Daniel 7:13-14
“I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days... And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away.”
King James Version
Daniel's vision of one 'like the Son of man' coming with the clouds to the Ancient of Days, given everlasting, universal dominion — the title Jesus took for Himself.
Fulfillment References
Matthew 26:64 Mark 14:62 Revelation 1:7 Matthew 24:30
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) PentecostalJesus is the Son of Man given everlasting dominion (Matt. 26:64; Rev. 1:7) — the one God reigning in the glorified Man.
Jewish'One like a son of man' given dominion — read variously of Israel's saints or of a transcendent Messianic figure; central to later Jewish messianism.
CatholicChrist the Son of Man, given everlasting dominion, who will come with the clouds.
ProtestantJesus' favorite self-title; He cited Daniel 7:13 at His trial (Matt. 26:64) — the heavenly Son of Man given universal, eternal rule.
OrthodoxChrist the Son of Man, enthroned and coming in glory.
DispensationalThe Son of Man who receives the kingdom, established fully at His return.
AcademicDaniel 7:13-14 is the seedbed of NT 'Son of Man' christology; the 'coming with clouds' is debated as ascent to God (enthronement) or descent (advent).
Scholarship & Sources
Daniel 7:13-14 is foundational for New Testament christology — Jesus' preferred self-designation and His climactic claim before the Sanhedrin (Mark 14:62). Whether the 'coming with the clouds' is to the Ancient of Days (enthronement) or to earth (advent) is much debated.
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