1 L ong ago God spoke to our early fathers in many different ways. He spoke through the early preachers.

God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets,

2 B ut in these last days He has spoken to us through His Son. God gave His Son everything. It was by His Son that God made the world.

has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds;

3 T he Son shines with the shining-greatness of the Father. The Son is as God is in every way. It is the Son Who holds up the whole world by the power of His Word. The Son gave His own life so we could be clean from all sin. After He had done that, He sat down on the right side of God in heaven. The Son Was Greater Than the Angels

who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

4 T he Son of God was made greater and better than the angels. God gave Him a greater name than theirs.

having become so much better than the angels, as He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. The Son Exalted Above Angels

5 G od did not say to any of His angels, “You are My Son. Today I have become Your Father.” And He did not say to any angel, “I will be a Father to Him. He will be a Son to Me.”

For to which of the angels did He ever say: “You are My Son, Today I have begotten You” ? And again: “I will be to Him a Father, And He shall be to Me a Son” ?

6 B ut when God brought His first-born Son, Jesus, into the world, He said, “Let all the angels of God worship Him.”

But when He again brings the firstborn into the world, He says: “Let all the angels of God worship Him.”

7 H e said this about the angels, “He makes His angels to be winds. He makes His servants a burning fire.”

And of the angels He says: “Who makes His angels spirits And His ministers a flame of fire.”

8 B ut about His Son, He says, “O God, Your throne will last forever. Whatever You say in Your nation is right and good.

But to the Son He says: “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.

9 Y ou have loved what is right. You have hated what is wrong. That is why God, Your God, has chosen You. He has poured over You the oil of joy more than over anyone else.”

You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You With the oil of gladness more than Your companions.”

10 H e said also, “Lord, You made the earth in the beginning. You made the heavens with Your hands.

And: “You, L ord, in the beginning laid the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the work of Your hands.

11 T hey will be destroyed but You will always be here. They will all become old just as clothes become old.

They will perish, but You remain; And they will all grow old like a garment;

12 Y ou will roll up the heavens like a coat. They will be changed. But You are always the same. You will never grow old.”

Like a cloak You will fold them up, And they will be changed. But You are the same, And Your years will not fail.”

13 G od never said to any angel, “Sit at My right side, until I make those who hate You a place to rest Your feet.”

But to which of the angels has He ever said: “Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool” ?

14 A re not all the angels spirits who work for God? They are sent out to help those who are to be saved from the punishment of sin.

Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who will inherit salvation?