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simply confirmed the revelation of Enoch and gave it a250Divine 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 hisfollowers 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 lastApostle ofAllah, upon whom be peace and the blessing of God!.[1] . Matt. xv. 24.