1:10-12
These verses come from Ps 102:25-27. Do notice how much of the theology comes from the Psalms. These verses emphasise the eternal nature of the Son, and His role in creation. In Col 1:16 says that all things were created through Him and for Him. The heavens and the earth are temporal, but Christ is eternal, from everlasting to everlasting. As is said on a number of occasions in the Bible, the world will be rolled up. “They will be changed, there will be a new heaven and a new earth. But Christ remains the same forever. The characteristics applied to Christ are ones that are applied to God.
1:13
1:13 quotes from Ps 110:1, a generally accepted messianic psalm, and one which will feature again in Hebrews. Ps 110 was also quoted by Jesus (Matt 22:41-46). God invites the Messiah to sit at His right hand, and promises to make all his enemies a footstool. God never says anything like this to angels.
1:14
The writer now describes what angels are, or rather what their role is in God’s economy. It is not just Jesus who has a different role than angels, so do we! For God sends angels as ministering spirits. And they are “sent to serve those who will inherit salvation”. We are the ones who are receiving salvation.
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