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

In many parts, and many ways, God of old having spoken to the fathers in 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.

in these last days did speak to us in a Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He did make the ages;

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 the glory, and the impress of His subsistence, bearing up also the all things by the saying of his might -- through himself having made a cleansing of our sins, sat down at the right hand of the greatness in the highest,

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 messengers, as he did inherit a more excellent name than they.

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 messengers said He ever, `My Son thou art -- I to-day have begotten thee?' and again, `I will be to him for a father, and he shall be to Me for 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.”

and when again He may bring in the first-born to the world, He saith, `And let them bow before him -- all messengers of God;'

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

and unto the messengers, indeed, He saith, `Who is making His messengers 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.

and unto the Son: `Thy throne, O God, to the age of the age; a scepter of righteousness the scepter of thy reign;

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.”

thou didst love righteousness, and didst hate lawlessness; because of this did He anoint thee -- God, thy God -- with oil of gladness above thy partners;'

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

and, `Thou, at the beginning, Lord, the earth didst found, and a work of thy hands are the heavens;

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

these shall perish, and Thou dost remain, and all, as a garment, shall become old,

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.”

and as a mantle Thou shall roll them together, and they shall be changed, and Thou art the same, and Thy years shall 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.”

And unto which of the messengers said He ever, `Sit at My right hand, till I may make thine enemies thy 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 spirits of service -- for ministration being sent forth because of those about to inherit salvation?