Greater Than The Angels

‘You are my Son;
today I have become your Father’?

Or again,

‘I will be his Father,
and he will be my Son’?

⁶ And again, when God brings his firstborn into the world, he says,

‘Let all God’s angels worship him.’

⁷ In speaking of the angels he says,

‘He makes his angels spirits,
and his servants flames of fire.’

⁸ But about the Son he says,

‘Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever;
a sceptre of justice will be the sceptre of your kingdom.
⁹ 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.’

¹⁰ He also says,

‘In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth,
and the heavens are the work of your hands.
¹¹ They will perish, but you remain;
they will all wear out like a garment.
¹² 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.’

¹³ To which of the angels did God ever say,

‘Sit at my right hand
until I make your enemies
a footstool for your feet’?

¹⁴ Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?

Warning to pay attention

2 We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. ² For since the message spoken through angels was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment, ³ how shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation? This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him. ⁴ God also testified to it by signs, wonders and various miracles, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.