Renald E. Showers, There Really Is a Difference! (Bellmawr, N.J.: Friends of Israel, 1990), 89.
“Two different thrones. Third, the throne of David and the throne of God are not the same thing. That is the critical point for those who see Christ ruling presently in heaven over a spiritual kingdom. As observed previously, “throne” is not an ornate chair on which a king sat but, rather, the place of ruling authority. Many different thrones are mentioned in Scripture: from the throne of God (Rev. 4:2) to the throne of Satan (2:13); from the throne of the godly elders (4:4) to the ungodly Antichrist (13:2). So a throne can speak of God’s sovereign authority, Satan’s evil authority, or those who possess a delegated authority. Since all thrones are not the same, we cannot immediately conclude that David’s throne (on which Jesus shall sit) is the same as Jesus’ present status of sitting at the Father’s right hand. In fact, there is adequate evidence indicating that Jesus is not presently ruling on the Davidic throne and that God’s throne and David’s throne are not the same at all. David’s throne had its beginning in the lifetime of David, as recorded in the book of 2 Samuel, but God’s throne in heaven was established long before David (cf. Ps. 93:2). God’s throne is eternal, but David’s throne is not, which logically leads to the following observation: “Since God’s throne in Heaven was established long before David’s throne, and since God’s throne certainly was established forever (Lam. 5:19), then it was unnecessary for God to promise to establish David’s throne forever (2 Sam. 7:16) if they are the same.”
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