When you believe Jesus is God: who do you think is the mediator? #1 Son of man

We are well aware that there are loads of people who do not want to accept, like it is written in Scriptures, that Jesus is the son of man (a being of flesh, blood and bones) and son of God. In Christendom the majority of those calling themselves Christian believe that Jesus is God, but do not mind having engravings or images of him, though God clearly tells not to make any graven image of Him.

Jesus birth was announced, after for centuries several prophets had spoken about some one that would be sent by God to break with the curse of death and to bring liberation for all. It would be a man coming out of Judah.

And thou, house of bread, of Ephratah, for being small among the thousands of Judah, out of thee shall come forth to me he being ruler in Israel; and his goings forth from of old from the days of eternity.
2 For this he will give them up even till the time she bearing will bring forth: and the remainder of his brethren shall turn back to the sons of Israel.

Smith, J. E. (Trans.). (1876). The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally from the Original Tongues (Mic 5:1–2). Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company.

10 The rod shall not depart from Judah, and a leader from between his feet, till that Shiloh shall come: and to him the obedience of the nations.
11 Binding his colt to the vine, and to the purple vine the son of the she-ass; he washed in wine his garment, and his clothing in the blood of grapes.

Smith, J. E. (Trans.). (1876). The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally from the Original Tongues (Ge 49:10–11). Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company.

5 Behold the days coming, says Jehovah, and I raised up to David a just sprout, and a king reigned and prospered, and he did judgment and justice in the earth.
6 In his days shall Judah be saved, and Israel shall dwell with confidence: and this his name which he shall be called: Jehovah Our Justice.

Smith, J. E. (Trans.). (1876). The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally from the Original Tongues (Je 23:5–6). Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company.

5 For a child was born to us, a son was given to us, and the dominion shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called, Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, everlasting Father, Captain of Peace.
6 To the increase of his dominion and to peace no end, upon the throne of David and upon his kingdom to prepare it and to support it in judgment and in justice from now and even to forever: the zeal of Jehovah of armies will do this.

Smith, J. E. (Trans.). (1876). The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally from the Original Tongues (Is 9:5–6). Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company.

14 For this, Jehovah he will give to you a sign: Behold, the virgin conceiving, and she will bare a son, and call his name Immanuel.

Smith, J. E. (Trans.). (1876). The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally from the Original Tongues (Is 7:14). Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company.

26 And in the sixth month the messenger Gabriel was sent by God into a city of Galilee, to which the name Nazareth,
27 To a virgin betrothed to a man to whom the name of Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name Mary.
28 And the messenger, having come in to her said, Hail, thou made acceptable; the Lord with thee: praised thou among women.
29 And having seen him, she was troubled at his words, and turned in her thoughts of what country this greeting might be.
30 And the messenger said to her, Fear not, Mary: thou hast found grace with God.
31 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in the womb, and shalt bear a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS.
32 He shall be great, and he shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father:
33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob forever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
34 And Mary said to the messenger, How shall this be, since I know not man?
35 And the messenger having answered, said to her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: wherefore also the holy thing born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
36 And, behold, Elizabeth thy kinsman, she also having conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month to her, called barren.
37 For nothing Shall be impossible with God.
38 And Mary said, Behold the servant of the Lord; may it be to me according to thy word. And the messenger departed from her.
39 And Mary having risen in those days, went into the mountainous country with haste, into a city of Judah;
40 And she entered into the house of Zacharias, and greeted Elizabeth.
41 And it was when Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit:
42 And she called out with a great voice, and said, Praised thou among women, and praised the fruit of thy womb.
43 And whence this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 For, behold, when the voice of thy greeting was in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.
45 And happy she having believed: for a completion of the things spoken shall be to her from the Lord.
46 And Mary said, My soul magnifies the Lord,
47 And my Spirit rejoiced in God my Saviour.
48 For he looked upon the humiliation of his servant; for, behold, from now shall all generations deem me happy.
49 For the powerful one has done great things for me; and his name holy.
50 And his mercy to generations of generations to those fearing him.
51 He has done strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thought of their heart.
52 He has pulled down the powerful from thrones, and lifted up the humble.
53 He has filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he sent away empty.
54 He succored Israel his servant, remembering mercy;
55 As he spake to our fathers, to Abram, and his seed forever.
56 And Mary remained with her about three months, and returned to her house.

Smith, J. E. (Trans.). (1876). The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally from the Original Tongues (Lk 1:26–56). Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company.

Mary, with child married Joseph the son of Jacob. Together they took care of the baby Jeshua, later the one being called Christ, the anointed, with whom they fled to Egypt and later went to Nazareth where the boy grew up and also became known as the Nazarene.

17 Therefore all the generations from Abraham to David, fourteen generations; and from David to the transferring of Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the transferring of Babylon to Christ, fourteen generations.
18 And the generation of Jesus Christ was thus: for Mary his mother having been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found with child by the Holy Ghost.
19 And Joseph her husband being just, and not willing to expose her to disgrace, wished to let her go in secret.
20 And reflecting upon these things, behold a messenger of the Lord appeared to him saying, Joseph, thou son of David, thou shouldest not fear to take to thyself Mary thy wife: for that begotten in her is of the Holy Spirit.
21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus {our note: originally Jahushua, Yehoshua, Jehoshua, or short Jeshua from Yeshua}; for he shall save his people from their sins.
22 And the whole of this has been that it might be completed having been spoken by the prophet, saying,
23 Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which is, being interpreted, God with us.
24 And Joseph having awaked from sleep, did as the messenger of the Lord commanded him:
25 And he took to himself his wife, and knew her not till she brought forth her first born son: and he called his name Jesus.

Smith, J. E. (Trans.). (1876). The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally from the Original Tongues (Mt 1:17–25). Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company.

And Jesus born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold the magi from the sunrisings arrived in Jerusalem, saying:
2 Where is he born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the sunrising, and have come to worship him.

Smith, J. E. (Trans.). (1876). The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally from the Original Tongues (Mt 2:1–2). Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company.

Next we come to read that the prophesies were being fulfilled that a son of God, from the Root or Seed of David, would have been called out of Egypt.

11 And having come into the house, they found the young child with Mary his mother, and having fallen, they worshipped him; and having opened their treasures they brought forward to him gifts, gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
12 And having received intimation of the divine will in a dream not to turn back to Herod, by another way they went back to their own country.
13 And they, having gone back, lo, the messenger of the Lord appears in a dream to Joseph, saying, Having risen, take to thyself the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be there till I speak to thee; for Herod is about to seek the young child to destroy him.
14 And having risen, he took to himself the young child and his mother by night, and turned back in Egypt:
15 And was there till the death of Herod: that it might be completed having been spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.
16 Then Herod, seeing he was deluded by the magi, was very angry, and having sent, destroyed all the children which in Bethlehem, and in all its bounds, from two years and under, according to the time he examined thoroughly of the magi.
17 Then was completed that spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying,
18 A voice was heard in Rama, wailing, and weeping, and much lamentation; Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, for they are not.
19 And Herod having died, behold a messenger of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,
20 Having risen, take to thyself the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel; for they seeking the soul of the young child have died.
21 And having risen, he took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.
22 And having heard that Archelaus reigned over Judea, instead of Herod his father, he was afraid to go there; and having received intimation of the divine will in a dream, he turned back into the parts of Galilee.
23 And having come, he dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be completed spoken by the prophets, That he shall be called a Nazarite.

Smith, J. E. (Trans.). (1876). The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally from the Original Tongues (Mt 2:11–23). Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company.

God knows everything, but Jesus, a human being, had to learn everything. As a child, from his mother he was a son of man, who learned the craft from his (foster)father. He also was a child born in an Essene family so was brought up by very devout parents, with the set apart scrolls of the ancient writers of God, the Kitvei Hakodesh from which he got to learn from the Most High God.

When his time had come he went to his cousin in the river Jordan to be baptised. There it was that for the first time God declared him to be God’s only begotten beloved son. The gospel-writer Luke gives us his genealogy and sees in him the son of Joseph of the tribe of Eli and of the tribe of Juda, coming from the family-tree of the son of king David, but also as a son of Adam and son of God.

21 And it was in all the people having been immersed, and Jesus having been immersed, and praying, heaven was opened,
22 And the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form as a dove upon him, and there was a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my dearly loved Son; in thee I was contented.
23 And Jeeus himself was beginning about thirty years, being, as was thought, the son of Joseph, of Eli,
24 Of Matthat, of Levi, of Melchi, of Janna,of Joseph,
25 Of Mattathias, of Amos, of Naum, of Esli, of Naggai,
26 Of Maath, of Mattathias, of Semei, of Joseph, of Juda,
27 Of Joanna, of Rhesa, of Zorobabel, of Salathiel, of Neri,
28 Of Melchi, of Addi, of Cosam, of Elmodam, of Er,
29 Of Jose, of Eliezer, of Jorim, of Matthat, of Levi,
30 Of Simeon, of Juda, of Joseph, of Jonan, of Eliakim,
31 Of Melea, of Menan, of Mattatha, of Nathan, of David,
32 Of Jesse, of Obed, of Booz, of Salmon, of Naasson,
33 Of Aminadab, of Aram, of Esrom, of Phares, of Juda,
34 Of Jacob, of Isaac, of Abraham, of Thara, of Nachor,
35 Of Saruch, of Ragau, of Phalec, of Eber, of Sala,
36 Of Cainan, of Arphaxad, of Sem, of Noe, of Lamech,
37 Of Mathusala, of Enoch, of Jared, of Maleleel, of Cainan,
38 Of Enos, of Seth, of Adam, of God.

Smith, J. E. (Trans.). (1876). The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally from the Original Tongues (Lk 3:21–38). Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company.

In the Messianic Scriptures or New Testament is further spoke about that man of flesh and blood, who is been called “the son of man”. though there may have many words going on about that one from Nazareth who was been called the Son of man, making Jeshua or Jesus also wondering what people would say about him.

13 And Jesus, having come into the parts of Cæsarea of Philippi, asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say me to be, the Son of Man?
14 And they said, Some, truly, John the Baptist: and others, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
15 And he says to them, But whom say ye me to be?
16 And Simon Peter having answered, said, Thou art Christ, the Son of the living God.
17 And Jesus, having answered, said to him, Happy art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood has not revealed to thee, but my Father, he in the heavens.

Smith, J. E. (Trans.). (1876). The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally from the Original Tongues (Mt 16:13–17). Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company.

34 The crowd answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ remains forever: and how sayest thou, That the Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?
35 Then said Jesus to them, Yet a little time the light is with you. Walk while ye have light, lest darkness overtake you: and he walking in darkness knows not where he retires.

Smith, J. E. (Trans.). (1876). The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally from the Original Tongues (Jn 12:34–35). Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company.

From the writings of the apostles we learn that Jehovah God has set his seal on the Son of man who was given authority from his heavenly Father, the Only One True God, to judge because he is the Son of man so that everything written about that Son of man will be fulfilled (Luke 18:31);

27 Work not for food perishing, but food remaining to eternal life, which the Son of man will give you: for him God the Father sealed

Smith, J. E. (Trans.). (1876). The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally from the Original Tongues (Jn 6:27). Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company.

27 And {God} gave him authority also to do judgment, because he is the Son of man.

Smith, J. E. (Trans.). (1876). The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally from the Original Tongues (Jn 5:27). Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company.

This Son of man like any other son of man or human being had to eat and drink (Matthew 11:19; Luke 7:34) and could tempted, taunted and mocked and even be killed, though remember that God can not be tempted nor killed, but Jesus was really killed.

31 And taking the twelve, he said to them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things written by the prophets shall be completed to the Son of man.
32 For he shall be delivered to the nations, and be mocked, and insulted, and spit upon:
33 And having scourged, they shall kill him: and the third day he shall rise.
34 And they understood nothing of these things: and this word was hidden from them, and they discerned not the things spoken.

Smith, J. E. (Trans.). (1876). The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally from the Original Tongues (Lk 18:31–34). Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company.

The Nazarene master teacher went around, entered many places, where he did wondrous things. Some came to recognise in him the long expected Messiah. He let others know he could not do anything without his heavenly Father, Whose Will he wanted to do. He also told the people that he did not come to be served but to serve and that he had come to seek and save.

40 It was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, one of the two having heard of John, and followed him.
41 He first finds his own brother Simon, and says to him, We have found Messias, which is, being interpreted, Christ.

Smith, J. E. (Trans.). (1876). The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally from the Original Tongues (Jn 1:40–41). Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company.

25 The woman says to him, I know that Messias comes, called Christ: when he should come, he will announce all things to us.
26 Jesus says to her, I am he speaking to thee.

Smith, J. E. (Trans.). (1876). The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally from the Original Tongues (Jn 4:25–26). Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company.

28 As the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his soul a ransom for many.

Smith, J. E. (Trans.). (1876). The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally from the Original Tongues (Mt 20:28). Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company.

45 For also the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his soul a ransom for many.

Smith, J. E. (Trans.). (1876). The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally from the Original Tongues (Mk 10:45). Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company.

11 For the Son of man has come to save the lost.

Smith, J. E. (Trans.). (1876). The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally from the Original Tongues (Mt 18:11). Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company.

10 For the Son of man came to seek and to save the lost.

Smith, J. E. (Trans.). (1876). The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally from the Original Tongues (Lk 19:10). Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company.

The bible tells us that the one born in Bethlehem is the ‘Son of man’ who will be a sign to this generation and that whoever speaks a word against the Son of man will be forgiven. As in the days of Noah, so in the days of the Son of man people will long to see one of the days of the Son of man.

30 For as Jonas was a sign to the Ninevites, so shall be the Son of man to this generation.

Smith, J. E. (Trans.). (1876). The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally from the Original Tongues (Lk 11:30). Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company.

10 And every one who shall say a word against the Son of man, it shall be remitted to him: and to him blaspheming against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be remitted.

Smith, J. E. (Trans.). (1876). The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally from the Original Tongues (Lk 12:10). Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company.

26 And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be in the days of the Son of man.

Smith, J. E. (Trans.). (1876). The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally from the Original Tongues (Lk 17:26). Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company.

22 And he said to the disciples, The days come when ye shall eagerly desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see.
23 And they shall say to you, Behold here, or; behold there: go not away, nor pursue.
24 For as lightning, flashing out from that under heaven, shines to that under heaven; so also shall be the Son of man in his day.
25 And first must he suffer many things, and be disapproved of by this generation.
26 And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be in the days of the Son of man.

Smith, J. E. (Trans.). (1876). The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally from the Original Tongues (Lk 17:22–26). Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company.

People will not be able to overlook that the hour has come for the Son of man to be glorified.

23 And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour has come, that the Son of man should be honoured.

Smith, J. E. (Trans.). (1876). The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally from the Original Tongues (Jn 12:23). Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company.

3 Jesus knowing that the Father has given all things to him into the hands, and that he came out from God, and retired to God;

Smith, J. E. (Trans.). (1876). The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally from the Original Tongues (Jn 13:3). Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company.

Jesus never claimed to be God, but knew very well that he came out from Him, Who is greater than him.

28 Ye have heard that I said to you, I retire, and I am coming to you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice because I said, I go to the Father: for my Father is greater than I.

Smith, J. E. (Trans.). (1876). The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally from the Original Tongues (Jn 14:28). Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company.

19 Then answered Jesus and said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, The Son can of himself do nothing, except what he sees the Father doing: for whatever he should do, also these does the Son likewise.

Smith, J. E. (Trans.). (1876). The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally from the Original Tongues (Jn 5:19). Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company.

It is because Jesus had an eye for his heavenly Father, for Whom he wanted to do everything, even putting his own will aside.

42 Saying, Father, If thou art willing, turn aside this cup from me: but not my will, but thine, be done.

Smith, J. E. (Trans.). (1876). The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally from the Original Tongues (Lk 22:42). Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company.

Doing the Will of his heavenly Father Jesus got permission to speak and act in the name of the Father, Jehovah God. As the son of God and son of man he was permitted to be Lord of the Sabbath (Matt. 12:8; Mark 2:28; Luke 6:5). This man who received authority from God, could do miracles in God’s Name and even forgive sins and was sowing the good seed.

37 And he having answered, said to them, He sowing the good seed is the Son of man:

Smith, J. E. (Trans.). (1876). The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally from the Original Tongues (Mt 13:37). Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company.

6 But that ye might know that the Son of man has power upon earth to let go sins, (then he says to the paralytic), Having risen, take up thy bed and retire to thy house.

Smith, J. E. (Trans.). (1876). The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally from the Original Tongues (Mt 9:6). Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company.

10 And that ye might know that the Son of man has power to remit sins upon earth, (he says to the paralytic,)

Smith, J. E. (Trans.). (1876). The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally from the Original Tongues (Mk 2:10). Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company.

24 And that ye might know that the Son of man has power upon earth to remit sins, (he said to him affected with paralysis,) I say to thee, Arise, and having taken up thy couch, go into thy house.

Smith, J. E. (Trans.). (1876). The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally from the Original Tongues (Lk 5:24). Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company.

From the Sacred Writings we do know that this son of man, the Nazarene rebbe had nowhere to lay his head.

20 And Jesus says to him, The foxes have dens, and the fowls of heaven occupy nests; but the Son of man has not where he might recline the head.

Smith, J. E. (Trans.). (1876). The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally from the Original Tongues (Mt 8:20). Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company.

All the time Jesus preached about his heavenly Father and brought the Good News about the coming Kingdom of God, in a certain way he was already speaking and acting on behalf of his heavenly Father, the only One True God, and as such was already mediating on His behalf for us.

To be continued