Several factors indicate that David's throne
is separate and distinct from
God's throne
in heaven
. First several descendants of David
have sat on
his throne
, but only one of his descendants ever sits on the right hand of
God's throne
in heaven
. That descendant is Jesus Christ (Ps. 110:1
; Heb. 8:1
;
12:2
). Second David's
throne
was not established before his lifetime
(2S. 7:16-17
). By contrast, since God has always ruled over His creation, His
throne
in heaven
was established long before David's
throne
(Ps. 93:1-2
).
Third since God's throne
in heaven
was established long before David's
throne
and since God's throne
was established forever (Lam. 5:19
), then it was
not necessary for God to promise to establish David's
throne
forever (2S. 7:16
)
if they are the same throne
. Fourth David's
throne
was on the earth,
not in heaven
. David
and his descendants who sat on his throne
exercised an
earthly, ruling authority. They never exercised ruling authority in or from
heaven
. By contrast, as noted earlier, the Bible indicates that God's throne
is
in heaven
. Fifth the Bible's consistent description of David's
throne
indicates that it belongs to David
. When God talked to David
about his throne
, God referred to it as 'thy throne
' (2S. 7:16
; Ps. 89:4
; 132:12
). When God mentioned David's
throne
to others, He referred to it as 'his throne
' (Ps. 89:29
; Jer. 33:21
), 'David's
throne
' (Jer. 13:13
), and 'the throne
of David
' (Jer. 17:25
; 22:2
, 4
, 30
). By contrast, the Scriptures' consistent description of the throne
in heaven
indicates that it belongs to God the Father
.