In Dan 7:2c ,יַם light of these parallels, the “one like a son of man” parallels Adam, which explains why the one in Daniel 7 bears the title “one like a son of man.” Christ is “like a son of man” in that He shares some similarity with Adam even while there are differences.
While being truly man and of Adam’s line, the Messiah is still distinct from man because He is equal to the Ancient of Days.
He is like Adam because He is everything Adam failed to be and should have been. The “one like a son of man” then is the final Adam, and Daniel 7 adds that truth to Daniel’s Christology."
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