NT Text: Mark 14:62
OT Source(s):
Source: Beale & Carson (eds.), Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament (2007); Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): Promise-Fulfillment + Typology (Direct Type, Forward-Looking)
Anchor Text: Psalm 110 — The Right-Hand Session and the Melchizedekian Priest
Significance: At his trial before the high priest, Jesus combines Psalm 110:1 and Daniel 7:13 in a single declaration: "You will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming with the clouds of heaven." Psalm 110:1 — "The LORD said to my Lord: 'Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool'" — is the most frequently cited OT text in the NT and was widely understood in early Judaism as referring to the Messiah. Jesus's use of "seated at the right hand of Power" directly invokes this Psalm: the Son of Man is not merely coming to judge but has been enthroned in the position of supreme authority described in Psalm 110:1. The combination with Daniel 7:13 (coming on the clouds) presents the two complementary dimensions of Jesus's exaltation: enthronement at the Father's right hand (Psalm 110) and parousia as judge (Daniel 7). The high priest's reaction — tearing his robes — indicates he understood Jesus to be claiming full divine authority.
Prosopological Shift: Referent shifts from David's anticipated Lord to Jesus voicing his own future seating: "you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power." Jesus prosopologically claims for himself the auditor-position of Psalm 110:1 — the Lord whom David's Lord invites to sit.
NT Use Pattern: Assimilated — Half of the composite Daniel 7:13 + Psalm 110:1 self-identification at Mark 14:62. The two strongest messianic enthronement texts are fused for Jesus's verdict-securing claim.