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God, who in ancient days spoke to our forefathers in many distinct messages and by various methods through the Prophets,
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has at the end of these days spoken to us through a Son, who is the pre-destined Lord of the universe, and through whom He made the Ages.
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He brightly reflects God's glory and is the exact representation of His being, and upholds the universe by His all-powerful word. After securing man's purification from sin He took His seat at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
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having become as far superior to the angels as the Name He possesses by inheritance is more excellent than theirs.
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For to which of the angels did God ever say, "My Son art Thou: I have this day become Thy Father;" and again, "I will be a Father to Him, and He shall be My Son"?
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But speaking of the time when He once more brings His Firstborn into the world, He says, "And let all God's angels worship Him."
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Moreover of the angels He says, "He changes His angels into winds, and His ministering servants into a flame of fire."
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But of His Son, He says, "Thy throne, O God, is for ever and for ever, and the sceptre of Thy Kingdom is a sceptre of absolute justice.
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Thou hast loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; therefore God, Thy God, has anointed Thee with the oil of gladness beyond Thy companions."
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It is also of His Son that God says, "Thou, O Lord, in the beginning didst lay the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Thy hands.
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The heavens will perish, but Thou remainest; and they will all grow old like a garment,
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and, as though they were a mantle Thou wilt roll them up; yes, like a garment, and they will undergo change. But Thou art the same, and Thy years will never come to an end."
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To which of the angels has He ever said, "Sit at My right hand till I make Thy foes a footstool for Thy feet"?
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Are not all angels spirits that serve Him--whom He sends out to render service for the benefit of those who, before long, will inherit salvation?
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