What does the Bible say about the Son of Man?
The Bible presents the Son of Man as the exalted Christ, who receives dominion and glory from the Ancient of Days.
Furthermore, the dominion given to the Son of Man emphasizes that while He is divine and possesses all things eternally as God, He received this authority in His role as Christ, the Mediator, in our human nature. This duality is crucial as it reassures believers that Jesus, in His humanity, is still fully capable of exercising divine authority. His life is in Himself, a reflection of His divine status, ensuring our eternal security in Him. As He states, 'Because I live, ye shall live also' (John 14:19), offering reassurances of eternal life to His followers.
Daniel 7:13-14, John 5:26-27, John 14:19
How do we know Christ's Kingdom is everlasting?
Christ's kingdom is everlasting as affirmed in Daniel 7:14, which states it shall never be destroyed.
Moreover, this everlasting stance of Christ's kingdom is anchored in His nature as both divine and human. As the Son who has life in Himself, He possesses the power to render His kingdom indestructible. The union of His human nature with the divine ensures that His authority, wisdom, and power in governing are not temporary or subject to change but designed to fulfill God's eternal plan. This further reassures believers of their identity and security within this kingdom, where Christ reigns supreme without end.
Daniel 7:14
Why is the concept of Christ as Mediator important for Christians?
Christ as Mediator is essential because He bridges the gap between humanity and God, upholding eternal life for believers.
Furthermore, through Christ's mediation, believers are assured of their eternal safety. His perfect obedience and sacrifice on the cross fulfill the requirements of justice, thereby enabling sinful humans to be reconciled to God. As a result, Christians find their hope not only in His death and resurrection but also in the assurance that Christ continuously intercedes for them. The teaching on Christ as Mediator instills a deep sense of security and confidence in believers, affirming their status as heirs in His kingdom and reminding them of the unbreakable bond they have with the Father through Him.
John 5:26, John 14:19
"I saw in the night visions, and behold, one like the Son of man, came with the clouds of heaen, and came to the Ancient of Days, and they brought him near before him. And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and langueages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed."—Dan. vii. 13, 14.
— Daniel 7:13,14
Bless the Lord, my soul, who giveth thee "songs in the night", from the night visions of the prophet. Read this sweet scripture, explained as it is, most fully and completely, by the evangelists, in their account of Jesus, as" the Son of man;" and what a wonderful coincidence and agreement is there between them! It is in the human nature of the Lord Christ, that the glories of this kingdom shine so full and resplendant. "The Ancient of Days can he no other than God the Father, who is truly the Ancient of Days, being self-existent, and from everlasting to everlasting. And the Son of God, as God, one with the Father, is the same from all eternity. But here he is spoken of as the Christ of God, and particularly revealed to Daniel, in the visions of the night, as" the Son of man." Ponder this well, my soul. Contemplate the dominion, glory, and kingdom given to Jesus, in thy nature. Recollect also, in the moment of thy meditation, that it is by virtue of this nature, united to the Godhead, that the exercise of all sovereignty, wisdom, and power, is carried on, and Christ's kingdom established for ever. It saith, in this scripture, that these things were given to him. They could not have been given to him as God; for all things were his before: but as Christ, the Son of man; the Son of God having taken into union with the Godhead our nature, became one Christ, and as such, received them. And what endears the subject, in the greatness and everlasting nature of it is, that Jesus is all this in our nature. For here it is that that sweet scripture unfolds all its beauty:" As the Father hath life in himself, so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; because he is the Son of man!" John v. 26, 27. Mark the peculiar blessedness of the expression, for the meditation is most sweet. Jesus, as Jesus Mediator, hath life in himself. He doth not hold it as at pleasure, or like creatures, which, because once given, may be taken away. It is in himself in the human nature, because that human nature is taken in, united to, and become one with the Godhead, and therefore not liable to be recalled. Pause over this subject, this glorious, blessed, joyful subject! Thy Jesus, my soul, hath life in himself, in his human nature, because he is the Son of man. Think, then, of thine everlasting safety in him; and thine unceasing glory from him: for he saith himself, "Because I live, ye shall live also." Hallelujah. Amen, Amen.
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