The Essential Trinity by Crowe Brandon; Trueman Carl;

Author:Crowe, Brandon; Trueman, Carl;
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 4786161
Publisher: SPCK
Published: 2016-06-09T16:00:00+00:00

The Son of Man and the establishment of God’s kingdom in Revelation

Now that we have briefly surveyed Daniel 7, we can appreciate John’s description of the Son of Man in Revelation 1:12–14: ‘I saw . . . someone like a son of man . . . The hair on his head was white like wool, as white as snow.’ What was expressed enigmatically in Daniel 7 becomes explicit here in Revelation 1. In Daniel 7 it is difficult to determine the precise relationship between the Ancient of Days and the son of man, whereas in Revelation 1 this relationship is more clearly understood. The Son of Man in Revelation 1:12–16 is intimately identified with the Ancient of Days, particularly his unsurpassed wisdom and discernment (‘white’ ‘hair’ [cf. Prov. 16:31]). The Son of Man’s identification with God is reinforced in 1:17b: ‘Then he placed his right hand on me and said: “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last”’ (see 22:13). The title ‘First and the Last’ recalls God’s self-description in 1:8a (‘I am the Alpha and the Omega’), recalling several salient texts from Isaiah (41:4; 44:6; 48:12). The Son of Man is indeed divine and enjoys an exalted status with the transcendent God, yet the Son of Man is distinct and found ‘walking’ among the lampstands (2:1).

Daniel 7 also plays a formative role in Revelation 4 – 5. G. K. Beale argues that the vision of Revelation 4 – 5 is literarily dependent upon two Old Testament texts: Ezekiel 1 – 2 and Daniel 7.29 The latter text, however, dominates the backdrop of Revelation 4 – 5 more so than the former. By modelling the vision of Revelation 4 – 5 after Daniel 7, John demonstrates that the prophecy of Daniel 7 has indeed commenced with Christ’s death and resurrection.30 Through Christ’s death and resurrection God has begun to install his end-time kingdom and rule over the nations.

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