Acts 7:56

Stephen announced his vision and described Jesus as the "Son of Man" (cf. Revelation 1:13; Revelation 14:14). This was a title of the Messiah that implied the universal aspect of his rule that Daniel used (Daniel 7:13-14). Jesus alone used this title of Himself in the Gospels. He had used it of Himself when He stood before the Sanhedrin not many weeks earlier (Mark 14:62; Luke 22:69). Stephen was virtually saying that his vision confirmed Jesus’ claim to be the Son of Man. Access to God is through Jesus Christ, not through temple ritual, as the Jews taught (1 Timothy 2:5).