What does the title “Son of Man” refer to in the Gospel of John? The term “Son of Man” is usually divided into three categories: 1) Those related to His earthly ministry 2) Those relating to His suffering and death, and: 3) Those related to His coming in glory.* Daniel 7:13-14 forms the background to the concept of the Son of Man: “In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man . . .... > Full Story