Acts
2:33-36
Jesus
is Both Lord and Christ
Act 2:33 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.
Act 2:34 For David
is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my
Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
Act 2:35 Until I
make thy foes thy footstool.
Act 2:36 Therefore
let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus,
whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
1.
Christ’s Exaltation – vs. 33
a. Christ
is at the Right Hand of God
i.
Being at the Right Hand of God means
Christ is the Ruler of the earth
1.
Ephesians
1:20-23
ii.
Being at the Right Hand of God means that
Christ is our mediator
1.
Hebrews
10:11-18
b. The
Father promised the Son the giving of the Holy Spirit
i.
John
14:16-17
c. The
Holy Spirit is given to us
i. Acts 2:17
d. They
were witnessing the evidence of the giving of the Holy Spirit
i.
Acts
10:45
2.
Christ’s Ascendency – vs. 34-35
a. David
never ascended into the heavens
i.
David’s soul did receive a new body when
he went to heaven, but he did not bodily ascend into heaven
1.
Mark
16:19
b. Which
means that there is no way he is speaking of himself in Psalm 110 – vs. 34a
i.
Psalm
110:1
c. The
Coregency of the Messiah is a prophesy fulfilled only in Christ – vs. 34b
i.
Matthew
22:41-46
d. God
will bring all into subjection under His Son
i.
Philippians
2:8-11
e. Israel
crucified their Messiah, yet God has made Him both Lord and Christ
i.
Jesus is Lord
1. This
is the theme of the book of Acts, as the Apostles wage a war of ideas over the
rightful Messiah
a.
Acts
4:10-12
b.
Acts
5:28-31
ii.
Jesus is King
1. His
people are not forced unwillingly into slavery but serve willing and
enthusiastically at His beck and call.
a. Psalm 110:2-7
