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1 Long ago God spoke many times and in many ways to our ancestors through the prophets.
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Going through a long line of prophets, God has been addressing our ancestors in different ways for centuries.
2 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.
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Recently he spoke to us directly through his Son. By his Son, God created the world in the beginning, and it will all belong to the Son at the end.
3 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.
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This Son perfectly mirrors God, and is stamped with God's nature. He holds everything together by what he says - powerful words! The Son Is Higher than Angels
4 This shows that the Son is far greater than the angels, just as the name God gave him is greater than their names.
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far higher than any angel in rank and rule.
5 For God never said to any angel what he said to Jesus: “You are my Son. Today I have become your Father. ” God also said, “I will be his Father, and he will be my Son.”
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Did God ever say to an angel, "You're my Son; today I celebrate you"? Or, "I'm his Father, he's my Son"?
6 And when he brought his supreme Son into the world, God said, “Let all of God’s angels worship him.”
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When he presents his honored Son to the world, he says, "All angels must worship him."
7 Regarding the angels, he says, “He sends his angels like the winds, his servants like flames of fire.”
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Regarding angels he says, The messengers are winds, the servants are tongues of fire.
8 But to the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever. You rule with a scepter of justice.
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But he says to the Son, You're God, and on the throne for good; your rule makes everything right.
9 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.”
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You love it when things are right; you hate it when things are wrong. That is why God, your God, poured fragrant oil on your head, Marking you out as king, far above your dear companions.
10 He also says to the Son, “In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundation of the earth and made the heavens with your hands.
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And again to the Son, You, Master, started it all, laid earth's foundations, then crafted the stars in the sky.
11 They will perish, but you remain forever. They will wear out like old clothing.
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Earth and sky will wear out, but not you; they become threadbare like an old coat;
12 You will fold them up like a cloak and discard them like old clothing. But you are always the same; you will live forever.”
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You'll fold them up like a worn-out cloak, and lay them away on the shelf. But you'll stay the same, year after year; you'll never fade, you'll never wear out.
13 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.”
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And did he ever say anything like this to an angel? Sit alongside me here on my throne Until I make your enemies a stool for your feet.
14 Therefore, angels are only servants—spirits sent to care for people who will inherit salvation.
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Isn't it obvious that all angels are sent to help out with those lined up to receive salvation?
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