire, being clothed with robes of righteousness, with crowns upon their heads, in ^cglory even as I am, to ^djudge the whole house of Israel, even as many as have loved me and kept my commandments, and none else.

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12a	TG Apostles.
b	Ex. 3: 2. 2 And the ^aangel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of ^bfire out of the midst of a ^cbush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. Isa. 66: 15 (15-16). 15 For, behold, the Lord will come with ^afire, and with his ^bchariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire. D&C 130: 7. 7 But ^athey reside in the ^bpresence of God, on a globe ^clike a ^dsea of glass and ^efire, where all things for their glory are manifest, past, present, and future, and are continually before the Lord. D&C 133: 41. 41 And it shall be answered upon their heads; for the presence of the Lord shall be ^aas the melting fire that burneth, and as the fire which causeth the waters to boil.
c	TG Glory. TG Jesus Christ, Glory of.
d	Matt. 19: 28. 28 And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the ^aregeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, ^bjudging the twelve tribes of Israel. Luke 22: 30. 30 That ye may ^aeat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones ^bjudging the twelve tribes of Israel. 1 Ne. 12: 9 (9-10). 9 And he said unto me: Thou rememberest the ^aTwelve Apostles of the Lamb? Behold they are they who shall ^bjudge the twelve tribes of Israel; wherefore, the twelve ministers of thy seed shall be judged of them; for ye are of the house of Israel. Morm. 3: 18 (18-19). 18 Yea, behold, I write unto all the ends of the earth; yea, unto you, twelve tribes of Israel, who shall be ^ajudged according to your works by the twelve whom Jesus chose to be his disciples in the land of Jerusalem.