Hebrew 1

Jesus Christ is the King of kings and Lord of lords, the express image of His Father. Jesus Christ, all God and all man. Jesus who took all the sins of the world and in His suffering and death gave us peace with God. He came to earth with shouts of "Peace, peace to men of goodwill". All those who believe in Him will not perish but will have everlasting life. To God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit all honor, all praise is due. The tripartite God, mind, body and heart of God, working together in unity to save fallen man.

1 God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, 2 has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds; 3 who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, 4 having become so much better than the angels, as He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

5 For to which of the angels did He ever say:

"You are My Son,

Today I have begotten You"?

And again:

"I will be to Him a Father,

And He shall be to Me a Son"?

6 But when He again brings the firstborn into the world, He says:

"Let all the angels of God worship Him."

7 And of the angels He says:

"Who makes His angels spirits

And His ministers a flame of fire."

8 But to the Son He says:

"Your throne, O God, is forever and ever;

A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.

9 You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness;

Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You

With the oil of gladness more than Your companions."

10 And:

 "You, Lord, in the beginning laid the foundation of the earth,

And the heavens are the work of Your hands.

11 They will perish, but You remain;

And they will all grow old like a garment;

12 Like a cloak You will fold them up,

And they will be changed.

But You are the same,

And Your years will not fail."

13 But to which of the angels has He ever said:

"Sit at My right hand,

Till I make Your enemies Your footstool"?

14 Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who will inherit salvation?

The NKJV Study Bible says this: Various ways refers to the different methods God used to communicate, including visitations, dreams, signs, parables, and events. Jesus will inherit everything because He is the eternal Son of God Himself. His inheritance is universal dominion: He will rule over everyone and everything. Jesus' glorious brightness comes from being essentially divine. The phrase express image occurs only here in the NT and means "exact representation" or "exact character." In Greek literature the word was used of stamping a coin from the die. The Son is the exact representation of God's being because He is God Himself. In fact, the Greek word translated person here means "nature" or "being." As Jesus said, "He who has seen me has seen the Father". The Son not only created the universe by His powerful word but also maintains and directs its course. The glory of redemption is far greater than the glory of creation. The Son of God came down not to dazzle us with His splendor but to purge our sins. Sat down suggests the formal act of assuming the office of High Priest and implies a contrast to the Levitical priest, who never finished his work and sat down. Christ, as the effulgence of God's glory, is the radiance of God, revealing God's glory to humanity. Since God's essence, nature, and being are invisible, the Son reveals God to us, for He is an exact visible likeness of God. Christ is uniquely and eternally the Son. He is superior to the angels. Today I have begotten You probably refers to the day Christ sat down at the Father's right hand after He accomplished His work as the Messiah. On that day the eternal Son entered into the full experience of His Sonship. The angels will worship the Son when He is enthroned as the King over the entire earth, after taking revenge on His enemies and restoring His people. Jesus Christ is accorded the rank of full deity. The Son has an eternal throne, which means He possesses an eternal kingdom. Jesus, the Second Person of the Trinity, the only One who would become incarnate. Jesus is God become man. All things were created in, through, and for Christ. As a participant in the creation of all things, Christ cannot be a created being. Instead He is the Son of God, the Second Person of the Godhead, who has existed from eternity. The author warned them not to be carried away by the popular opinions that surrounded them. Instead they were to hold fast to Christ's words because they were the words of God.