In ancient times, kings sat on thrones in the main room of their palaces. It was there that those wishing to speak to the king came. The king made major decisions and judgments from his throne. When the king had a son, and the son became old enough, it was not uncommon for the son to sit on a chair on the right side of the king. In some instances the son was allowed to make rulings and judgments from his chair. There were times when the king would stand when making a ruling or judgment. After he made such he would sit. That meant there was no more to be said about the matter. The issue was closed, and the king had completed his actions.
In Mark 16:14-18, Jesus gave the Great Commission to His apostles. In verse 19, we read, “So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.” Notice that Jesus went to heaven and sat on the right hand of God. He had finished all that he would do on earth for man’s salvation. He had come to earth and lived as a man. He had given His life on the cross, and he was raised from the dead to never die a physical death again. What a wonderful thought that Jesus is sitting on right hand of God.
In Acts 7, we read the sermon that Stephen gave to the Sanhedrin. He made them extremely angry, and they started to abuse him. Stephen told them in verses 55 and 56 that he saw Jesus standing on the right hand of God. Jesus was not sitting. He was ready for action. The message was that Stephen was not alone. Jesus was very aware of what was happening to Stephen. Jesus was active in supporting Stephen in his words, and Jesus was ready to welcome Stephen to Abraham’s bosom.
I am so thankful that Jesus sits and stands at the right hand of God. Both of those give comfort to all who are His disciples. Study your Bible. Learn all you can about Jesus. Obey him. If any of this is hard to understand, ask an adult to help you.
