Is there One for the Father and One for the Son?
Is the Son sitting at the right hand of the Father on His own throne?
Saw an interesting verse to speak regarding this in Revelation 7-10 "... Salvation to our God Who sits upon the throne and to the Lamb
Rev 22-1"... And he showed me a river of water of life bright as crystal proceeding out of the THRONE of God and of the Lamb
These r just a few verses
also one more in Hebrews
Where the Father speaks to the Son
Heb 1-8 But to the Son.. Your Throne Oh God is forever and ever... a septer of uprighteousness is a speter of Your Kingdom"
Rev 3-21 " and he who overcomes will I give to sit with me on My throne as I also overcame and sat with My Father on His Throne. ( read this verse carefully)
So tell me... How many thrones...since God is triune
2007-05-25 02:58:42 · 11 answers · asked by Broken Alabaster Flask 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
NB in Hebrews the word is not uprighteousness... but UPRIGHTNESS.. sry for the misspelling:)
2007-05-25 03:00:45 · update #1
Zero.
Heaven doesn't actually exist, so there are no actual thrones in it. Christianitly, like all the other religions, is just superstition.
2007-05-25 03:01:45 · answer #1 · answered by nondescript 7 · 1⤊ 5⤋
What is a throne? If you're picturing a big fancy chair - I don't think those will be in heaven. Thrones and scepters are earthly 'pictures' for us to grasp an idea of how things will be in heaven. Thrones are figurative positions and everyone will have some 'position' in heaven - God holding the highest.
2007-05-25 03:10:26 · answer #2 · answered by Jeremy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep in mind that to "sit on a throne" is used several times in the Bible as a metaphor - still used today - to mean "to share power and authority with". Not all references to "thrones" in scripture refer to a physical chair.
If you continue to read in Revelation, you will find that there are also thrones occupied by the 24 elders. So there are multiple thrones in heaven.
But there is one that is "the" throne, used by God the Father. It is from that most important throne that the river flows.
2007-05-25 03:12:43 · answer #3 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
well, in hebrew mythology every angel, archangel etc had a throne. but god's one is the highest. Lucifer was expelled from heaven for raising his throne to the level of god's.
god may be triune, but the holy spirit is the power of speech on earth and therefor has no throne.
2007-05-25 03:03:24 · answer #4 · answered by mrzwink 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, the scriptures do not really teach that God is triune. Even so . . .
Literally, there are no thrones in heaven. The word is used to help God's human creation grasp the realities of heaven by using terms with which they are familiar. Thus when we hear such terms as throne, crown, sceptre, and king, we understand the concept of the rule by a king in a kingdom.
So it is with heaven. God himself is king of the universe and has always been. He has crowned his son as king of his kingdom in connection with righting all wrong on earth. Thus we read of the prayer "let your kingdom come, let your will take place on earth as in the heavens." (Matthew 6:9) Thus we read that God's kingdom will crush all earthly kingdoms (Daniel 2:44).
Jesus made a covenant with his faithful apostles and granted them authority to rule with him as kings. Thus, they, and many others, are co-rulers with him (Revelation 20:5).
So the term thrones simply describes the kingly authority that has been granted by God to certain ones: Jesus, the foremost king of God's kingdom and those who are in the covenant with Christ for a kingdom.
Hannah J Paul
2007-05-25 03:12:36 · answer #5 · answered by Hannah J Paul 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
There are many, many thrones in Heaven. For as many as sincerely desire to inherit one, there is one reserved for you.
Of course, principally, there is one for the Father, and one for the Son. But, as you have noted, Jesus promises that each of us may be given a throne, even as he was given his throne by his Father.
This is a very clear statement regarding the potential of human beings.
2007-05-25 03:19:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Son,Jesus sits at the "Bema seat" where we receive our rewards for things done after we are saved.The father sits on the "Great White Throne of Judgement".The reason Jesus can sit is because He finished His work.Now we can rest in His finished work too!
2007-05-25 03:05:25 · answer #7 · answered by AngelsFan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In "heaven": "higher than the heavens", there's only one throne: "the throne of grace": Hebrews 4:16. At "the" throne of grace only merciful "mercy" is obtain-able, and only "help" (not hind-ering law) is available, and notably "in time".
The GRACE of our Lord Jesus Christ with you all. Amen.
2007-05-25 03:21:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Think of Heaven as one HUGE throne.
There is only ONE God. "Trinity" and "Oneness" are just silly ways we humans try to wrap our finite minds around the infinite God. Perhaps we ought to try to fit our Creator into a box of our own creation.....
2007-05-25 03:05:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
As many as there are angels who can dance on the head of a pin.
2007-05-25 03:02:28 · answer #10 · answered by justa 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋