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Hebrews 1

God’s Final Word: His Son

In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways,

Jesus Christ Is God’s Son

Long ago God spoke many times and in many ways to our ancestors through the prophets.

but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe.

And now in these final days, he has spoken to us through his Son. God promised everything to the Son as an inheritance, and through the Son he created the universe.

The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.

The Son radiates God’s own glory and expresses the very character of God, and he sustains everything by the mighty power of his command. When he had cleansed us from our sins, he sat down in the place of honor at the right hand of the majestic God in heaven.

So he became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs.

This shows that the Son is far greater than the angels, just as the name God gave him is greater than their names.

The Son Superior to Angels

For to which of the angels did God ever say,
“You are my Son;
today I have become your Father”a?
Or again,
“I will be his Father,
and he will be my Son”b?

The Son Is Greater Than the Angels

For God never said to any angel what he said to Jesus:
“You are my Son.
Today I have become your Father.a”
God also said,
“I will be his Father,
and he will be my Son.”b

And again, when God brings his firstborn into the world, he says,
“Let all God’s angels worship him.”c

And when he brought his supremec Son into the world, God said,d
“Let all of God’s angels worship him.”e

In speaking of the angels he says,
“He makes his angels spirits,
and his servants flames of fire.”d

Regarding the angels, he says,
“He sends his angels like the winds,
his servants like flames of fire.”f

But about the Son he says,
“Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever;
a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.

But to the Son he says,
“Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever.
You rule with a scepter of justice.

You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;
therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions
by anointing you with the oil of joy.”e

You love justice and hate evil.
Therefore, O God, your God has anointed you,
pouring out the oil of joy on you more than on anyone else.”g

He also says,
“In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth,
and the heavens are the work of your hands.

He also says to the Son,
“In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundation of the earth
and made the heavens with your hands.

They will perish, but you remain;
they will all wear out like a garment.

They will perish, but you remain forever.
They will wear out like old clothing.

You will roll them up like a robe;
like a garment they will be changed.
But you remain the same,
and your years will never end.”f

You will fold them up like a cloak
and discard them like old clothing.
But you are always the same;
you will live forever.”h

To which of the angels did God ever say,
“Sit at my right hand
until I make your enemies
a footstool for your feet”g?

And God never said to any of the angels,
“Sit in the place of honor at my right hand
until I humble your enemies,
making them a footstool under your feet.”i

Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?

Therefore, angels are only servants — spirits sent to care for people who will inherit salvation.

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