Son of Man, or Son of God? What's the Difference?

Jesus is referred to as the “Son of Man” 88 times in the New Testament. A first meaning of the phrase “Son of Man” is as a reference to the prophecy of Daniel 7:13-14, “In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence. He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all peoples, nations and men of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.” The description “Son of Man” was a Messianic title. Jesus is the One who was given dominion and glory and a kingdom. When Jesus used this phrase, He was assigning the Son of Man prophecy to Himself. The Jews of that era would have been intimately familiar with the phrase and to whom it referred. Jesus was proclaiming Himself as the Messiah. A second meaning of the phrase “Son of Man” is that Jesus was truly a human being. God called the prophet Ezekiel “son of man” 93 times. God was simply calling Ezekiel a human being. A son of a man is a man. Jesus was fully God (John 1:1), but He was also a human being (John 1:14). First John 4:2 tells us, “This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God.” Yes, Jesus was the Son of God—He was in His essence God. Yes, Jesus was also the Son of Man—He was in His essence a human being. In summary, the phrase “Son of Man” indicates that Jesus is the Messiah and that He is truly a human being.

To be more specific and simple. Jesus Christ has two natures, human nature and divine nature. A God that embodied into human flesh and blood like us humankind on this world. Jesus Christ is the God the Son of triune of God, others are God the Father and God the Holy Spirit. Son of God means. Joseph is just foster human father figure for Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ real father is God the Father and born thru the virgin Mary, human mother figure of Jesus Christ. If God the Father is the father of Jesus Christ, therefor Jesus Christ is the "Son of God" the Father. Son of Man is a symbolic messianic prophecy of Jesus Christ. So, Jesus Christ is Son of Man (human nature) and God the Son (divine nature)

Jesus Christ was referred to in the Bible by many names...relating to names that reflect the nature of Christ, His position in the tri-unity of God, and His work on earth on our behalf. These are just a few... Son of God.....Jesus is the “only begotten of the Father” “Son of God” affirms the deity of Christ. Son of Man....Used as a contrast to “Son of God” this phrase affirms the humanity of Christ which exists alongside His divinity. Lamb of God...God’s Law called for the sacrifice of a spotless, unblemished Lamb as an atonement for sin. Jesus became that Lamb led meekly to the slaughter, showing His patience in His sufferings and His readiness to die for the world.

Jesus did this intentionally to confuse non-christians. I fully admit, I myself am not entirely sure why he did this. I'm ok with G-d not revealing everything about himself. If G-d was as simple as a mathematical equation, then he wouldn't really be G-d. That said, if I were to give a guess, I would wager it has something to do with seperating between people who simply want a nifty theological understand, and those who really want Jesus Christ, Lord of all creation, to save them from their evil ways. Not to suggest that there is anything wrong with asking theological questions. Not at all. The book of Romans, and the book of Hebrews, both are neck deep in hard theology. However, there are some people who merely wished to bicker with Jesus, and the apostles, and with Christians to this day, who are not interested so much in salvation from Sin, and eternal life. Instead these people merely wish to analyze, and debate, and bicker over insignificant religious doctrine. It is possible that Jesus spoke in the ways which you refer to, just to weed those people out. Give them something unimportant to bicker about, while true believers gain the favor of G-d.