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God Inviting Christ to Sit on the Throne at His Right Hand, painting by Pieter de Grebber (1645). The Holy Spirit is visible as a dove at the top of the image.. The right hand of God is a phrase used in the Bible and common speech as a metaphor for the omnipotence of God and as a motif in art.
Preaching on the Day of Pentecost, Peter saw Jesus' exaltation as a fulfilment of Psalm 110:1, "The LORD says to my Lord: "Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet." [8] In the Bible, the "right hand" is the special place of honour. [9] Pieter de Grebber, God Inviting Christ to Sit on the Throne at His Right Hand ...
The Ascension of Jesus (anglicized from the Vulgate Latin: ascensio Iesu, lit. 'ascent of Jesus') is the Christian belief, reflected in the major Christian creeds and confessional statements, that Jesus ascended to Heaven after his resurrection, where he was exalted as Lord and Christ, [1] [2] sitting at the right hand of God.
The author refers to Psalm 110:1, quoted in Mark 12:36, about the Lord sitting at the right hand of God. Mark 16:20 : the eleven leave and are dispersed throughout the world, "proclaim[ing] the good news everywhere" while the L ORD works with them; the mediaeval feast of the Dispersion of the Apostles celebrated this event.
The theological basis for the belief in the intercession of Christ is provided in the New Testament.In the Epistle to the Romans (Romans 8:34) Saint Paul states: [1]. It is Christ Jesus that died, yea rather, that was raised from the dead, who is at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. The New International Version translates the passage as: I say to you that many will come from the east and the west, and will take their
I saw in the Right hand of Him(Jesus Christ) who sat on the throne a scroll written inside and on the back, sealed with seven seals. [8]The sealed scroll or book (Biblical Greek: βιβλιον, romanized: biblion) is introduced, which will be unsealed step by step in chapter 6 and finally opened with the breach of the seventh seal in Revelation 8:1.
The vast majority of Islamic scholars, including Sunnis (Ash'aris, Maturidis, and Sufis), Mu'tazilis, and Shi'is (Twelvers and Isma'ilis) believe the Throne (Arabic: العرش al-'Arsh) is a symbol of God's power and authority and not as a dwelling place for Himself [12] [13] [14] while some Islamic sects, such as the Karramis and the Salafis ...