📖 Biblical Definition
The Right Hand of God is the position of supreme honor and active power. Psalm 110:1 prophesies the Messiah’s session there: "The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool." The New Testament fulfills the prophecy explicitly and repeatedly: Mark 16:19; Acts 2:33-34; 5:31; 7:55-56; Romans 8:34; Ephesians 1:20; Hebrews 1:3; 1 Peter 3:22. Christ’s session at the right hand declares three things at once. His finished work — He sat down. His ongoing intercession — He ever lives to make intercession (Hebrews 7:25). And His present reign — all authority in heaven and earth (Matthew 28:18). The Christian prays toward, hopes toward, and lives toward that throne.
📜 Webster 1828 Definition
Position of supreme honor and active power; Christ's session at the Father's right hand.
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Psalm 110:1 (sit thou at my right hand) is the most-quoted Old Testament text in the New Testament. The session there confers royal authority and priestly intercession simultaneously.
📖 Key Scripture
Psalm 110:1 — "Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool."
Hebrews 1:3 — "When he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high."
Romans 8:34 — "Who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us."
⚠️ Modern Corruption
Modern Christianity sometimes forgets Christ's present session; He is not absent but enthroned.
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Christ at the right hand is the household's anchor in trial (Rom 8:34). He intercedes; He reigns; He is making His enemies His footstool. The age between His ascension and return is the age of His session.
🔗 Greek & Hebrew Roots
Hebrew yamin; right hand of power.
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Hebrew yamin — right hand; position of strength and honor.
Greek dexios — right (side).
Usage
"He is not absent but enthroned."
"His session is finished work, ongoing intercession, present reign."
"Sit thou at my right hand — the most-quoted OT text in the NT."