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linked with this title is Christ’s authority. Son of God
The first thought that comes to mind may “But Jesus held his peace, And the high
be His humanity or His humility, but priest answered and said unto him, I ad-
consider for a moment the first and last jure thee by the living God, that thou tell
mentions in Mark’s Gospel that will help us us whether thou be the Christ, the Son
understand the importance of the way He of God” (v63). Are we not made to think
often used it. And keep in mind that when about His deity? We recall that the title
we read the Gospel accounts, it is only the “Son of God” was linked with the Davidic
Lord Jesus who takes this title on His lips. covenant, when God said that David’s off-
In a house, He heals a man lowered spring would be His son, and He would
through the roof, saying: “But that ye may be his father; there would be many men to
know that the Son of man hath power on whom this applied before the Lord Jesus
earth to forgive sins” (Mar 2:10); here, was born, but now they had the very Son
“power” really includes the idea of author- of God, the ultimate fulfillment standing
ity as well. Later, when being judged by the in front of them, and they were ignorant
high priest just before His crucifixion, He of this marvelous truth.
answered this way: “Ye shall see the Son of But let’s go back to what Mary heard
man sitting on the right hand of power, and from the angel Gabriel: “The Holy Ghost
coming in the clouds of heaven” (14:62). shall come upon thee, and the power of the
This is an obvious allusion to an OT proph- Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore
ecy that the high priest and those around also that holy thing which shall be born of
him would have known well: “Behold, one thee shall be called the Son of God” (Luk
like the Son of man came with the clouds 1:35). Truly human, yet fully divine – it is
of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days a mystery that causes us to worship. When
…. And there was given him dominion, we consider the Lord Jesus, we perhaps can
and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, do no better than quote the words of the
nations, and languages, should serve him: writer to the Hebrews, recalling that God
his dominion is an everlasting dominion, has now spoken in His Son, “the brightness
which shall not pass away, and his king- of his glory, and the express image of his
dom that which shall not be destroyed” person” (Heb 1:3).
(Dan 7:13-14). Although the word “power”
in Mark 14:62 is not the same as in Mark Son of the Blessed
2:10, it is clearly a reference to the Lord’s In Mark’s Gospel we read these words:
return in power and glory, with authority “But he held his peace, and answered
to judge and rule. nothing. Again the high priest asked him,
On the same occasion, we find two other and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the
titles employed. The high priest, frustrated Son of the Blessed?” (Mar 14:61). His very
with the way the judicial process was go- identity was linked with the Blessed One,
ing, “arose, and said unto him, Answerest God Himself; this was considered by the
thou nothing? What is it which these wit- Jews to be a reverent way to refer to God.
ness against thee?” (Mat 26:62). Matthew May these few lines help us worship the
and Mark record the questioning in a way One who, eternally God, became the Son
that expresses a slightly different emphasis of Mary in order that we might become the
for us. sons of God.

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