Who is the Son of Man? | Founded in Truth Fellowship

Join Matthew as he reviews the "son of man" figure mentioned in Daniel 7 and why Jesus used this title for Himself more than any other.

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[jasontrotter]

The "Son of Man Is Jesus Christ's End time Servant figure. Jesus calls him; "Elijah ". While David calls him: "The King "👑. Ezekiel 37 calls him; "David their King 👑/Prince. While Jeremiah, Isaiah, call him "Israel", . And Zechariah calls him"Joshua".

[dudman]

Son of Man is an awesome title. It proclaims that God entered into His own creation as part of His creation and lived a human life. Born of a woman and grew as a child to adulthood like anyone else. He understands what it is like to be a human because He lived it. .

[ChiefCedricJohnson]

2 Timothy 2:22
Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

[gonzaloburgos]

I believe that what I have learned over many years of reading the Bible and the many books that are also mentioned in the Bible is that if we all follow Christ teaching we can all be like the Son of Man, we are not perfect like Jesus was but be like him, to be a good person help the poor and the defenseless to spread the truth about Gods love and Mercy, I believe that we too could seat in the right hand of God because we are God’s children and He loves us ❤

[godsmasonbyraymasonbuildin]

It was a great talk, but it should be noted that Ezekiel is also called the son of man at least 20 times in the book of Ezekiel.

[danielverhulst]

The title “Son of Man” is best known by most readers of the Scriptures as the title Christ most often applies to Himself, a rare thread running through all four Gospels with utter consistency. In fact, other than references to the Hebrew Scriptures and a single instance in the Acts of the Apostles, this title occurs in the New Testament only as self-references spoken by Christ. When Christ used this term, however, He was drawing on an Old Covenant tradition that had already been well defined by His time. Accordingly, the idea of a particular divine figure known as the Son of Man had formed within the Second Temple period, and many of Christ’s references are incontrovertibly to that figure. To understand who, by this title, Christ was claiming to be, we must answer the question the crowds asked of Christ: “Who is this Son of Man?” (John 12:34).
The English translation of the title itself can be somewhat misleading. In its Old Testament uses, including its earliest, it includes the term “man.” In this pairing, however, two different Hebrew words are being translated as “man.” And so, Numbers 23:19, for example, would better be translated, “God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of Adam, that He should change His mind.” This title refers to one who is a son of Adam, not merely the son of a human father.
The phrase “son of” is itself a Hebrew idiom. A son was seen to be the image of his father—to be someone’s son meant a person’s character reflected that of his father. For example, the name of the apostle “Bar-nabas” literally means “Son of Encouragement.” On the other hand, Judas Iscariot and the Antichrist are at times referred to as “son[s] of perdition” (John 17:12; 2 Thess. 2:3), and Christ rebuked
those who opposed Him as sons of their father the devil because they lied and sought to murder Him (John 8:44). The term “Son of Adam, ” then, means not only that a person is human (calling a person a man or a woman would be sufficient to convey that), but also that the person possesses a trait characteristic of Adam.
Christian readers at least since St. Augustine have tended to see in Adam the archetypal sinner who passes sin on to his physical progeny. This, however, is not the way Adam was seen within the Second Temple period that formed the background for the New Testament texts. Adam was seen rather as the one who brought death to the human race. He is not so much seen as the origin of human sin as the origin of human mortality. Yes, it was his sin that brought about this effect, but the corruption in humanity was seen to be produced by subsequent events in the Book of Genesis and as a result of death and mortality, rather than the reverse. Adam as the source of mortality can be seen in New Testament texts such as John 8:44 cited above, in which the devil is described as having been a murderer at the beginning, and in the contrast between Adam and Christ made by St. Paul in Romans 5:12-17. More importantly, when the phrase “Son of Adam” is used in the Hebrew Scriptures, it serves to remind a human of his mortality, weakness, and fragility, as in Job 25:6; Psalm 8:4; 144/143:3; 146/145:3; and Isaiah 51:12. “Son of Adam’ is also the title God consistently bestows on the Prophet Ezekiel, living as he does in exile.
The title is likewise used in reference to the Prophet Daniel in exile (Dan. 8:17), but in addition to references to “sons of Adam, ” the Book of Daniel also contains the figure who would become known as “the Son of Man” in Second Temple literature. In Daniel 7, Daniel received a vision that predicted a succession of human empires that will dominate the known world in sequence. At the end of the sequence, Daniel beheld a scene of judgment, in which the God of Israel, the Ancient of Days, sits enthroned in the divine council and passes judgment on the wickedness of these empires and all the nations of the world. As
one product of that judgment, God takes away the authority (exousia in Greek) from these nations but allows them to continue to exist for “a time” (7:12). It is then that Daniel saw one “like a Son of Man” who comes up before the Ancient of Days riding on a cloud, to whom is given all the authority that was taken away from the nations of the earth. This establishes for this Person an eternal Kingdom.
Daniel’s description of this Person has two important parts. The first is obvious in Daniel’s description: this figure appeared to him as “like a Son of Man, ” meaning He appeared to Daniel to be a human person. The second factor is less obvious and is contained within the image of this figure riding on the clouds. Among ancient peoples, not only in the ancient Near East but in the surrounding nations as well, riding on the clouds of heaven was a representation of a deity. Deities such as Baal and Zeus rode on the clouds of heaven. For obvious reasons, Israel reserved this language solely for their God, as is the case in Psalm 104/103:3-4, read in every Vespers service, and Isaiah 19:1, to describe the power and glory of Yahweh. This imagery helps to explain why Daniel would describe the human figure he saw as being “like a Son of Man” rather than just declaring Him to be a man. This double depiction would not have been lost on the original Jewish readers of Daniel, who referred to this figure as “the Son of Man.” Second Temple literature is filled with identifications of this figure and how He came to be. As a divine figure, He was seen to be a hypostasis of the God of Israel Himself. Some traditions saw this figure as the Messiah to come who would be a divine figure (see, for example, 1 Enoch 48:2-10); others saw this figure as a divinized human from the past, such as Enoch or David himself.
New Testament scholars vehemently debate how Christ uses the title Son of Man to apply to Himself in any given instance. There are,
however, several instances that very clearly refer to this apocalyptic figure from the Book of Daniel as developed in the religious tradition of Christ’s time. Christ makes clear reference to the Son of Man coming on the clouds in judgment at the end of time in Matthew 13:41, 24:30, and 25:31; and in Luke 21:27.
Possibly the clearest instance, however, is in Mark 14 (and the parallel passage in Matthew 26:57-68). On trial before Caiaphas and the Sanhedrin, Jesus was asked directly if He is the Messiah (Mark 14:61). Likely, this question was posed to make sense of the lack of evidence against Him so Caiaphas could make the case that Jesus was a dangerous political dissident destined to bring down the wrath of the Romans. His response, however, went further than the questioner had intended, in that Jesus not only answered with “I am, ” but went on to identify Himself as the Son of Man who will come on the clouds of heaven in judgment (v. 62). Caiaphas’s extreme reaction—tearing his clothes and saying that all in attendance had heard Jesus utter blasphemy (v. 63)—shows not only that Jesus’ response was not what he had hoped to hear, but also that the Son of Man was considered at this time to be a divine figure. Claiming to be the Messiah descended from David was not blasphemy, but claiming to be God was.
Christ’s identifying Himself as “the Son of Man” is important both in a general sense and in its particulars. As we have previously seen, the New Testament writers unambiguously associated the Person of Jesus Christ with the second hypostasis of the God of Israel, described as the Angel of the Lord or the Word of the Lord. In this case, in addition to the New Testament writers (as in Rev. 1:13), it is Christ who identified Himself as that same figure. In its particulars, however, while we have already seen a Second Divine Person embodied in the Old Testament, this figure seen by Daniel is explicitly one like a “son of Adam, ” meaning that this figure is both divine and human.
Further, Daniel’s vision frames the mission of Christ and even
establishes the distinction between His First and Second Advents. The culmination of the mission of the Son of Man is that the authority (exousia) of the nations is taken away from them and given to Him. Indeed, Christ announced before His Ascension that this has taken place when He said, “All authority (exousia) in heaven and on earth has been given to me” (Matt. 28:18). While the nations and, in particular, Rome, the last of Daniel’s beasts, will continue to exist “for a time, ” as Daniel prophesied, these nations have been judged, and the Kingdom of Jesus Christ has been established, which will endure forever. The mission of the apostles, which they bequeathed to the Church, will continue through this time, until Christ returns in the same way that He ascended, on the clouds of heaven, to judge the living and the dead.

[emelliomorris]

This theological exposition was indeed a great one in compendium form. Thumbs up!!

[BijoyP-hl]

I have learned something from this video. Thank you

[ritamccammon]

Thank you so much pastor Matt for reminding me how to be an image bearer. Blessings and shalom to you!

[DianaEstep]

Another great teaching!!!! Thank you Pastor Matt!!!!

[Herbert-cl]

Hello. Jesus was a son of man, but not the son of man in the terms of current times. The end of time son of man is a mortal who has been persecuted their entire life. Laughed at, lied to, one obstacle after another. They were in the darkest of darkest spots at certain points in their journey. Until God reached out, made him a believer, showed him truths and asked that he share with the world. The son of man has a huge heart with unconditional love forgiveness and compassion. God bless the son of man as we await God revealing him to the world. Glory be to god.

[MickeyBrewerton]

God is so ironic to us, He turns all upside down ...Cross equals victory...death equals power...son of man sits on a throne eternal.Truth once found will amaze❤

[earthpictures]

If Jesus proclaimed the power of heavens and earth why are the beasts are still in control over the earth!!?? Why would he wait over 2000o years to return?!

[simplydanny]

I love that Founded in Truth uses scholarship something that the Torah community needs to do more of in my opinion. I’ve heard of another book by Daniel Boyarin, The Jewish Gospels, which also speaks on the two powers. It’s in my Amazon wish list, do you guys have an opinion or review on this book?

Just put Two Powers in Heaven on the wish list.

[b.]

I am patiently waiting for the world to come to the true knowledge of the name of this human man/Son of man because the truth of the matter is for this very generation Jesus is not his name. This individual will make All things new, this includes his identity and everything pertaining to him, like name, which the whole world from the beginning were all unaware of.

[Lpettro]

Not sure where you get the idea of the Son of Man being defeated by the beast and then vindicated. It sounds nice and it works but it isn't in Daniel 7.

[petererbacher]

In Ezekiel chapter 2 when it refers to the Son of Man how does this relate to Jesus

[snappertiger]

Jesus is not Son of man, Jesus is actually son of God who will return together with Son of Man, so son of man is another person.

[zahrahaj]

The Son of God, the Son of Man. These two individuals are separate... Why don't you tell the truth? it's a clear contradiction that you're covering it with mental arguments.

[justsomeguywithrinnegan]

Is it ok for me to say the son of man died for my sins