Right hand of God - wikipedia Right hand of God God Inviting Christ to Sit on the Throne at His Right Hand ( 1645 ) by Pieter de Grebber The right hand of God ( Dextera Domini `` right hand of the Lord '' in Latin ) or God 's right hand may refer to the Bible and common speech as a metaphor for the omnipotence of God and as a motif in art. In the Bible, to be at the right side `` is to be identified as being in the special place of honor ''. In Jesus ' The Sheep and the Goats, the sheep and goats are separated with the sheep on the right hand of God and the goats on the left hand. It is also a placement next to God in Heaven, in the traditional place of honor, mentioned in the New Testament as the place of Christ at Mark 16 : 19, Luke 22 : 69, Matthew 22 : 44 and 26 : 64, Acts 2 : 34 and 7 : 55, 1 Peter 3 : 22 and elsewhere. These uses reflect use of the phrase in the Old Testament, for example in Psalms 63 : 8 and 110 : 1. The implications of this anthropomorphic phrasing have been discussed at length by theologians, including Saint Thomas Aquinas. See also Judaism portal Christianity portal Act of God Apostles ' Creed Finger of God ( disambiguation ) Hand of God ( disambiguation ) Left Hand of God ( disambiguation ) Session of Christ Throne of God Related Bible parts : Psalm 63, Psalm 110, Isaiah 41, Matthew 22, Matthew 26, Mark 16, Luke 22, Acts 2, Acts 7, 1 Peter 3 References Jump up ^ Leland Ryken, James Wilhoit and Tremper Longman III, ed. ( 1998 ). `` Right, Right Hand ''. Dictionary of Biblical Imagery. InterVarsity Press. pp. 727 -- 728. Jump up ^ Psalm 110 : 1 in parallel translations : http://bible.cc/psalms/110-1.htm Jump up ^ Aquinas, Thomas. `` Question 58. Christ 's sitting at the right hand of the Father ''. Summa Theologica. Retrieved 17 January 2011. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Right_hand_of_God&oldid=850165659 '' Categories : Biblical phrases Christian terminology Talk About Wikipedia Português Edit links This page was last edited on 14 July 2018, at 02 : 28 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: what does the right hand represent in the bible
Answer: the special place of honor