WHO IS THIS SON OF MAN?
Pastor J. C. O'Hair
A very interesting question was asked by some Jews in John 12:34, “Who is this Son of man?” And here is an interesting fact: in this verse we have the only record where any person addressed Jesus Christ as the “Son of man” or called Him the “Son of man” while He was on earth.
Christ, about eighty times, called Himself the “Son of man” in the Four Gospels.
Then Stephen called Him the “Son of man” in Acts 7:54 to 58. “One like the Son of man.” (Revelation 1:13).
According to the words of the Lord Jesus the angels of God were to ascend and descend upon the Son of man. Surely Jacob’s ladder must have been a type of the Son of man in John 1:51. (Genesis 28:12). The angels of God ascended and descended upon Jacob’s ladder let down from heaven. Christ came down from heaven. (John 6:38).
Then the statement in John 3:13 is more than mystical: “And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but He that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.”
Then we have the words of the Lord Jesus, that the Son of man is Lord of the Sabbath day, that the Son of man had power on earth to forgive sins. (Luke 6:5 - Mark 2:10). The Son of man is to be glorified and ascend up where He was. We read that the Son of man came to be sinned against, that the Son of man came to give His life a ransom for many, that He must be lifted up as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness. (Matthew 20:28 - Matthew 26:24 - John 12:32 to 34 and 3 to 15 - John 12:23 - John 6:62).
Then Jesus said, “except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink His blood, ye have no life in you.” (John 6:53).
Surely the eternal Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ cannot be comprehended by flesh and blood by calling Him the “Son of man” instead of the “Son of God.” In John’s Gospel, from beginning to end, the eternal Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ is emphasized and yet in that Record Christ is called “the Son of man” twelve times.
The Son of man came to be sinned against. (Matthew 26:24 - Matthew 20:28 - John 3:14 and 15 - Acts 3:18 - 4:25 to 28 - Acts 2:23 - Acts 13:29).
Therefore, the Lord Jesus said “if you sin against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven you.” (Matthew 12:30 to 32).
The Son of man was lifted up and those who sinned thus against Him did what God’s hand and counsel determined to be done. (Acts 4:25 to 28). Therefore their great sin was pardonable. (Matthew 21:42). Read carefully Acts 3:17 to 21 - Acts 2:22 and 23.
The Holy Spirit was sent down to witness to Israel that the Son of man had been raised from the dead. (Acts 5:29 to 32).
The Son of man prayed that Israel would be forgiven for their sin against the Son of man. (Luke 23:34). God heard that prayer. (Acts 3:15, 17 and 18).
Stephen was filled with the Holy Spirit and he saw the Son of man standing at God’s right hand in heaven when he accused Israel of resisting the Holy Spirit. (Acts 7:51 to 56).
This sin was Israel’s unpardonable sin. (Acts 3:18). Then they added another sin and were set aside. (I Thessalonians 2:14 to 16 - Acts 13:45 - Acts 18:5 - Romans 11:15). They resisted the Holy Spirit and forbade the apostles to preach to Gentiles.
The Son of man will come back in the clouds with power and great glory for Israel’s redemption. (Luke 21:27 to 33).
When the Son of man returns to earth He will not find faith on the earth; therefore, He will not find the Church. (Luke 18:8). Christ is not the Son of man to the Church and when He calls His Church to glory He will not be on earth. “As it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be in the days of the Son of man.” (Luke 17:26).
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