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You Are AlwaysWELCOME

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Son of Man

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John 12:34

The people answered Him, "We have heard from t

the Christ remains forever; and how can You say, Man must be lifted up'? Who is this Son of Man?

Jesus used a number of titles to refer to Himself...BU

FREQUENTLY USED "SON OF MAN."

JOHN 10:14 "I AM the Good Shepherd...."

JOHN 11:25 "I AM the Resurrection and the Ligh

HE MOST OFTEN CALLED HIMSELF: SON OF MAAND WE ARE LEFT WONDERING WHY?

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SON OF MAN WHY???

No less than 80 TIMES in the 4 Gospels Jesus

referred to Himself by this title!!!

There are possibly a number of answers....BUT

I BELIEVE IT WAS PRIMARILY TO IDENTIFYWITH OUR PROBLEMS & NEEDS....

TO EMPHASIZE HIS OWN HUMANITY!!!

Once upon a time God became a Man

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However, the N.T. nowhere explains the significan

term...and it gives no clear-cut reason WHY Jesus

using it!

IT WOULD PERHAPS BE MORE LOGICAL TO US

TERMS EMPHASIZING HIS DEITY = "SON OF GOD

IT ONLY STANDS TO REASON THAT JESUS JUST

TO COMMUNICATE THE IDEA THAT HE WAS ONE

IMMANUEL = GOD WITH US

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THERE ARE ABUNDANT PASSAGES WHICH TEA

ABOUT HIS DEITY...John 1:1-3 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word waand the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. were made through Him, and without Him nothing was mademade.John 1:14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us,

beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Fatgrace and truth.John 1:18 No one has seen God at any time. The only begotis in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.

Colossians 2:9 For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead

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Looking at the ORIGIN of the title might help our

understanding The term appears in Ezekiel more

TIMES -- always God speaking to Ezekiel:Eze. 2:1 God said, Son of man, stand on your feespeak with you.Eze. 3:1 God said, Son of man, eat what you find

CONTRASTING THE HUMANITY OF EZEKIEL T

DIVINE GLORY OF GOD!!!

GOD EMPHASIZES EZEKIEL'S HUMANITY....

WITH THIS TERM JESUS EMPHASIZED HIS OWN

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But in Daniel Son of Man carries a Messianic co

Daniel 7:13-14 I kept looking in the night visions,behold, with the clouds of heaven One like a SON was coming, And He came up to the Ancient of Dawas presented before Him. And to Him was given

Glory and a Kingdom, That all the peoples, nationsof every language might server Him. His dominionEverlasting Dominion which will not pass away; AKingdom is one which will not be destroyed.

THIS PICTURES THE CORONATION SCE

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The SON OF MAN became poor and the Servant of

we might share in his Glory!!!

HE WAS BORN IN A BORROWED STABLE!HE RODE A BORROWED BEAST!

HE WAS BURIED IN A BORROWED TOMB!!

Luke 9:58

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Suppose you are poor & your needs are not being

Suppose a friend lets you down & proves to be

undependable....Suppose you have to suffer wrongfully...

Suppose all the unfair, unjust things of this

befall you????

DOES THE SON OF MAN UNDERSTAND??

1Peter 5:7 Casting all your cares upon Him; for He ca

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Mark 16:19So then the Lord J esus, after he had sthem, was taken up into heaven and sat down at t

hand of God.Romans 8:34 Who is he whocondemns? It is Christ who died,and furthermore is also risen,

who is even at the right hand ofGod, who also makes intercessionfor us.

BUT, ILL TELL YOU WHAT.. THERES A MAN I

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Son of Man

Used more than 80 times in the Go Not Son of David, which was the

popular designation of the Messiah

Not Son of God (Ps. 2:7), but heacknowledged this title before theSanhedrin

The disciples did not use the title S

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Jesus derived this term from twoprincipal sources: the books of Eze

and Daniel.

Originally the title was given to Eze

but by the time of Jesus the term h

become applied to the Messiah. (s

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Ezekiel passages that would havespecial meaning to Jesus were thepassages concerning a remnant tospared (6:8); the new heart and sp(11:19; 36:26-27); the divine shephseeking he lost sheep (34:11-16); tnew everlasting covenant (37:26);

the promise that the Gentile nation

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There can be no doubt that Daniel 14 was in the mind of Jesus when

used the title Son of Man.

By using this title Jesus was expressing and identifying

the Messianic hope.

He was conscious of being the Mess