Daniel 7:13
“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 they brought him near before him.”
King James Version
More of Daniel 7 on this siteDaniel 7:13-14 · Daniel 7:15-28
One like the Son of man coming with the clouds to the Ancient of days — the title Jesus took for himself, and the verse he quoted at his trial (Mark 14:62).
Fulfillment References
Matthew 24:30 Matthew 26:64 Revelation 1:7 Acts 1:9-11
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Jewish'Son of man' = angelic representative of Israel or the Jewish people collectively.
CatholicFulfilled in Christ's ascension (receiving authority) and future Second Coming.
ProtestantJesus claimed to be this Son of Man before the Sanhedrin (Matt 26:64).
DispensationalThe receiving of the kingdom = Second Coming; fully established in the Millennium.
AcademicApocalyptic vision from the Maccabean period (c. 165 BC).
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