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Daniel 7:13

ESV "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.
NIV "In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence.
NASB 'I kept looking in the night visions, And behold, with the clouds of heaven One like a son of man was coming, And He came up to the Ancient of Days And was presented before Him.
CSB I continued watching in the night visions, and suddenly one like a son of man was coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was escorted before him.
NLT As my vision continued that night, I saw someone like a son of man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient One and was led into his presence.
KJV I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
NKJV “I was watching in the night visions, And behold, One like the Son of Man, Coming with the clouds of heaven! He came to the Ancient of Days, And they brought Him near before Him.

What does Daniel 7:13 mean?

In an earlier part of the dream, Daniel saw God the Father seated on a fiery throne of judgment (Daniel 7:9–10). There, God was labeled as "the Ancient of Days" (Psalm 90:2), and that title is repeated here. This "son of man" figure is brought before God and given immense power and authority (Daniel 7:14).

This "son of man" is a messianic figure. The concept of a "messiah" comes from the Hebrew word Mashiyach, which means "the anointed one." In Greek, this idea is expressed with the word Christos, which then becomes the English title "Christ." This is the long-awaited Savior promised as early as the fall of man (Genesis 3:15). Other Scriptures affirmed this person would be a descendant of Abraham (Genesis 12:3), from the tribe of Judah (Genesis 49:10), and from the line of David and Solomon (2 Samuel 7:12–16). These are among many indicators pointing to Jesus of Nazareth as this prophesied figure.

One of Jesus' most common titles for Himself was the "Son of Man" (Matthew 26:2; John 1:51). He applied it around thirty times in the gospel of Matthew, which was written primarily to Jews to show that He was Israel's Messiah and King. Others recognized this as a reference to the prophecy contained in this verse. Eventually, such statements were used to accuse Jesus of blasphemy (Mark 14:61–64).

Jesus finished the work of redemption on the cross and was resurrected (Luke 24:1–7). He then met with His disciples for forty days and was seen ascending in a cloud (Acts 1:3, 6–9). Two angels told the disciples that Jesus "will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven" (Acts 1:11). Jesus Himself said that He will come "on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory" (Matthew 24:30).
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