Journal: Conservative Theological Journal
Volume: CTJ 02:5 (Jun 1998)
Article: Progressive Dispensationalism: Is Christ Now on the Throne of David?—Part II
Author: Mal Couch

---

CTJ 2:5 (June 1998) p. 142

Progressive Dispensationalism: Is Christ Now on the
Throne of David?—Part II

Mal Couch

President and Professor of Theology & Languages
Tyndale Theological Seminary, Ft. Worth, TX

Introduction & Review

The amillennialist and the Progressive Dispensationalist (PD) say that Christ is presently spiritually seated on the throne of David in heaven. The PD’s however still believe He will come and sit on that throne in the historic, earthly kingdom. Blaising and Bock remark:

Every New Testament description of the present throne of Jesus is drawn from Davidic covenant promises. Repeatedly, the New Testament declares that He is enthroned at the right hand of God in fulfillment of the promise given in Psalm 110:1. This is a Davidic promise; it is the son of David who fulfills it. In Acts 2:30–36, the resurrection, ascension, and seating of Christ in heaven at the right hand of God (Ps. 110:1) are presented in light of the prediction “that God had sworn to him [David] with an oath to seat one of his descendants upon his throne” (Acts 2:30). No other throne is discussed in this text except the Davidic throne.

New Testament descriptions of this enthronement at the right hand of God are often filled with other Davidic features such as being exalted above all other kings, all rule, and all authority. Having all his enemies subjected to him or in some texts waiting to have all things subjected to him are both descriptions drawn from Davidic promises. The title Son of God also appears quite often in these texts and is explicitly linked to the Davidic promise of divine Sonship.1

[Jesus’s] present kingship is further elaborated in Hebrews in terms of its Melchizedekian priestly office and function, another Davidic covenant promise…This priestly office is brought together with the already defined Davidic sonship to describe again His present throne—the “throne of grace”

CTJ 2:5 (June 1998) p. 143

(Heb. 4:16), occupied by “our great high priest… Jesus the Son of God” (4:14, cf. 5:5–6).2

In the last quarter edition of this journal, we answered:

The Scriptures in no way allow for Christ now sitting on the throne of David. There are clearly two thrones, the throne of God Alm...

visitor : : uid: ()