Agur: Who has gone up to heaven and come down again - who has cupped the wind in his hands? Who has bound up the waters in a cloak - who has marked out all the ends of the earth?(Proverbs 30:4)
Jesus: No one has gone up to heaven except to the one who has come down from heaven the Son of Man. (John 3:13)
Agur: What is his name, what is his son's name, if you know it? (Proverbs 30: 4)
One of the most common uses of the title "son of man" in the Old Testament is as a poetic synonym for human beings or the ideal human being. For example, in Numbers 23:19, God says: "God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent." Here, the term "son of man" contrasts the unchanging and faithful nature of God with the frailty and fickleness of humans. Similarly, in Psalm 8:4, David asks: "What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?" Here, the term "son of man" expresses the wonder and gratitude of David for God's care and attention to humans, who are so insignificant compared to his majesty and glory.
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| Gabriel Cornelius Ritter von Max "Veraikon" or Veil of Veronica, was a piece of cloth, that Saint Veronica used to wipe off sweat from Christ's face during Calvary. |