“So we must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it. For the message God delivered through angels has always stood firm, and every violation of the law and every act of disobedience was punished. So what makes us think we can escape if we ignore this great salvation that was first announced by the Lord Jesus himself and then delivered to us by those who heard him speak? And God confirmed the message by giving signs and wonders and various miracles and gifts of the Holy Spirit whenever he chose. And furthermore, it is not angels who will control the future world we are talking about. For in one place the Scriptures say, “What are mere mortals that you should think about them, or a son of man that you should care for him? Yet for a little while you made them a little lower than the angels and crowned them with glory and honor. You gave them authority over all things.” Now when it says “all things,” it means nothing is left out. But we have not yet seen all things put under their authority. What we do see is Jesus, who for a little while was given a position “a little lower than the angels”; and because he suffered death for us, he is now “crowned with glory and honor.” Yes, by God’s grace, Jesus tasted death for everyone.”
Hebrews 2:1-9 NLT
The author of Hebrews doubles down on the truth of Jesus as being supreme in creation. He posits that if Jesus is superior to Angels, and Angels are superior messengers to humans, than Jesus is a superior messenger. Indeed, of everything an Angel said was to be heeded because it came true, so should it be with the words of Jesus. Like many Angels before him, he might appear to be like any man, but he is not, nor was he a mere Angel either. Jesus is something and someone who is different. For modern humans, who don’t really respect the supernatural, this may be hard to fathom. Suffice it to say that Jesus deserves the respect that our culture reserves for its best bastions of power and information. We must make sure that we are reserving this place of honor for him as well. We must do as we would do with those things and pay special attention to his words, will and worship.
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