Visual for Lesson 1. Start a discussion by pointing to this as you ask, “What connection do you see between these transitions and the Lord’s Supper?” Jesus refers to himself as the Son of Man more than 80 times in the Gospels. It appears that he uses the phrase to connect his work to the figure in the vision of the prophet Daniel. There “one like a son of man” establishes God’s rule and destroys the evil kingdoms that have dominated his people (Daniel 7:13, 14). The phrase emphasizes Jesus’ authority