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Nagsalita ang Diyos sa Pamamagitan ng Kanyang Anak

Noong unang panahon, nagsalita ang Diyos sa ating mga ninuno sa pamamagitan ng mga propeta sa iba't ibang panahon at sa iba't ibang paraan. Ngunit sa mga huling araw na ito, nagsalita siya sa atin sa pamamagitan ng Anak. Siya ang hinirang ng Diyos na maging tagapagmana ng lahat ng bagay, at sa pamamagitan niya'y ginawa ng Diyos ang buong sanlibutan. Ang Anak ang maningning na sinag ng kaluwalhatian ng Diyos at tunay na larawan ng kanyang kalikasan bilang Diyos. Siya ang nagpapanatili sa lahat ng bagay sa pamamagitan ng kanyang makapangyarihang salita. Matapos niya tayong linisin sa ating mga kasalanan, umupo siya sa kaitaasan sa kanan ng Diyos na makapangyarihan sa lahat. Higit na mataas ang Anak kaysa mga anghel, kung paanong binigyan siya ng pangalang higit na mataas kaysa kanilang lahat.

Higit na Dakila ang Anak kaysa mga Anghel

Sinabi (A) ba ito ng Diyos kailanman kahit kaninong anghel,

“Ikaw ang aking Anak,
    naging Ama mo ako ngayon”?

o kaya nama'y,

“Ako'y magiging Ama niya,
    at siya'y magiging Anak ko”?

At muli, (B) nang kanyang isinugo sa daigdig ang kanyang panganay na Anak ay sinabi niya,

“Sumamba kayo sa kanya, kayong mga anghel ng Diyos.”

Tungkol (C) naman sa mga anghel ay sinabi niya,

“Ang mga anghel ay ginagawa niyang hangin,
    at ang kanyang mga lingkod ay ningas ng apoy.”

Ngunit, (D) tungkol naman sa Anak ay sinabi niya,

“Ang iyong trono, O Diyos, ay magpakailanman;
    at ang setro ng katarunga'y ang setro ng iyong kaharian.
Inibig mo ang katuwiran, at kinapootan ang kasamaan;
    kaya't ang Diyos, na iyong Diyos, ang humirang sa iyo na may langis ng kagalakang higit pa sa iyong mga kasamahan.”

10 Sinabi (E) rin niya,

“Ikaw, Panginoon, ang sa simula pa'y nagtatag ng sandigan ng sanlibutan,
    at ang mga langit ay gawa ng iyong mga kamay.
11 Ang mga ito'y mawawalang lahat, ngunit mananatili ka kailanman.
    Maluluma silang lahat gaya ng kasuotan;
12 ibabalumbon mo silang parang balabal,
    at papalitan silang tulad ng kasuotan.
Ngunit ikaw ay hindi nagbabago,
    at hindi magwawakas ang mga taon mo.”

13 Kailanma'y hindi sinabi ng Diyos sa kahit sinong anghel,

“Maupo ka sa aking kanan,
    hanggang maipailalim ko sa iyong mga paa ang iyong mga kaaway.”

14 Hindi ba ang lahat ng anghel ay mga espiritung naglilingkod at sinugo upang tumulong sa mga magmamana ng kaligtasan?

God’s Final Word: His Son

In the past God spoke(A) to our ancestors through the prophets(B) at many times and in various ways,(C) but in these last days(D) he has spoken to us by his Son,(E) whom he appointed heir(F) of all things, and through whom(G) also he made the universe.(H) The Son is the radiance of God’s glory(I) and the exact representation of his being,(J) sustaining all things(K) by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins,(L) he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.(M) So he became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs.(N)

The Son Superior to Angels

For to which of the angels did God ever say,

“You are my Son;
    today I have become your Father”[a]?(O)

Or again,

“I will be his Father,
    and he will be my Son”[b]?(P)

And again, when God brings his firstborn(Q) into the world,(R) he says,

“Let all God’s angels worship him.”[c](S)

In speaking of the angels he says,

“He makes his angels spirits,
    and his servants flames of fire.”[d](T)

But about the Son he says,

“Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever;(U)
    a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.
You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;
    therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions(V)
    by anointing you with the oil(W) of joy.”[e](X)

10 He also says,

“In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth,
    and the heavens are the work of your hands.(Y)
11 They will perish, but you remain;
    they will all wear out like a garment.(Z)
12 You will roll them up like a robe;
    like a garment they will be changed.
But you remain the same,(AA)
    and your years will never end.”[f](AB)

13 To which of the angels did God ever say,

“Sit at my right hand(AC)
    until I make your enemies
    a footstool(AD) for your feet”[g]?(AE)

14 Are not all angels ministering spirits(AF) sent to serve those who will inherit(AG) salvation?(AH)

Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 1:5 Psalm 2:7
  2. Hebrews 1:5 2 Samuel 7:14; 1 Chron. 17:13
  3. Hebrews 1:6 Deut. 32:43 (see Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint)
  4. Hebrews 1:7 Psalm 104:4
  5. Hebrews 1:9 Psalm 45:6,7
  6. Hebrews 1:12 Psalm 102:25-27
  7. Hebrews 1:13 Psalm 110:1

In many separate revelations [[a]each of which set forth a portion of the Truth] and in different ways God spoke of old to [our] forefathers in and by the prophets,

[But] in [b]the last of these days He has spoken to us in [the person of a] Son, Whom He appointed Heir and lawful Owner of all things, also by and through Whom He created the worlds and the reaches of space and the ages of time [He made, produced, built, operated, and arranged them in order].

He is the sole expression of the glory of God [the Light-being, the [c]out-raying or radiance of the divine], and He is the perfect imprint and very image of [God’s] nature, upholding and maintaining and guiding and propelling the universe by His mighty word of power. When He had by offering Himself accomplished our cleansing of sins and riddance of guilt, He sat down at the right hand of the divine Majesty on high,

[Taking a place and rank by which] He Himself became as much superior to angels as the glorious Name (title) which He has inherited is different from and more excellent than theirs.

For to which of the angels did [God] ever say, You are My Son, today I have begotten You [established You in an official Sonship relation, with kingly dignity]? And again, I will be to Him a Father, and He will be to Me a Son?(A)

Moreover, when He brings the firstborn Son [d]again into the habitable world, He says, Let all the angels of God worship Him.

Referring to the angels He says, [God] Who makes His angels winds and His ministering servants flames of fire;(B)

But as to the Son, He says to Him, Your throne, O God, is forever and ever (to the ages of the ages), and the scepter of Your kingdom is a scepter of absolute righteousness (of justice and straightforwardness).

You have loved righteousness [You have delighted in integrity, virtue, and uprightness in purpose, thought, and action] and You have hated lawlessness (injustice and iniquity). Therefore God, [even] Your God ([e]Godhead), has anointed You with the oil of exultant joy and gladness above and beyond Your companions.(C)

10 And [further], You, Lord, did lay the foundation of the earth in the beginning, and the heavens are the works of Your hands.

11 They will perish, but You remain and continue permanently; they will all grow old and wear out like a garment.

12 Like a mantle [thrown about one’s self] You will roll them up, and they will be changed and replaced by others. But You remain the same, and Your years will never end nor come to failure.(D)

13 Besides, to which of the angels has He ever said, Sit at My right hand [associated with Me in My royal dignity] till I make your enemies a stool for your feet?(E)

14 Are not the angels all ministering spirits (servants) sent out in the service [of God for the assistance] of those who are to inherit salvation?

Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 1:1 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies in the New Testament.
  2. Hebrews 1:2 Henry Alford, The Greek New Testament, with Notes.
  3. Hebrews 1:3 Literal translation.
  4. Hebrews 1:6 Henry Alford, The Greek New Testament, with Notes and W. Robertson Nicoll, ed., The Expositor’s Greek New Testament.
  5. Hebrews 1:9 Arthur S. Way, Way’s Epistles: The Letters of St. Paul to Seven Churches and Three Friends.