In the book of Acts, Peter taught that “Christ” was from the fruit of David’s loins [his offspring] and that it is this man who ascended to sit at the right hand of God:

“Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne; He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption. This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.  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. For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, Until I make thy foes thy footstool.”   (Acts 2:30-35)

In this passage, Peter defines “Christ”—the one whom God said “sit at my right hand," and as the one who was raised from the dead. This is the man Christ Jesus, who ascended to sit on God’s throne. Since God in immutable (never changes,) He cannot "ascend" anywhere; only incarnate in Christ did God ascend to the "Right Hand," an anthropomorphic expression of the source of God's power--His presence in heaven.

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