We often hear Son of Man as a modest way of saying that Jesus is human. Why, then, did His answer at the trial bring a charge of blasphemy?
When the high priest asked whether He was the Christ, Jesus answered, “I am, and you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.” Mark, chapter fourteen, verse sixty-two.
Jesus was drawing together Daniel seven and Psalm one hundred ten. Daniel’s figure approaches the Ancient of Days and receives lasting dominion. The psalm describes a place at God’s right hand. In the room where men were condemning Jesus, He claimed heavenly rule and the vindication God would give Him.
That challenges the way we measure authority. A hostile verdict could not determine who Jesus was. His rejection and suffering did not cancel His claim. The One who stood before His accusers is the crucified and risen King.
We can follow Him when obedience costs us human approval. Will we let the verdicts around us outweigh the authority of the Lord we confess?
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