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Jesus, The Son Of Man - God's Puzzle Solved

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32 <strong>Jesus</strong>, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Son</strong> <strong>Of</strong> <strong>Man</strong><strong>The</strong> Sadducees tried to tempt <strong>Jesus</strong> into showing thema sign. Christ warned His Disciples not to follow <strong>The</strong>Pharisees and <strong>The</strong> Sadducees’ doctrine or teachings.<strong>The</strong> Disciples were asked something very significant,“Whom do men say that I the <strong>Son</strong> of man am?”(Matthew16:13). “And Simon Peter answered and said, You arethe Christ, the <strong>Son</strong> of the living God” (Matthew 16:16).Christ was professing that He, a son of man, born of awoman Mary, was a special type of human. This <strong>Son</strong>of <strong>Man</strong> was different than other humans. His Disciplesanswered, “And they said, Some say that you areJohn the Baptist: some, Elias [Elijah]; and others, Jeremiasor one of the prophets” (Matthew 16:14). <strong>The</strong>n Heasked them, “But whom say you that I am?” (Matthew16:15). Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the <strong>Son</strong> ofthe living God” (Matthew 16:16).And <strong>Jesus</strong> answered and said to him, “Blessed are you,Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood has not revealedit to you, but my Father which is in heaven” (Matthew16:17).So, God revealed <strong>The</strong> Mystery of God to Peter, whichthe early Prophets did not understand. <strong>The</strong> angels,also, wondered about this mystery. From <strong>The</strong> Timeof <strong>The</strong> Tower of Babel, the world accepted their kingsor emperors and considered them divine. <strong>The</strong>y wereconfused and thought, perhaps, one of their manmadegods could be <strong>The</strong> Messiah to come.<strong>The</strong> Romans held <strong>The</strong> Jews in captivity. <strong>The</strong> Jewslooked for <strong>The</strong> Messiah to free them. <strong>The</strong>ir anticipationwas evident by <strong>The</strong> Coming of <strong>The</strong> Magi at <strong>The</strong>

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