# Son of Man

In the Bible, “son of man” can be a way of talking about a man or talking to a man. God called Ezekiel “son of man” throughout the Old Testament book of Ezekiel. For example, God said, “Son of man, prophecy to them” (see: Ezekiel 6:2; 11:4).

The words “sons of man” and “sons of mankind” are also used to talk about humans (see: Proverbs 8:4; Daniel 10:16).

Jesus used the title “Son of Man” to talk about himself. He often used these words instead of saying “I” or “me” (see: Mark 2:10; John 3:13-15). The prophet Daniel wrote about seeing a vision of a “son of man” coming with the clouds. Daniel was writing about the coming of the Messiah (see: Daniel 7:13-14). Jesus also said that he, the Son of Man, will be coming back to earth someday on the clouds (see: Mark 14:62; Revelation 1:7). Jesus used the words “Son of Man” to tell people that he was the Messiah (see: Acts 7:55-56; Revelation 1:13; 14:14-16).


See: [Prophecy (Prophesy)](../articles/prophecy.md); [Messiah (Christ)](../articles/messiahchrist.md); [Vision](../articles/vision.md)