Today in Church when the pastor mentioned about Jesus, my mind suddenly remembered how I was earlier thinking about what Jesus said to the Pharisees when asked “are you the Song of God?” it reads like this:

[63] But Jesus remained silent. And the high priest said to him, “I adjure you by the living God, tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.” [64] Jesus said to him, “You have said so. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.” [65] Then the high priest tore his robes and said, “He has uttered blasphemy. What further witnesses do we need? You have now heard his blasphemy. [66] What is your judgment?” They answered, “He deserves death.”
(Matthew 26:63-66 ESV)

The thing that most people would not realise is Jesus is actually quoting Daniel and a Psalms

The verses:

[13] “I saw in the night visions,
 
    and behold, with the clouds of heaven
        there came one like a son of man,
    and he came to the Ancient of Days
        and was presented before him.
     [14] And to him was given dominion
        and glory and a kingdom,
    that all peoples, nations, and languages
        should serve him;
    his dominion is an everlasting dominion,
        which shall not pass away,
    and his kingdom one
        that shall not be destroyed.
(Daniel 7:13-14 ESV)

[110:1] The LORD says to my Lord:
        “Sit at my right hand,
    until I make your enemies your footstool.”
(Psalm 110:1 ESV)

Jesus identifying himself as the long awaited Messiah that Israel was all hoping for, and also as God’s divine son. But this was not the messiah the Jews where expecting. According to “http://www.gotquestions.org/right-hand-God.html” to sit at the is defined as the following:
“In addition, a person of high rank who put someone on his right hand gave him equal honour with himself and recognized him as possessing equal dignity and authority.”
Jesus clearly identified himself as the Son of Man from the Daniel text and equal to God.  Its interesting to note that the Daniel 7 verse clearly notes that the one presented before the ancient of days would be in human likeness and given a kingdom that would last forever ie the kingdom of heaven. 

One of the messianic expectations from Jews that reject Jesus is the they believe the messiah (mashiach) to be political. Tracey R Rich quotes on her website http://www.jewfaq.org/mashiach.htm:
The mashiach will be a great political leader descended from King David (Jeremiah 23:5). The mashiach is often referred to as "mashiach ben David" (mashiach, son of David). He will be well-versed in Jewish law, and observant of its commandments (Isaiah 11:2-5). He will be a charismatic leader, inspiring others to follow his example. He will be a great military leader, who will win battles for Israel. He will be a great judge, who makes righteous decisions (Jeremiah 33:15). But above all, he will be a human being, not a god, demi-god or other supernatural being.
This view represents the view that the Jews in Jesus’ day had of what the messiah should be. When Jesus quoted Daniel 7 and Palms 110 he was placing himself on equal status with God and this view of the messiah was clearly far from their minds. Upon quoting the scripture the High priest tore his clothes (a sign of disgust) and judged Jesus worthy of death. The high priest thought he was following the laws of Moses which say in Leviticus:

[16] Whoever blasphemes the name of the LORD shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall stone him. The sojourner as well as the native, when he blasphemes the Name, shall be put to death.
(Leviticus 24:16 ESV)

Most Jews in had in their mind a political messiah, who would over throw the roman empire, restore Jerusalem and bring peace to the entire world. But Jesus came to die for the sins of the world, he was at that time setting up the kingdom of God in the hearts of men, bringing people into a right relationship with God. After Jesus was crucified and appeared to his disciples after the resurrection they still had in their mind that Jesus would restore Jerusalem and bring world peace, but Jesus told them:

He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority.
(Acts 1:6-7 ESV)

Jesus had come at that time to suffer as the suffering Messiah, but in the future we will see Him coming on the clouds as the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, victorious over death and hades. My view is that Jesus will restore Jerusalem as some point in the future and all the saints will judge it, my idea of this comes from the following verses:

    [4] Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
(Revelation 20:4 ESV)

The whole of Israel will repent one day when the full number of gentiles come in:

[25] Lest you be wise in your own sight, I want you to understand this mystery, brothers: a partial hardening has come upon Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.
(Romans 11:25 ESV)

combined with the verse below, has significance, Israel won’t see Jesus again till they repent. This would either be Jesus coming on the clouds I believe or on the white horse.

[37] “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not! [38] See, your house is left to you desolate. [39] For I tell you, you will not see me again, until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’”
(Matthew 23:37-39 ESV)

I also think revelation 1000 year reign is a fulfilment of the prophesy given to David:

[10] And I will appoint a place for my people Israel and will plant them, so that they may dwell in their own place and be disturbed no more. And violent men shall afflict them no more, as formerly, [11] from the time that I appointed judges over my people Israel. And I will give you rest from all your enemies. Moreover, the LORD declares to you that the LORD will make you a house.
(2 Samuel 7:10-11 ESV)

    [2] It shall come to pass in the latter days
        that the mountain of the house of the LORD
    shall be established as the highest of the mountains,
        and shall be lifted up above the hills;
    and all the nations shall flow to it,
         [3] and many peoples shall come, and say:
    “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD,
        to the house of the God of Jacob,
    that he may teach us his ways
        and that we may walk in his paths.”
    For out of Zion shall go the law,
        and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
     [4] He shall judge between the nations,
        and shall decide disputes for many peoples;
    and they shall beat their swords into plowshares,
        and their spears into pruning hooks;
    nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
        neither shall they learn war anymore.
(Isaiah 2:2-4 ESV)

Also refer to Isaiah 11

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