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simply confirmed the revelation of Enoch and gave it a
Divine character. He himself was sent to exhort the sheep
of Israel [1] to remain faithful to God and await patiently
the advent of the Son of Man who was coming to save
them for ever from their enemies; but he himself was not
the Son of Man, and had nothing to do with the political
world, nor with the “sheep” and “goats” which both alike
rejected and despised him, except a very small number
who loved and believed in him.

iii) The Son of Man is said to be “the Lord of the
Sabbath day,” that is, he had the power to abrogate the
law, which made it a holy day of rest from labour and
work. Jesus (pbuh) was a strict observer of the Sabbath, on
which day he used to attend the services in the Temple or
in the Synagogue. He expressly commands his followers
to pray that the national collapse at the destruction of
Jerusalem should not happen on a Sabbath day. How
could, then, Jesus (pbuh) claim to be the Son of Man, the
Lord of the Sabbath day, while he was obliged to observe
and keep it like every Jew? How could he venture to
claim that proud title and then predict the destruction of
the Temple and of the Capital City?

These and many other examples show that Jesus (pbuh)
could never appropriate the surname of “Barnasha” to
himself, but he ascribed it to the Last Powerful Prophet,
who really saved the “sheep,” i.e. the believing Jews; and
either destroyed or dispersed the unbelievers among them;
abolished the day of Sabbath; established the Kingdom of
Peace; and promised that this religion and kingdom will
last to the day of the Last Judgment. We shall in our next
essay turn our attention to find all the marks and qualities
of the Apocalyptic “Son of Man” which are literally and
completely found in the last Apostle of Allah, upon whom
be peace and the blessing of God!.

[1] . Matt. xv. 24.