JESUS CHRIST: GOD-MAN - Vital Christianity

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● He is called "Immanuel" (Isa 7:14; 8:8,10; Mt 1:23)
Matthew points out that the name "Immanuel" means "God with us":
"All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
'The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him
Immanuel—which means, 'God with us'" (Mt 1:23).
Isaiah's prophecy (Isa 7:14) was fulfilled by Jesus (Mt 1:22-23). Thus there can be no
doubt that Jesus Christ is the "son of the virgin" so distinctly portrayed by the prophet Isaiah.
Since there is no other God but Jehovah, by His own declaration (Isa 43:10-11), therefore
Jesus Christ and Jehovah God are of the same essence in power and eternity, and therefore
equal. There is no way around this conclusion since the very term "Immanuel" means "God" or
"Jehovah with us."
● He is called "Son of Man"
This term "Son of Man" (Hebrew ben-adam or Aramic bar nasha) is used in three main
contexts in the Hebrew Scriptures:
● As a form of address to the prophet Ezekiel;
● To refer to a future eschatological figure (Da 7:13-14), whose coming signals the end
of history and the coming of divine judgment;
● To emphasize the contrast between the limitations and frailty of human nature and the
elevated status or permanence of God and the angels (Nu 23:19; Ps 8:14).
This name was the most popular self-designation of Jesus by far. It appears more than 80
times in the gospels and always on the lips of Jesus Himself. The name "Son of Man" is often
used by Jesus in reference to His own agony as He takes upon Himself the role of Isaiah's
"suffering sinbearer" and "suffering servant."
In Aramaic the title "Son of Man" could be merely another way of saying "I," as "one"
can be used in English. But in some cases the claim is too explicit to be brushed aside as merely
that.
At His trial Jesus said: