What does "sit at My right hand" signify about Christ's divine role? Key Verse Psalm 110:1: “The LORD said to my Lord: ‘Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.’” The Meaning of the Right Hand Seat • Place of supreme honor—reserved for one equal in dignity to the King (1 Kings 2:19) • Position of shared authority—signals participation in the Father’s rule (Daniel 7:13-14) • Symbol of victory—God’s promise to subdue all opposition under the Messiah’s feet Declarations of Christ’s Deity • Jesus applies Psalm 110:1 to Himself (Matthew 22:41-45), claiming the divine throne • Hebrews 1:3: “After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.” The Son shares the Father’s majesty, not merely a lesser seat • Acts 2:33-36: Peter identifies the exalted Jesus as “both Lord and Christ,” equal with Yahweh Completion of the Atoning Work • Hebrews 10:12: “But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down…” • Sitting signifies a finished, once-for-all sacrifice—nothing remains to be added to the cross • Believers rest in a fully accomplished redemption because the Priest is seated Continuous Heavenly Ministry • Hebrews 7:25: Christ “always lives to intercede” from the right hand—active advocacy, not inactivity • Romans 8:34: “Christ Jesus…is at the right hand of God and is interceding for us.” • 1 John 2:1: Our “Advocate with the Father” assures ongoing cleansing and fellowship Universal Sovereignty and Future Judgment • 1 Corinthians 15:25: “For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.” • Revelation 19:16: the seated King returns as “King of kings and Lord of lords.” • Acts 17:31: God “has set a day when He will judge the world” through the enthroned Son Assurance and Inheritance for Believers • Ephesians 2:6: God “seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus”—spiritual union now • Colossians 3:1: we seek “the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.” • Revelation 3:21: those who overcome will sit with Him on His throne—promised shared reign Takeaway • “Sit at My right hand” proclaims Christ’s full equality with the Father, His completed redemption, His ongoing priestly intercession, and His sovereign rule that will culminate in final victory and shared glory with His people. |
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