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The Son of man, the Lord Jesus was destined to be exalted, as the Son of man, to the right hand of the power of God, on high. Luke 29:69 As God, in the flesh, the witness and testimony of His work of redemption will ever be on display in the eternal kingdom of the Lord. As the slain Lamb He is the centerpiece of the throne. The everlasting evidence of His death, burial and resurrection are seen in this Lamb, whose very presence will demonstrate the power of the blood of Christ to save, and His glorious resurrection. Rev. 5:6.
Jesus prophesied to the high priest that he would see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power. Mt. 26:64 His statement so angered the priest that he rent his clothes and accused Jesus of blasphemy. It is very apparent that he thoroughly understood the words which Jesus spoke but was not about to receive them as truth. However they were truth, as we well know. Among the multiplicity of end time events which were revealed to John on Patmos is to be found the statement, that at His coming “every eye shall see Him”. Rev. 1:7 That is all inclusive, the righteous, the ungodly as well as those involved in His crucifixion. Most definitely, this high priest will witness the return of the Lord Jesus.
As a prelude to His return, the temple of the Lord will be opened in heaven, for it is the time of judgment for the ungodly and rewards for the righteous. Rev. 11:18-19 The time of the display of His wrath against sin and the sinner. It is the time for the rewarding of His saints. Mt. 16:27 When He comes in all of His glory He will sit upon His throne. Mt. 25:31 The sheep will be separated from the goats. Consider carefully that this is an event which takes place at the time of His throne presence. The goats are commanded to depart into everlasting fire. Mt 26:41 Into Everlasting punishment. Mt 26:46 A punishment which was not intended for them but had been reserved for the devil and his angels. Mt. 26:41 These events involve another very serious situation which they precede and that is the presence of sinners in the millennium. There is positively no way for sinners to survive the separation of the sheep from the goats and find their way into the kingdom of the Lord on earth. At the season of the second coming they are consigned to everlasting severance from the glorious and wonderful things of the Lord. Paul stated, “that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God.” 1 Cor. 6:9 Then he gave us a list of the acts which will preclude them from entering into that blessed everlasting kingdom, first on earth and then the new heavens and the new earth.