The Superiority of Christ over the Prophets

1 Throughout our history God has spoken to our ancestors by his prophets in many different ways. The revelation he gave them was only a fragment at a time, building one truth upon another.[1]

2 But to us living in these last days,[2] God now speaks to us openly in the language of a Son,[3] the appointed Heir of everything, for through him God created the panorama of all things and all time.[4]

3 The Son is the dazzling radiance of God’s splendor,[5] the exact expression of God’s true nature — his mirror image![6] He holds the universe[7] together and expands it[8] by the mighty power of his spoken word.[9] He accomplished for us the complete cleansing of sins,[10] and then took his seat on the highest throne at the right hand[11] of the majestic One.[12]

Because of His Deity

4 He is infinitely greater than angels, for he inherited a rank and a Name[13] far greater than theirs.

5 For God has never said to any angel what he said to Jesus: “You are my favored Son, today I have fathered you.”[14] And this: “I will be the Father to him, and he will be the Son to me.”[15]

6 And again, when he brought his firstborn Son into the world: “Let all my angels bow down before him and kiss him in worship.”[16]

7 And about his angels he says, “I make my angels swift winds, and my ministers[17] fiery flames.”[18]

8 But about his Son, he called him “God,”[19] saying, “Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever and you will rule your kingdom with justice and righteousness,[20]

9 For you have cherished righteousness and detested lawlessness. For this reason, God, your God, has anointed you[21] and poured out the oil of bliss on you[22] more than on any of your friends.”

10 And he called him Lord,[23] saying, “Lord, you formed the earth in the beginning[24] and with your own hands you crafted the cosmos.[25]

11 They will both one day disappear, but you will remain forever! They will all fade like a worn-out garment,

12 And they will be changed like clothes, and you will fold them up and put them away. But you are ‘I AM.’[26] You never change, years without end!”[27]

13 And God has never said this to any of his angels: “Take your seat next to me at my right hand until I force your whispering enemies[28] to be a rug under your feet.”[29]

14 What role then, do the angels have? The angels are spirit-messengers sent by God to serve those who are going to be saved.[30]