But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?
The verse shows the Father and the Son to be two distinct individual persons with personal reality, the Father speaking to the Son and setting Him at His own right hand. The Son whom it enthrones was appointed heir of all things and made the worlds, being the brightness of the Father's glory and the express image of His person, upholding all things by the word of His power, who by Himself purged sins and then sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high. The seat at God's right hand with the promise that enemies will be made a footstool and brought into subjection was never spoken to any angel but was given to the Son alone.
This proves the Son is far better and greater in rank and authority than the angels, enthroned in glory and worthy to be worshiped and made the center of attraction. He reigns forever in righteousness, anointed with the oil of gladness above His fellows, and remains the unchanging Creator when heaven and earth perish and are changed. By contrast angels are ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who shall be heirs of salvation. They actually come to this world, not always invisible but sometimes veiling their angelic appearance and appearing as men to converse with and enlighten human beings, while Christ is the great Minister and Mediator in the work of redemption and the Holy Spirit represents Christ in the world to bring fallen people power from above to overcome.
The chapter to which the verse belongs is wonderful encouragement for every tried and tempted soul, with its message coming down along the line to the present time for the heirs of salvation. The verse calls believers to keep Christ's ministry and power before them and to look to Him as their source of help and strength. A view of the great and grand work accomplished through God's gift of His Son turns life away from pleasure-seeking and frivolity to realizing the meaning of the great salvation offered through Jesus Christ, which is eternal life to the receiver. It calls for purifying the mind from sin and the allurements of the world, closing the windows earthward and opening them heavenward to grasp eternal realities and let in the glory shining across the heavenly threshold. Created things around us display God's power and serve as lessons about His power to save, but they are not God.
The verse shows the Father and the Son to be two distinct individual persons with personal reality, the Father speaking to the Son and setting Him at His own right hand. The Son whom it enthrones was appointed heir of all things and made the worlds, being the brightness of the Father's glory and the express image of His person, upholding all things by the word of His power, who by Himself purged sins and then sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high. The seat at God's right hand with the promise that enemies will be made a footstool and brought into subjection was never spoken to any angel but was given to the Son alone.
This proves the Son is far better and greater in rank and authority than the angels, enthroned in glory and worthy to be worshiped and made the center of attraction. He reigns forever in righteousness, anointed with the oil of gladness above His fellows, and remains the unchanging Creator when heaven and earth perish and are changed. By contrast angels are ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who shall be heirs of salvation. They actually come to this world, not always invisible but sometimes veiling their angelic appearance and appearing as men to converse with and enlighten human beings, while Christ is the great Minister and Mediator in the work of redemption and the Holy Spirit represents Christ in the world to bring fallen people power from above to overcome.
The chapter to which the verse belongs is wonderful encouragement for every tried and tempted soul, with its message coming down along the line to the present time for the heirs of salvation. The verse calls believers to keep Christ's ministry and power before them and to look to Him as their source of help and strength. A view of the great and grand work accomplished through God's gift of His Son turns life away from pleasure-seeking and frivolity to realizing the meaning of the great salvation offered through Jesus Christ, which is eternal life to the receiver. It calls for purifying the mind from sin and the allurements of the world, closing the windows earthward and opening them heavenward to grasp eternal realities and let in the glory shining across the heavenly threshold. Created things around us display God's power and serve as lessons about His power to save, but they are not God.