Throughout the period of the New Testament, Jesus Christ is seen besides God; although never as a second person of God, but always in one of the offices of ministries He had to fulfil, for instance as Son of Man. When Stephen looked up towards heaven, he said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the SON OF MAN standing on the right hand of God.” (Acts 8: 56). Jesus Christ had to be many things: the Lamb of God, the High Priest, the Son of Man and so forth, as we have expounded. Every time He was seen besides God, He was shown in action, according to the necessities of the great plan of salvation.

He had to become all these things for the sake of our redemption. In Hebr. 12: 2, we read, “… looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.”

The same One who was seen by Stephen as the Son of Man, John saw walking in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks (Rev. 1: 12-20). Stephen saw Him in heaven, John saw Him on earth in the church. The same one is the High Priest who can be touched by the feelings of our infirmities (Hebr. 4: 15). He is the Advocate who makes intercessions for us at the mercy seat.

He could also appear in the bright shining light to Saul on his way to Damascus, as recorded in Acts 9: 3-6. When Saul asked, “Who art thou, Lord?”, He answered, “I am Jesus, whom thou persecutest …” So, who is He? What is He? Where is He? One sees Him as the Son of Man next to God on the throne; the other sees Him at the mercy seat as High Priest, making intercessions for us. The next one sees Him walking in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks. And again, He was seen in the supernatural light which blinded the eyes of Saul.

This is not all: John records, while on the isle of Patmos, that he saw Him as the Lion of the tribe of Judah that prevailed. Then he saw Him as a Lamb which was slain. We could continue referring to His manifestations. In spite of them, He remains the same. These were different roles He had to act out. But if we come to the essence of the whole matter, the trace leads back to the Lord God eternal. We do not stop at His necessary manifestations, we also know that one day, when everything comes to completion, we will see Him as He is. The Lord can reveal Himself as He pleases, and will ask no one’s permission to do so.

Throughout the period of the New Testament, Jesus Christ is seen besides God; although never as a second person of God, but always in one of the offices of ministries He had to fulfil, for instance as Son of Man. When Stephen looked up towards heaven, he said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the SON OF MAN standing on the right hand of God.” (Acts 8: 56). Jesus Christ had to be many things: the Lamb of God, the High Priest, the Son of Man and so forth, as we have expounded. Every time He was seen besides God, He was shown in action, according to the necessities of the great plan of salvation.

He had to become all these things for the sake of our redemption. In Hebr. 12: 2, we read, “… looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.”

The same One who was seen by Stephen as the Son of Man, John saw walking in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks (Rev. 1: 12-20). Stephen saw Him in heaven, John saw Him on earth in the church. The same one is the High Priest who can be touched by the feelings of our infirmities (Hebr. 4: 15). He is the Advocate who makes intercessions for us at the mercy seat.

He could also appear in the bright shining light to Saul on his way to Damascus, as recorded in Acts 9: 3-6. When Saul asked, “Who art thou, Lord?”, He answered, “I am Jesus, whom thou persecutest …” So, who is He? What is He? Where is He? One sees Him as the Son of Man next to God on the throne; the other sees Him at the mercy seat as High Priest, making intercessions for us. The next one sees Him walking in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks. And again, He was seen in the supernatural light which blinded the eyes of Saul.

This is not all: John records, while on the isle of Patmos, that he saw Him as the Lion of the tribe of Judah that prevailed. Then he saw Him as a Lamb which was slain. We could continue referring to His manifestations. In spite of them, He remains the same. These were different roles He had to act out. But if we come to the essence of the whole matter, the trace leads back to the Lord God eternal. We do not stop at His necessary manifestations, we also know that one day, when everything comes to completion, we will see Him as He is. The Lord can reveal Himself as He pleases, and will ask no one’s permission to do so.