THE SON OF MAN
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Jesus is introduced:
The book of Acts 8:30-37 we read "And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest? And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him. The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth: In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth. And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man? Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus. And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God."
Unless the spirit of God speaks to us, we will not know what the Bible is talking about. In Psalms 2:2-12 we read, "The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth. Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him."
Jesus after his resurrection, said in Matthew 28:18, " And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth." Jesus has all power, not some of it but A-L-L POWER. His Father gave him ALL POWER to rule all, except His Father, because the Father is above all Power. We have nothing to fear of the Devil. God gave Jesus all power until he puts all his enermies under his feet.
Who was the Son of man?
We read in Jeremiah,(Whom God spoke to as His Son). In Chapter 1:4-10 "Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child. But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I [am] a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak. Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD. Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth. See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant."
Was there a time when Jeremiah was ruler over the nations, kingdoms, when he rooted them out, pulled them down, built or planted? This prophecy through Jeremiah was a discussion between the Father and His Son Jesus. God wanted His people to know about the Son Of Man, Jesus, through Jeremiah whom God spoke.
In Proverbs 8:22-36 we read "8:22 The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
8:23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.
8:24 When [there were] no depths, I was brought forth; when [there were] no fountains abounding with water.
8:25 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:
8:26 While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.
8:27 When he prepared the heavens, I [was] there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
8:28 When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
8:29 When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
8:30 Then I was by him, [as] one brought up [with him]: and I was daily [his] delight, rejoicing always before him;
8:31 Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights [were] with the sons of men.
8:32 Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed [are they that] keep my ways.
8:33 Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
8:34 Blessed [is] the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
8:35 For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.
8:36 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death."
That is why Jesus in John 8:42,43 said, "8:42 Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.
8:43 Why do ye not understand my speech? [even] because ye cannot hear my word."
The Father does greater works.
John 15:15 reads "15:15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you."
Jesus said in John 5:30 " 5:30 I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me."
We believe in Christbecause he is our creator and savior, not to do great works. Christ indicated when we believe in him and ask anything in his name " he will do it,not us, so that the Father might be glorified in the Son.We cannot do greator works than Christ. The Father believed in the Son and gave him all power. The Father is doing greator works through Christ for the Father's glory.
If we have a problem in understanding that Jesus IS the real Son of God; we are not the only ones. Jesus' earthly parents also had a problem inunderstanding Jesus was the real Son of God. Jesus had to remind them what they were told by an angel.
The angel spoke to Mary in Luke1:35 " 1:35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. "
Let us read the book of Jude, verses 1-4It reads as follows " Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, [and] called: Mercy unto you, and peace and love, be multiplied. Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort [you] that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints. For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ."
We should believe and live by every word of God. It is TRUE. We do not have to reach a certain level of education to believe God's word. Even the Prophet, in the following verses of Proverbs 30:3-5 said, " 30:3 I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.
30:4 Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what [is] his name, and what [is] his son's name, if thou canst tell?
30:5 Every word of God [is] pure: he [is] a shield unto them that put their trust in him. "
May God bless you as you study His word.
Amen
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