Acts 2:34-35
“For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he himself saith, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, Until I make thy foes thy footstool.”
King James Version
Peter citing Psalm 110:1 as the exaltation of Christ at the Ascension, David not yet in heaven but Christ enthroned.
Fulfillment References
Psalm 110:1 Hebrews 1:13
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) PentecostalPeter clinches his Pentecost sermon with Psalm 110:1 — 'The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand.' David's 'Lord' is the risen, ascended Jesus, exalted to God's right hand. This is no second God beside the Father, but the glorified Man, Christ, set at the place of all authority — 'God hath made that same Jesus... both Lord and Christ' (v. 36). The one God reigns in the person of the exalted Lord Jesus.
JewishPsalm 110:1 — God's word to the king to sit at His right hand; debated in Judaism (the puzzle of David calling his son 'Lord,' Mark 12:35-37), usually read of David or the Davidic king.
CatholicThe Ascension and session of Christ at the Father's right hand — the most-cited OT verse in the NT — fulfilled in Jesus' exaltation (cf. the Catechism).
ProtestantPeter's proof that the risen Jesus is David's Lord, enthroned at God's right hand; the exaltation of Christ.
AcademicPsalm 110:1 is the most frequently quoted or alluded-to OT text in the NT; the 'two lords' puzzle drives early Christological reflection.
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