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Acts 2:32-36

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32 This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses. 33 Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear. 34 For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, 35 Until I make thy foes thy footstool. 36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.

What this passage establishes

God raises and exalts Jesus, fulfilling Psalm 110 and installing the crucified Messiah in royal authority.

Why it matters in the argument

Biblical right-hand language regularly describes power, victory, favor, and royal authority. It should not be flattened into a literal picture of two divine bodies seated side by side.

Apostolic connection

Jesus is the exalted man and visible Lamb in relation to the invisible God, yet Revelation’s final vision has one throne, one face, and one name.

Common misunderstanding

A vision can distinguish God’s glory from the glorified Son without teaching two Gods or two coequal divine thrones.

How to use it in conversation

Open with a New Testament exaltation text, establish the Old Testament idiom, then finish with Revelation’s one-throne vision.

Scripture connections

See which passages advance, clarify, or answer the argument

Continue this argument

Acts 7:55-56Continue the The Right Hand of God argument with the next passage.

Supporting Scriptures

Ephesians 1:20-23This later passage reinforces the same argument from another angle.

Earlier in the argument

Mark 14:62Return to the prior step in The Right Hand of God.

Nearby curated context

Acts 2:16-18Peter identifies Pentecost as the fulfillment of Joel’s promised universal Spirit outpouring.Acts 2:22Jesus is identified as a genuine man accredited by God through miracles God performed by Him.Acts 2:37-38The first post-resurrection gospel audience responds to conviction through repentance, baptism, and the promised Spirit.Acts 2:37Convicted hearers ask the apostles for the proper response to the gospel.