The Glory of Christ
Having preached Christ before the Sanhedrin, the Lord shows Stephen a vision of the glory of God in heaven. We see that it is Stephen’s view of the glory of the exalted Christ that enables him to willingly suffer for the Christ, because He sees that Christ is worthy of it. As Stephen sees Christ standing at the right hand of the Father, he sees the tremendous honor of suffering for Christ, as it glorifies Him, and how Christ is judging the Priests as the ruling and reigning Son of man, and serves as Stephen’s advocate to the Father.
Acts 7:54-56 "Now when they heard these things they were enraged, and they ground their teeth at him. But he, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. And he said, 'Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.'"
Series: Acts: Christ’s Church Built
Speaker: Samuel Wente