The Forward Focus of Jesus, Part 1 (TMF:2998)
Wednesday, November 04, 2026
by Daniel Litton Listen to the Feature
This vision from Genesis, however, isn’t the only vision likely referenced in this verse. Indeed, Jesus calls himself for the first time in the Gospel of John by the title “the Son of Man.” If one examines the Gospels, one will find that this is the most common title Jesus Christ gives to himself. We could say it’s his favorite designation. That being said, it likely has its roots, its origins, in Daniel chapter 7. If we look there, we can read in verses 12 and 13: “I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him. And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed.” Surely, the forward focus of Jesus is about making everything right again.