Is the Son of Man in Daniel 7 God?
Daniel 7:13-14 KJV: And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed. Possible arguments: 1. The Son of Man is worshipped Refutation: The word used here is pelach, which typically means serve. Here are some lexicons: Lexical Summary: pelach: To serve, to labor, to worship Strong's Exhaustive Concordance: minister, serve NAS Exhaustive Concordance: to pay reverence to, serve This word is also used in Ezra 7:24 to talk about the temple servants who served the temple. In the Targum Jonathan, it's used in Genesis 14:4, 15:14, 27:29, 29:18, 29:25, 31:41, Exodus 1:13, 14:12, 12:2, Leviticus 25:40 all of these verses use pelach for other than God. 2. The Son of Man comes with the clouds If this was talking about God, it would say that God was riding on the clouds as it says in Isaiah 19:1. T...
