Scripture
Hebrews 1:6-8
Hebrews distinguishes the Son from angels and applies divine enthronement language to him.
And again, when God brings His firstborn into the world, He says: “Let all God’s angels worship Him.” Now about the angels He says: “He makes His angels winds, His servants flames of fire.” But about the Son He says: “Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
Greater than angels
Hebrews contrasts the Son with angels and places worship and throne language on the side of the Son, not created messengers.
Where this passage comes up
- Jesus is Michael the archangelThe verses used to link Jesus and Michael never identify them, and Hebrews 1 sets the Son apart from every angel, including the archangel.
- The Trinity is paganThe word and formula are later, but pagan triads were three gods, and Christians worshiped Jesus two centuries before the councils that defined the Trinity.
- Jesus is GodThe New Testament places Jesus inside the identity of Israel's one God, the Creator, while still distinguishing him from the Father.