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actually proclaim something different, namely, that the divine glory was fully manifested in and through the “one man Jesus Christ” (Ro.5.15,17; 1Ti.2.5).
Daniel 7 in Jesus’ use of “Son of Man”, and “the man from heaven” (1Cor.15.47) Daniel 7.13, “I was gazing into the visions of the night, when I saw, coming on the clouds of heaven, as it were a son of man. He came to the One most venerable and was led into his presence.” (NJB) Matthew 24.30, “At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory.” (NIV)
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t can immediately be seen that Jesus’ words in Matthew 24 make reference to Daniel 7: In particular, the term “son of man” (without the word “like”), and the phrase “on the clouds of heaven” is exactly the same in the Greek text as in the Greek OT (LXX). “Coming” is the same Greek word though in a different tense. The connection of Daniel 7 with Psalms 8 is seen in the references to “the Son of man” in both places. But, more importantly, “dominion” is given to “the Son of man” in both passages; for Daniel 7.14 reads, “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.” Here the connection with Psalm 110.1 is also evident, thus linking all three passages. These passages provide the background for understanding what Jesus says in Matthew 24.30. Daniel 7 is prophetic in character, that is, it concerns the future, not the past. That is to say, it speaks of “the Son of man” in the future; it is not about a pre-existent person by that name. Similarly, Psalm 110.1 also concerns the future; it is God’s promise to the royal Davidic messiah. In the same way, Jesus’ words about the coming “Son of man” has to Please do not copy without permission, this book can be read at http://www.TheOnlyTrueGod.org