After Christ ascended into heaven, Christ sat down at the “Right Hand of God.” The teaching that Christ sat down at the “Right Hand of God” shows that Christ is our judge, priest, and advocate between God and man. In the Old Testament, God promised that there would be a descendant from David that will sit on God’s throne forever.
“And it shall come about when your days are fulfilled that you must go to be with your fathers, that I will set up one of your descendants after you, who shall be of your sons; and I will establish his kingdom. “He shall build for Me a house, and I will establish his throne forever. “I will be his father, and he shall be My son; and I will not take My lovingkindness away from him, as I took it from him who was before you. “But I will settle him in My house and in My kingdom forever, and his throne shall be established forever.” According to all these words and according to all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David.”
(1Chr 17:9-16 NAS)
This prophecy is fulfilled in Jesus Christ. The writer of Hebrews says,
“But of the Son He says, “Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever, And the righteous scepter is the scepter of His kingdom.” (Heb 1:8 NAS)
The apostle Peter also preached the same message. Peter attributed the prophecy of sitting a descendant of David on the throne at the right hand of God to Jesus.
“And so, because he was a prophet, and knew that God had sworn to him with an oath to seat one of his descendants upon his throne, he looked ahead and spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, that He was neither abandoned to Hades, nor did His flesh suffer decay. “This Jesus God raised up again, to which we are all witnesses. “Therefore having been exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He has poured forth this which you both see and hear. “For it was not David who ascended into heaven, but he himself says: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, Until I make Thine enemies a footstool for Thy feet.”‘ “Therefore let all the house of Israel know for certain that God has made Him both Lord and Christ– this Jesus whom you crucified.”
(Acts 2:30-36 NAS)
God promised that there will be a priest who continually offers a sacrifice in His people’s place. In the book of Jeremiah, God promised that He would provide a priest to intercede between Him and His people.
“In those days Judah shall be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell in safety; and this is the name by which she shall be called: the LORD is our righteousness.’ “For thus says the LORD, ‘David shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel; and the Levitical priests shall never lack a man before Me to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings, and to prepare sacrifices continually.’”
(Jer 33:16-18 NAS)
Jeremiah taught that God will provide a priest to intercede for His people forever. Christ fulfilled this by sitting at the “Right Hand of God.” The apostles taught that Christ is our High priest and that Christ intercedes for us at the “Right Hand of God.” This is a direct fulfillment of the prophecy in Jeremiah.
“And every priest stands daily ministering and offering time after time the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins; but He, having offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, sat down at the right hand of God, waiting from that time onward until His enemies be made a footstool for His feet.”
(Heb 10:11-13 NAS)
Christ fulfilled this by sitting at the right hand of God.
The gospels state that Christ, after He rose from the dead, ascended to heaven and then sat down at the “Right Hand of God.”
“So then, when the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.”
(Mark 16:19 NAS)
“But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.” And they all said, “Are You the Son of God, then?” And He said to them, “Yes, I am.”
(Luke 22:69-70 NAS)
Throughout the New Testament, the apostles taught that Christ sat at the right hand of God. Christ sitting at the “Right Hand of God” is not a futuristic event; but, an actual event that took place during the apostle’s time.
Stephen saw Jesus at the Right Hand of God.
When the Jews stoned Stephen to death, Stephen said he saw “Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”
“But being full of the Holy Spirit, he gazed intently into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God; and he said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened up and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”
(Acts 7:55-56 NAS)
Saint Stephen saw Christ sitting at the “Right Hand of God.” Stephen was killed for his belief in Christ. Stephens witness that Christ was at the “Right Hand of God” inflamed the Jews to a murderous rage. This begs the question, “What is the Right Hand of God.” The Epistle to the Hebrews defines the “Right Hand of God.“
“Now the main point in what has been said is this: we have such a high priest, who has taken His seat at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens.”
(Heb 8:1 NAS)
The author of Hebrews says Jesus is on the throne of God at the right hand of God.
“Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”
(Heb 12:2 NAS)
Jesus is God and He reigns over the world, nations and all people of every age forever.
“God reigns over the nations, God sits on His holy throne.”
(Psa 47:8 NAS)
Matthew says heaven is the throne of God and His footstool is earth.
“But I say to you, make no oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, or by the earth, for it is the footstool of His feet, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.”
(Matt 5:34-35 NAS)
God sat Christ at His right hand. Christ will judge the earth and all its inhabitants until all of His enemies are put to Christ’s feet.
“This Jesus God raised up again, to which we are all witnesses. “Therefore having been exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He has poured forth this which you both see and hear. “For it was not David who ascended into heaven, but he himself says: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, Until I make Thine enemies a footstool for Thy feet.”‘
(Acts 2:32-35 NAS)
Jesus Christ is the Lord God almighty.
Only God is the Lord. There are some who say Jesus Christ is only the Son of God. They deny Jesus as being God. The Bible teaches there is only one Lord and one God.
“Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD is one! (Deu 6:4 NAS)
We are to confess Jesus Christ as our Lord.
“Every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
(Phi 2:11 NAS)
Throughout the entire Old Testament, only the Lord God is on the throne.
“The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD’s throne is in heaven; His eyes behold, His eyelids test the sons of men.”
(Psa 11:4 NAS)
“The LORD has established His throne in the heavens; And His sovereignty rules over all.”
(Psa 103:19 NAS)
“Thus says the LORD, “Heaven is My throne, and the earth is My footstool. Where then is a house you could build for Me? And where is a place that I may rest?”
(Isa 66:1 NAS)
In English, the word “lord” is generic and has many different references. The word Lord was used generically in the Bible for many different situations. The English word “lord” simply means “someone or something having power, authority, or influence; a master or ruler.” This is not true for the word “Lord” in the English translation of the Bible.
Only God is called the Hebrew word “Yehovah” or “Yahveh,” which is translated as Lord. God is called the “Lord of lords.” In Hebrew the phrase “Lord of lords” are the words “Adonay” or Lord, and “Adon,” which also means lord. Only God is called the “Lord of lords.”
“For the LORD your God is the God of gods and the Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God who does not show partiality, nor take a bribe” (Deu 10:17 NAS)
“Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting… Give thanks to the Lord of lords, For His lovingkindness is everlasting. To Him who alone does great wonders, For His lovingkindness is everlasting; To Him who made the heavens with skill, For His lovingkindness is everlasting.” (Psa 136:1-5 NAS)
Jesus is the Lord and is called the lamb of God. John the Baptist pointed Jesus out in the street calling Him “the lamb of God.”
“He looked upon Jesus as He walked, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!” (John 1:36 NAS)
The apostle John wrote in the book of Revelation that the Lamb of God, who is Jesus, is the “Lord of lords.”
“These will wage war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those who are with Him are the called and chosen and faithful.” (Rev 17:14 NAS)
This means that calling Christ Lord is acknowledging that Jesus Christ is God. There is only one Lord and that Lord is God.
“All the peoples of the earth may know that the LORD is God; there is no one else.”
(1Ki 8:60 NAS)
To call Jesus Christ Lord is to call Christ God.
Only the Lord our God reigns on His throne forever.
The throne of God has always existed. The throne of God was not created when Christ ascended to it, nor will the throne cease to exist in the future. God’s throne is an everlasting throne.
“Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever; A scepter of uprightness is the scepter of Thy kingdom.”
(Psa 45:6 NAS)
“Thy throne is established from of old; Thou art from everlasting.”
(Psa 93:2 NAS)
“Thou, O LORD, dost rule forever; Thy throne is from generation to generation.”
(Lam 5:19 NAS)
Therefore, we can only conclude that Christ will rule forever. The truth that Christ now sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty is a powerful affirmation of His divine authority, eternal priesthood, and sovereign reign. This position is not symbolic or future—it is a present and active reality. Jesus, fully God and fully man, has been exalted to the throne of heaven, fulfilling the ancient promises given through the prophets. As the eternal King from David’s line and the great High Priest who intercedes for His people, Christ now rules over all creation. From His heavenly throne, He upholds the universe, advocates for the saints, and waits until all His enemies are placed under His feet. The right hand of God is the place of supreme honor and authority, and only Christ is worthy to sit there. His reign is everlasting, His throne unshakable, and His lordship undeniable. To confess that He sits at the right hand of the Father is to proclaim His victory, His present rule, and His coming judgment. Truly, Jesus Christ is Lord of all.