Section 6
highest court of the Jews (Acts 4:5-6, 15; 5:27, 34, 41). When the Man-Savior was asked if He was the Christ, "He said to them, If I tell you, you will by no means believe; and if I ask you, you will by no means answer. But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God" (Luke 22:67b-69). The Lord's answer indicates that He not only was the Son of Man on earth before His cru cifixion, but also indicates that He will be the Son of Man in the heavens on the right hand of God after His resurrection (Acts 7:56) and also at His coming back on the clouds. His answer also indicates that He is God's Christ, His Anointed. Otherwise, He could not be seated at the right hand of the power of God.
Luke 22:70 says, "And they all said, Are you then the Son of God? And He said to them, You say that I am."
The Greek words rendered, "You say that I am," may also be translated, "You say it, because I am." When the ones judging the Lord heard His answer, they said, "What further need do we have of testimony, for we have heard it ourselves from his mouth?" (v. 71). They were excited and, thinking that He was blaspheming God in