Made to Sit at His Right Hand

In this part of the sermon: The sermon introduces the four-fold measure of God's power wrought in Christ: raising Him from the dead, seating Him at His right hand, putting all things under His feet, and…

The return of POWs, though one act, involves multiple distinct stages. This illustrates how Christ's exaltation is a single divine act comprising four distinct, yet unified, components (raised, seated, subjected, given).

And we have emphasized in our study, that all four of these things, are a unit of God's dealings with his Son. And together they comprise the measure of the power, that is exercised to believers. But if we are to understand the significance of all four together, we must break them down into individual units of study. And I have used the illustration, and I will repeat it.

5:16 - 5:42 Read in full sermon

In this part of the sermon: The figurative language of Christ's seating is explained: the 'throne' signifies God's absolute sovereignty, and the 'right hand' signifies a place of favor and shared dominion…

The difference between the US President's chair and a king's throne helps listeners understand the absolute, unrivaled sovereignty implied by God's throne, contrasting it with democratic checks and balances.

Psalm 47, 8, God reigneth over the nations, His sovereignty, God sitteth upon His holy throne. Now this is difficult for us who've been reared in democratic societies. There's all the difference in the world between the chair in the oval room and a throne. You see, that's an executive's chair whose executive powers in Washington are held in check by the Supreme Court and by the other bodies that initiate and pass legislation.

20:04 - 20:38 Read in full sermon

In this part of the sermon: The second dimension is Christ's positional exaltation 'far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named.' This refers to His triumph over all…

A king defeats and slays an enemy king, but remnants of the defeated army still try to hinder his progress to the capital. This illustrates how Christ's death struck a decisive blow to Satan, but evil powers still resist His enthronement and rule, which God's power overcomes.

he despoiled principalities and powers and made an open show of them, triumphing over them in his death. Tie that in with Hebrews 2, in which it says, Through death he destroyed him that had the power of death, that is the devil. Now what happened when the father raised him to his right hand? Well, I think an illustration will help.

39:27 - 39:49 Read in full sermon