Yes — Psalm 110:1 presents Christ's ascension as the Father's invitation to sit at His right hand until His enemies are made His footstool.
Les Feldick teaches that after Israel rejected and crucified the Christ, God the Father said, in effect, 'Come sit at My right hand until I make your enemies your footstool.' The word 'until' is a time word showing Christ will not stay there forever; after the tribulation He will return to be King of the promised kingdom. Psalm 110 then moves from the ascension to the wrath of the tribulation and to the King ruling from Zion.
Psalm 110:1 — This is the verse Peter quotes at Pentecost and the text Les uses to explain Christ's ascension to the Father's right hand.
Psalm 110:2 — It shows the coming rule from Zion that follows the session at the right hand.
Psalm 110:1 records the LORD speaking to David's Lord: 'The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.' The psalm immediately presents a seated position at God's right hand and a time limitation expressed by the word 'until.' Verse 2 continues, 'The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.' Then verse 5 says, 'The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath,' and verse 6 adds, 'He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries.'
Les Feldick teaches that 'The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand' is God the Father speaking to God the Son. When Israel rejected and crucified the Christ, the Father called Him back to heaven — that invitation was the ascension (Clip 3). The word 'until' in Psalm 110:1 is a time word. Christ is not sitting at the Father's right hand forever; a day is coming when He will arise from that seated position, leave heaven, and return to this planet as King of the promised kingdom (Clip 2). In the Old Testament program there was no gap: the rejection, the ascension, the wrath of the tribulation, and the King on Zion were expected to follow one right after another. Les emphasizes there is 'no room here in Psalms for 2,000 years' (Clip 6). Les also points out from Acts 2 that David was not the one referred to, because David did not ascend into the heavens — Peter applied Psalm 110:1 to Christ (Clip 2). God the Father is the One who raised Christ and set Him at His own right hand in the heavenlies; Christ did not seat Himself (Clip 7).
Les Feldick calls 'until' a time word. It sets a limit on how long Christ will sit at the Father's right hand — He will sit there until the Father makes His enemies His footstool. This means the session is not permanent; a day is coming when Christ will arise from that seated position, leave heaven, and return to be the King of the promised kingdom.
Les points out that in Psalm 110 there is no indication of a break after Christ's rejection and crucifixion. The invitation to sit at the right hand is followed by the wrath and vexation of verse 5, and then by the Kingdom — the King sitting upon the holy hill of Zion. In the Old Testament program, the tribulation and the kingdom would immediately follow the ascension; there is no room for 2,000 years of church age in Psalm 110.
Les notes Peter's words: 'for David is not ascended into the heavens.' The psalm was not referring to David, but to Christ. Peter quotes Psalm 110:1 — 'The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand' — and applies it to Christ's ascension. Christ is the One who ascended into heaven and sat down at the Father's right hand.
Les explains that Peter, in Acts, expected that the 'until' of Psalm 110:1 would be accomplished during the tribulation, and then Israel could have her king and her kingdom. At that point Peter was enraptured with the idea that if Israel would repent, their Messiah would return and they could yet have the kingdom.
Why the Apostles Stayed in Jerusalem: Israel vs. The Church
of this church age. The Old Testament program, all it had in mind was God's program for Israel. And this is best laid out in outline form in Psalms chapter 2, and so that's the reason. We're going to point this out and how this program was interrupted, and God went to the Gentile to call out a people for His name, and how He will one day come back and finish this Old Testament program.
Sitting at the Father's Right Hand
Les explains that in Psalm 110:1 God the Father is speaking to God the Son, telling Him to sit at the right hand until His enemies are made His footstool.
The Time Word 'Until'
Les shows that 'until' is a time word proving Christ will not sit at the right hand forever; He will one day arise and return as King.
The Ascension After Rejection
Les says Psalm 110:1 was the Father's invitation for the ascension after Israel rejected and crucified His Son.
Peter's Kingdom Expectation
Les connects the 'until' of Psalm 110:1 with the tribulation, after which Israel could have her king and kingdom — an expectation Peter held.
The Ascension in Hebrews 1
Les connects Psalm 110:1 with Hebrews 1, noting that Christ accomplished the work of the cross, rose from the dead, and is now seated at the Father's right hand.
Old Testament Order: Ascension, Wrath, Kingdom
Les emphasizes there is no 2,000-year gap in Psalm 110; after the ascension comes the wrath of verse 5 and then the King on Zion.
God the Father Seated Christ
Les shows from Ephesians 1:20 that God the Father raised Christ and set Him at His own right hand — Christ did not seat Himself.
Psalm 110:1: The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
This is the foundational verse for the ascension and session of Christ at the Father's right hand.
Psalm 110:2: The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
After the session at the right hand, this verse points to Christ's coming rule from Zion.
Psalm 110:5: The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath.
This verse follows the ascension and describes the wrath of the tribulation period.
Psalm 110:6: He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries.
It continues the picture of judgment that follows Christ's session at the right hand.
Psalm 2:6: Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
Les references this to show the Old Testament focus on God's King ruling from Zion after the tribulation.
Acts 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,
Peter quotes Psalm 110:1 to show it refers to Christ, not David.
Ephesians 1:20: Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
This verse confirms that God the Father raised Christ and set Him at His own right hand.
Yes. Les Feldick teaches that the Father's words in Psalm 110:1 — 'sit thou at my right hand' — were the invitation for Christ's ascension after Israel rejected and crucified Him.
He will sit there until the Father makes His enemies His footstool. Les emphasizes that 'until' is a time word, so the session is not eternal; Christ will one day rise and return to earth as King.
According to Les, the next events are God's wrath and vexation upon the nations, followed by the Kingdom — the King sitting on the holy hill of Zion. In the Old Testament program, there is no 2,000-year gap between the ascension and these events.
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