Isaiah 48:13

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Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together.

What this passage establishes

God’s right hand spans the heavens, clearly functioning as creation-power language.

Why it matters in the argument

Biblical right-hand language regularly describes power, victory, favor, and royal authority. It should not be flattened into a literal picture of two divine bodies seated side by side.

Apostolic connection

Jesus is the exalted man and visible Lamb in relation to the invisible God, yet Revelation’s final vision has one throne, one face, and one name.

Common misunderstanding

A vision can distinguish God’s glory from the glorified Son without teaching two Gods or two coequal divine thrones.

How to use it in conversation

Open with a New Testament exaltation text, establish the Old Testament idiom, then finish with Revelation’s one-throne vision.

Scripture connections

See which passages advance, clarify, or answer the argument