Jesus Christ, Son of Man

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Jesus Christ’s preferred title for himself. The term points to the humanity and servanthood of Christ, but also reflects Daniel’s vision of the son of man as a coming figure of judgment and authority.

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Jesus Christ as the Son of Man in his human nature

OT use of “son of man” to mean “human being”

Numbers 23:19 KJV 1900

God is not a man, that he should lie; Neither the son of man, that he should repent: Hath he said, and shall he not do it? Or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

See also Job 25:6; Job 35:8; Ps 8:4; Ps 80:17; Ps 144:3

Jesus Christ describes himself as Son of Man to stress his humanity

Matthew 8:20 KJV 1900

And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

See also Mt 11:19; Mt 16:13; Mt 16:15; Lk 6:22; Jn 9:35

Blasphemy against the Son of Man is forgivable

Matthew 12:32 KJV 1900

And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.

Jesus Christ as the Son of Man in his prophetic ministry

The OT use of “son of man” as a title for Ezekiel

Ezekiel 2:1 KJV 1900

And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee.

Jesus Christ preaches God’s word

Matthew 13:37–43 KJV 1900

He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Jesus Christ offers the words of eternal life

John 6:27 KJV 1900

Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.

Jesus Christ as the Son of Man in his suffering and death

Jesus Christ as a servant

Matthew 20:28 KJV 1900

Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

Jesus Christ came to suffer, die and be raised

Luke 24:6–7 KJV 1900

He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee, Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.

See also Mt 12:40 the sign of Jonah; Mt 17:9 the transfiguration

Predictions of Jesus Christ’s death:

Mt 17:22–23; Mt 20:18; Mt 26:24; Mk 8:31; Jn 3:14; Jn 12:23; Jn 13:31

Jesus Christ as the Son of Man in his authority and dominion

The vision of the son of man

Da 7:13–14 This passage provides the main OT background to Jesus Christ’s understanding of himself as the “Son of Man”. His main uses of the title emphasise his dominion and authority, and also paradoxically that this glory will be attained through the humiliation of the cross.

Son of man meaning “son of Adam”

Ge 1:26 Jesus Christ as Son of Man (in the Hebrew “son of Adam”) inherits the promise originally given to Adam of dominion over creation, which Adam forfeited because of his fall into sin.

See also Ro 5:14; 1 Co 15:45; Heb 2:6–9; Ps 8:4–6

Jesus Christ had authority on earth

Mt 9:6 Authority to forgive sins.

See also Mt 12:8 authority over the Sabbath

Jesus Christ is now ascended into glory

Acts 7:55–56 KJV 1900

But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God, And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.

Jesus Christ will come to judge and reign over all

Matthew 16:27–28 KJV 1900

For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works. Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

See also Mt 10:23; Mt 24:30 the second coming; Mt 24:44 the day and hour unknown; Mt 26:64 Jesus Christ before the Sanhedrin; Lk 18:8; Lk 21:36; Jn 5:27

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