THE SON OF MAN/ THE LAMB

The Son Of Man

Jesus Christ referred to himself as the Son of Man (Matthew 9:6, Matthew 12:40 (compare to Matthew 27:63-28:7), Matthew 16:13-16, Matthew 17:22-23, Matthew 19:28, Matthew 20:18,28, Matthew 26:2). Also, in Daniel 7:1, The Son of Man is named as the one who gains access to God's Kingdom, which parallels the scriptures at Acts 1:6, 1 Corinthians 15:24, and Ephesians 5:5, putting Christ as that one. The scripture at Acts 7:56 speaks of the Son of Man at God's right hand, which is the same position that Christ occupies at Matthew 22:44, Matthew 26:64, Mark 16:19, Acts 2:32-33, and Acts 5:31.

The Lamb

Jesus Christ is also referred to as 'The Lamb" of God (John 1:29,35). This is in connection with the sacrifice of the Passover lamb, which foreshadowed Christ's sacrifice (1 Corinthians 5:7). This is why Jesus had the authority to alter the Passover observance into an observance commemorating his impending death (Matthew 26:26-28, Mark 14:22-24, Luke 22:19-20). What are the ways in which the Passover lamb foreshadowed Christ? Here are the scriptural parallels:

1 - The Passover lamb was to be male animal without defect (Exodus 12:5). Christ was a male without defect (1Peter 2:22).

2 - The Passover lamb was not to have any bones broken during its slaughter, (Exodus 12:40-46, Numbers 9:12). Christ did not have any of his bones broken during his slaughter (John 19:33-36).

3 - The blood of the Passover lamb saved the people's lives (Exodus 12:13, 21-23). The blood of Christ saves people's lives (Romans 3:23-25, Romans 5:9, Ephesians 1:7, Hebrews 9:11-14,22).

4 - The Passover lamb was not to be left over until morning (Exodus 34:25). Christ's body was not left over until morning (John 19:31).

5 - The Passover was commemorated on the same date (Exodus 12:1-6, Leviticus 23:5, Numbers 9:1-3, Numbers 28:16) that Christ's sacrifice was accomplished. (Matthew 26:1-2, John 19:14).

As you can see, the references of Christ as being "The Son of Man" and "The Lamb" are not human suppositions, but are sound bible teaching.