Perhaps it would be good to make sure who we’re talking about here. Let’s look a little closer at the rest of Daniel’s description of the Son of Man. Notice Daniel has said that the Son of Man is “given authority, honor, and sovereignty over all the nations of the world, so that people of every race and nation and language would obey him. His rule is eternal-- it will never end. His kingdom will never be destroyed.” This is a very important statement for determining who this is. Is this “Son of Man” Jesus? Can we just assume this “Son of Man” here is the same as the “Son of Man” in Revelation? Jesus answers that question for us.
"For just as the Father has life in Himself, even so He gave to the Son also to have life in Himself; and He gave Him authority to execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man. (John 5:26-27 NAU)In Daniel, the Son of Man is given authority and sovereignty to rule the nations. Jesus says that He has been given authority to execute judgment “because He is the Son of Man.” Jesus is the “Son” and He is in the position of the “Son of Man.” In other words, it is His status and position as the Son of Man that grants Him the authority He has, just like Daniel predicted. The authority comes with the position.
Of course this is not the only reason we can conclude that the Son of Man in Daniel is Jesus. Daniel sees the Son of Man “coming with the clouds.” This ought to sound familiar to most of us. Jesus said he would return this way.
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