Buy on amazon-Click! But so you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins…”—then He told the paralytic, “Get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”  – Matthew 9:6 (HCSB) Of all the titles Jesus used for Himself, Son of Man  is the most frequent; especially in the Gospel of Matthew, where it appears over 25 times. This phrase, drawn from Daniel 7:13–14 , refers to a heavenly figure who is given everlasting dominion and glory by the Ancient of Days. Yet J

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