UnDisfellowshipped: The Father calls Jesus GOD, whose Throne will NEVER END! The Father also commands all of His angels to WORSHIP Jesus Christ! - ALL THIS IN ONLY ONE CHAPTER OF THE HOLY BIBLE -- HEBREWS CHAPTER 1!
Excellent verses! Here is something I thought you might find interesting as well in reference to Hebrews 1
For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee?
Hebrews 1:5
The word "begotten" here does not refer here to either to the Son's eternal generation from God the Father, or to His generation in time as the incarnate Son of Man, but as the context shows, to the act of God the Father establishing in an OFFICIAL sonship-relationship, His Son at the resurrection."The Psalm was written to celebrate the accession of a King, Solomon or some other, but the writer, seeking in his mind's eye the ideal King, clothes the new monarch in His robes."
(The Expositor's Greek New Testament A.S. Peake) The idea in the words, "I have begotten thee" are "I have begotten thee to kingly dignity." (1:8 mentions the throne) The reference is not to entrance into life, but to entrance to an OFFICE. The Messianic reference is to the Son's resurrection (Acts 13:3), and to the declaration of the Father with reference to the character of the Son as Son of God, this declaration being substantiated by the resurrection of the Son (Romans 1:4). But the writer (Paul) reminds his readers that such statements were NEVER made of angels. The second quotation in the verse comes from 2 Samuel 7:14. This again is reference to Solomon ('type') and the final reference to the Son ('reality'). Solomon's Kingdom was not established but divided, whereas the Son's Kingdom will be Eternal. Solomon built a temple for God but the Son will build the Millennial Temple. And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name [is] The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD: Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both. (Zech:6:12,13) And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son? (Heb 1:5b) This is applied directly to the Lord Jesus, This was never said of angels. They were sons of God by creation. The Messiah of the Book of Hebrews is Son of God by eternal generation, Son of God in his incarnation, and Son of God in an official relationship as Messiah consequent upon His resurrection. The Son is therefore better then the angels. He has inherited a better name than they. (notice the term used here is "better" signifying nature/essence) ** In the OT "son" is applied to the angels collectively NEVER individually. In Psalms 2:7 "Son of mine thou art" The word "Son" is in the emphatic position. Sources:Dr Kenneth Wuest Word Studies in the Greek New Testament Vol II pp 44,45
The Expositor's Greek New Testament (A.S. Peake)
Vocabulary of the Greek New Testament, by J.H. Moulton and George Milligan
