STRONG RIGHT HAND/OUTSTRETCHED ARM
Messiahs are messengers that God sends to the world of religion. They use spiritual power when they speak for God. This is so because the power to bring salvation (i.e. gospel) is in God’s voice (i.e. blood) which is spoken through anointed messiahs.
Psalm 80:15 KJV: And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest strong for thyself.
Psalm 80:17 KJV: Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.
Psalm 89:13 KJV: Thou hast a mighty arm: strong , and high is thy right hand.
It is impossible to understand these verses unless we first understand the symbolism of right hands and outstretched arms: God’s spoken word:
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- God plants a spiritual vineyard with his word (i.e. right hand) which comes from his mouth.
- The man who is made strong is a New Covenant disciple who has been anointed as a messiah by God’s spoken word. God makes messiahs strong so that they can be effective servants and shepherds.
- God’s voice (i.e. arm, hand) is strong and effective to do miracles.
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Scriptures about strong right hands and arms invoke images of warriors who speak for God as seen in this scripture:
Revelation 19:11-15: Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! He who sat upon it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. 12 His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems; and he has a name inscribed which no one knows but himself. 13 He is clad in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called is The Word of God. 14 And the armies of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, followed him on white horses. 15 From his mouth issues a sharp sword with which to smite the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron; he will tread the wine press of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.
COMMENTARY: The robe this spiritual warrior wears is dipped in blood (i.e. God’s spoken word.) His name is not Jesus, but his name is the “word of God” which is a description of Jesus’ ministry of speaking for God.
STUDY TIP: See this link for understanding of the symbolism of blood and swords.