~ Jesus Christ Is the Son of Man ~
The Bible is about Jesus Christ
~ “Jesus
said to them, ‘How foolish you are, and how slow of heart to believe all that
the prophets have spoken! Did not the Christ have to suffer these things and then enter His glory?’ And
beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was said
in all the Scriptures concerning Himself” (Luke
24:25-27).
In the book
of Ezekiel Jesus Christ is seen in several different ways (including as the call
from sin, the wheel in the middle of the wheel, and the four-faced man). The most clear view is as the Son of Man sent
to rebellious Israel.
(1) God
promised to send His servant David to be a shepherd over Israel (Ezekiel 34).
(2) He also
to send His servant to be the king of Israel (Ezekiel 37).
(3) In both
of these passages he is referred to as Israel’s coming “prince.”
(4) David was
the first King in his line—that is he was never the son of a king—why then
would he be called a prince?
(5) In the
New Testament Jesus Christ is referred to as the “Son of David.”
(6) The last
part of the book of Ezekiel (chapters 40-48) concerns the future and especially
the eternal glory of the temple and the land.
We see that certain areas of the land and specific sections of the
temple grounds are reserved for the prince.
(7) The Jesus
Christ—The Messiah would be called “a prince forever.”
(8) The Book
of Ezekiel uses the term “son of man” nearly one hundred times!
(9) Jesus
Christ’s most frequent description of Himself was the “Son of Man.”
Comment
~ We have only touched the
surface of Christ in Ezekiel. Much more could be said about each of the
previous examples.
additional comment: Compare 2 Corinthians 6:16 with Ezekiel
36:28, and 37:23, 27.
The Apostle
Paul told us the Scriptures present many shadows of things to come but the
reality is found in Jesus Christ (Colossians 2:17).
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