Aramaic · bar-e-NOSH / ho HY-os tou an-THRO-pou
Son of Man
בַּר־אֱנָשׁ / ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου
Son of Man — the heavenly figure who receives everlasting dominion
Symbol: The Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven — humanity on the throne
“Jesus replied, 'Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.'”
Matthew 8:20
Jesus' favourite self-designation: Son of Man. From Daniel 7 — a heavenly figure who receives an everlasting kingdom. He is both lowly and Lord.
What the name means
Daniel 7 saw one like a son of man coming with the clouds, receiving dominion that never passes away.
Jesus used it to claim both suffering and sovereignty — the Son of Man must suffer, be killed, and rise again.
He had no place to lay His head — the Son of Man chose homelessness so the Father's house could become ours.
How to pray this name
- Pray: 'Son of Man, You came low and You will come high — I follow You in both.'
- Pray it for His return — the Son of Man is coming with the clouds.
Son of Man, who suffered and who reigns, I follow You in the low and the high. Come with the clouds. In the Mighty Name of Jesus! Amen.
Declaration
Jesus is the Son of Man — He suffered for us and He will come on the clouds for us.
Study further
Daniel 7:13-14 · Matthew 24:30 · Mark 10:45 · Acts 7:56