Matthew 26:64 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said— Our Lord would not vouchsafe to give an answer to so frivolous an accusation as was that brought against him, Matthew 26:61. But when he is called upon to acknowledge so important a truth as that contained in this verse, a truth which he came to reveal to the world, and for the maintaining of which he ventured the loss of his life, then he speaks boldly and openly. Hereafter ye shall see, &c. means, "You shall see the sign from heaven which you have so often demanded in confirmation of my mission." Heinsius would have the words 'Απ αρτι, rendered hereafter, joined together, so as to make απαρτι, the same with απηρτισμενως, truly, expressly. Moreover I say unto you expressly, you shall see, &c. By the right hand of power or greatness, is meant the right hand of God, who by the Jews is called power, as Dr. Whitby has fully proved. There is a plain reference here to the view in which the Son of man is represented, Daniel 7:13-14 where he is said to come in the clouds of heaven—to receive dominion, &c. Our Lord looked veryunlike that person now; but nothing could be more aweful, majestic, and becoming,than such an admonition in these circumstances. The sending down of the Holy Ghost, the wonderful progress of the Gospel, the destruction of Jerusalem, of the temple, and of the Jewish state, were unquestionable proofs and demonstrations, shewn forth by Jesus Christ, of the infinite power wherewith he was invested at the right hand of God, in his mediatorial kingdom.