THE THRONE OF SAPPHIRE. Sapphire, basically meaning to mark, record, recount or scribe. To relate or celebrate. The names written in the book of life are inscribed here. The floor under the feet of the God of Israel was as clear as the sky and was of sapphire. Ex. 24:10 The throne and the expanse that was above the throne was of sapphire. Eze. 10:1 On the breastplate of judgment it was the fifth stone named. The number of atonement. Ex. 28:18 In a reference to the Bride, her foundations are to be of sapphires. How fitting, the same stone as the floor of heaven. Isa. 54:11 Rest assured that all that we see here relating to the throne will be of extreme beauty.
THE APPEARANCE OF A MAN UPON THE THRONE. Ezekiel saw a man, a human being, a man of comeliness in appearance and handsome. Nevertheless a man. What an interesting situation. The man who will sit upon the throne of David. The one who is the BRANCH of righteousness. Brought into existence to be the King of the kingdom of God. Reigning in wisdom while executing judgment and justice in the earth. That is, during the millennial reign of Christ. All who are in that kingdom are saved and dwell in security. He is easily identified as THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. One of the compound names of Jehovah. Jer. 23: 5-6 Jesus, the Son of the Highest is designated to occupy the throne of David. Lk. 1:31-32 The victorious segment of the body of Christ are invited to sit with Him in His throne. What a glorious privilege. That would make the Bride to be a Queen. Jesus states that it is His throne, and rightly so. But, it is also His Fathers throne. In other words it is the throne of God. Rev. 3:21 Unmistakably it is one huge, grand and glorious throne.
JESUS AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD. It was prophesied and destined that Jesus would sit at the right hand of God. Ps. 110:1 Lk. 20:42 Jesus was exalted, lifted up on high by the right hand of God, to the right hand of God. Acts 2:33 In His exhalted position He is, as the man of the right hand, acting as the one mediator between God and man. 1 Tim. 2:5 Situated at the right hand of God, He is THE INTERCESSOR. Rom. 8:34 Jesus is the Great High Priest who is seated at the right hand of the Majesty, the Greatest or God. Heb. 8:1 Surely, the witness of the Word of the Lord is sufficient to make us know that there is but one who has died, and was raised from the dead and is now the only one who represents sinful man before the throne of God. In His heavenly position, Jesus, the Son of God, is filled with and is displaying the brightness and the radiance of the glory of God. Words are difficult to come by to convey the brilliance and the resplendence of this glory. Perhaps, it can best be understood by the tremendous light that Saul saw. Brighter, greater more resplendent than the sun at its brightest, that is the glory of the Lord. Acts 26:13 The glory of the Lord is the greatest light in the universe, outshining all other bodies of light. Lord, fill us with your glory.