Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz:
The text of Daniel chapter ten indicates, I think, three separate individuals.
· One is identified as Michael the archangel.
· One is unidentified, but appears to my thinking to be the angel Gabriel.
· One is a certain man, unique, different than the other two.
I agree with John Gill that He is the Pre-incarnate Christ.
· His description in verses five through six is similar to that of Christ in Revelation chapter one.
· Daniel's meeting Him in verses seven through eight is similar to the Paul's meeting with Christ in Acts chapter nine.
· Daniel's response in verses nine through ten is similar to Isaiah's response in Isaiah chapter six.
All of this leads me to meditate on how "certain" Christ is.
· Christ is certain in the sense of true.
· Christ is certain in the sense of reliable, trustworthy.
· Christ is certain in the sense of being unique, the only begotten Son of God.
· Christ is certain in the sense of being distinct, He is not an angel.
· Christ is certain in the sense of being God.
The Hebrew word rendered certain in this passage is one that means "unity, or one." I am reminded of Genesis 1:26 (KJV) “And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness..." This is not religious speak but a reality. God is one God and three Persons.
1 John 5:7 (KJV)
For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
Colossians 2:8-9 (KJV)
Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
And it is to this "certain man" Jesus Christ, we must lean for salvation.
Acts 4:12 (KJV)
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
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The Certain Man: Understanding the Pre-incarnate Christ
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