When Jesus ascended visibly on the 40th day, a cloud received Him and He sat down at the Father's right hand, fulfilling Daniel 7, where the Son of Man is brought to the Ancient of Days and given dominion, glory, and a kingdom. Psalm 110:1 shows that this is an enthronement: the Father tells Him to sit until His enemies are made His footstool. He is now waiting for that future victory and will not leave the Father's side until He returns visibly on the clouds. Seated there, He is far above every angelic and demonic power, head over the church, and greater than the angels. His exaltation was the Father's doing. This contrasts with Helel, who tried to ascend by his own will and was brought down. Psalm 110:4 and Zechariah 6 show that He also became a Priest on His throne, combining kingship and priesthood. His sufferings completed Him for the role, and He entered the heavenly Most Holy Place with His own blood. As Advocate and Intercessor who sympathizes with human weakness, He gives believers boldness to approach the throne of grace and the reason to endure. From this position He gave gifts: the church's offices, and the Holy Spirit poured out on Pentecost as evidence of His exaltation. Revelation 5 magnifies the scene, with the Lamb taking the scroll that is the title deed to all things.

Being at the right hand of someone in authority is the most important place of honor, representing dignity and majesty. Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, saw the heavens opened and Jesus standing at God's right hand. Christ was not merely sitting and viewing, but standing as an active participant in Stephen's victory over sin, Satan, the world, and human nature, and God and Christ were pleased and excited as the angels rejoiced. Elsewhere Scripture shows Him seated there. Hebrews 8:1 and 12:2 say He sits at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens. The main point of Hebrews is that we have a High Priest who has brought full forgiveness of sins, evident in His being seated at God's right hand, and who ministers from heaven as the eternal High Priest. So the Father and Jesus Christ either stand or sit depending on the occasion and what is going on. Revelation 3:21 promises that the overcomer will sit with Christ on His throne, as He overcame and sat down with the Father on His throne. At the appointed time, Stephen and all the resurrected saints will bow before God the Father on the Sea of Glass with Jesus Christ seated at His right hand.

Being at the right hand of someone in authority is the place of greatest honor, representing dignity and majesty. Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, saw Jesus standing at the right hand of God as he was martyred. Christ was not sitting passively but standing, actively watching, pleased and excited at Stephen's victory over sin, Satan, the world, and human nature. Christ and the Father stand or sit depending on the occasion. Hebrews 8:1 and 12:2 show Jesus seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty. This seating is the main point of Hebrews: Jesus is the eternal High Priest ministering from heaven, and His being seated is the evidence that He has brought full forgiveness of sins. Revelation 3:21 promises that the one who overcomes will sit with Christ on His throne, as He overcame and sat down with the Father on His throne. At the appointed time, Stephen and all the resurrected saints will appear on the Sea of Glass before God the Father, with Jesus Christ seated at His right hand.