Hebrews1:5-14 "For which of the angels did God ever say, 'You are my son...'"

For to which of the angels did God ever say,
‘You are my Son;
  today I have begotten you’?
Or again,
‘I will be his Father,
  and he will be my Son’?
And again, when he brings the firstborn into the world, he says,
‘Let all God’s angels worship him.’
Of the angels he says,
‘He makes his angels winds,
  and his servants flames of fire.’
But of the Son he says,
‘Your throne, O God, is forever and ever,
  and the righteous scepter is the scepter of your kingdom.
You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;
therefore God, your God, has anointed you
  with the oil of gladness beyond your companions.’
And,
‘In the beginning, Lord, you founded the earth,
  and the heavens are the work of your hands;
they will perish, but you remain;
  they will all wear out like clothing;
like a cloak you will roll them up,
  and like clothing they will be changed.
But you are the same,
  and your years will never end.’
But to which of the angels has he ever said,
‘Sit at my right hand
  until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet’?
Are not all angels spirits in the divine service, sent to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?  (Hebrews 1:5-14 NRSV).

Comment:

The Letter to the Hebrews—author unknown, and time of composition uncertain—was written to set forth clearly the superiority of Jesus Christ over all other forms of spiritual manifestation—particularly those forms common to Jewish faith and tradition. In this opening passage it is made clear that Jesus Christ—as the Son of God—is superior to angels. Angels exist to serve the power of God; the Christ exists to express the power of God. In this relatively short passage, the author quotes or paraphrases over half a dozen different sources in Jewish Scripture, including Psalms 2, 45, 102 and 110, as well as 2 Samuel 7:14 and Deuteronomy 32:43, to establish the very different relationship Jesus Christ has and demonstrates, compared to that of the angels.   Of course, assuming that verses written hundreds of years earlier do, in fact, apply to Jesus Christ is a stretch. But metaphysically, the point is very sound. Angels are emissaries of Divine Mind, ideas and inspiration sent to help, guide and support us on our spiritual journey. The Christ is, as Unity co-founder Charles Fillmore wrote, "the divine idea that includes all divine ideas." So although everything is of God—including angels—the Christ is unique in that it is the creative Power of God in full expression. Of course, this is not true only for Jesus. Each of us is the Christ in potential, and each of us shares the same intimate relationship with God that Jesus taught and demonstrated.

Blessings!

Rev. Ed