Daniel 7:13–14

All knees will bow and every heart confess that Jesus Christ is Lord!!!! And all will behold His glory as the only Son of God almighty in the perfection that was intended from the beginning.

Matthew 7:16 (ESV) "You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?"

In approaching this passage, it's also important to notice two preceding verses, in which Jesus says, "Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few" (Matthew 7:13-14). Jesus, who is both faithful and true, doesn't leave us second-guessing about the starting point to produce good fruit … He is the gate. No one comes to the Father but through Christ Jesus. Entrance through the narrow gate is accessed through relationship with Him.

Every word and action, how we treat others, how we love others and how we use self-control with others, is the fruit of our hearts' intentions.

God is more concerned about us living holy than He is about us having the appearance of holiness. Colossians 1:10 tells us "to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work.”

Today, let my life bear witness to Your love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. In Jesus' name, amen. First5 

“Being in touch with the heart tells us the quality of our existence, tells us how we recognize the truth,” Russ Hudson writes. “The heart also is the place where we know who we really are.” SabbathMoments 

Daniel 7:13–14

13 “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. 

14 Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, 

That all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him. 

His dominion is an everlasting dominion, 

Which shall not pass away, 

And His kingdom the one 

Which shall not be destroyed.

The New King James Version

The Aramaic phrase used here is an idiom that can be translated as “one like a human being.” Jesus adopts this phrase as a title (“Son of Man”).  

The references to kingdom and dominion in this verse are what the Jews were anticipating. They sought an end to the world’s kingdoms by the establishment of God’s kingdom, which also meant an end to their suffering. It did not happen in Daniel’s lifetime, but those undergoing the persecution by Antiochus could hope for it in theirs. This kingdom concept is carried into the Gospels. Faithlife Study Bible

Son of Man is Semitic for “human being.” Daniel saw One like the “Son of Man,” indicating that He is not a man in the strict sense, but rather the perfect representation of humanity. 

Jewish and Christian expositors have identified this individual as the Messiah. Jesus Himself used this name to emphasize His humanity as the incarnate Son of God.

The Son of Man will reign over all things as the regent of Almighty God. In contrast to the vanishing nature of the previous empires, His dominion is … everlasting. The NKJV Study Bible

The Messiah is here called the Son of man; he was made in the likeness of sinful flesh, and was found in fashion as a man, but he is the Son of God. 

The great event foretold in this passage, is Christ’s glorious coming, to destroy every antichristian power, and to render his own kingdom universal upon earth…the Father will openly give to his incarnate Son, our Mediator and Judge, the inheritance of the nations as his willing subjects. Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary

Daniel 7:27 Then the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven,shall be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey Him.’

Matthew 24:30 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

Matthew 26:64 Jesus said to him, “It is as you said. Nevertheless, I say to you, hereafter you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

Mark 14:62 Jesus said, “I am. And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.”