“Unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. And, thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundations of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands: they shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; and as a vesture shall thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.” (Hebrews 1:8, 10-12)
The Epistle to the Hebrews opens with what might well be considered a brief resume of the parable in Mark 12, recalling the fact that God spoke in times past unto the fathers by the prophets, and that “in the last of these days” He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed “heir of all things.” The natural question arises, The last of what days? The obvious answer is that the reference is to the last days of the prophets, of whom, in the parable of 12, Christ manifestly declared Himself to be the last prophet. This fact is singularly confirmed by the rendering of the Revised Version of verse 6, which reads, “He had yet one [prophet], a beloved Son.” Thus we clearly have established the following facts: identity of the Christ as a prophet, and the last of the prophets; His relationship to God as “Son of God”—(“He shall be called the Son of God”—Luke 1:35); His mission, and the time of His mission. Deuteronomy 18:15 foretells these facts. John 1:45 and Acts 3:22, 23 confirm them in fulfillment, with Philip and Nathanael being contemporary witnesses of His personality. The next question to be asked has reference to the statement that God “appointed” Him “heir of all things.” Many suggestions have been advanced in explanation of the last-quoted remark, but that which designates Him as heir to all things which the prophets have spoken concerning Him, is, we think, as suitable and comprehensive as any.
“But of the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever…” This verse is widely quoted to prove that the Son of God is God. In verification of that belief, the statement is made that as the son of man is man, and the son of fish is fish, therefore the Son of God must be God. Such reasoning is made without thought, for Scripture testifies repeatedly that Jesus the Christ was, and is, man; and such is His own declaration. (See 8:40.)
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Author: R. H. Judd
Keywords: Trinity, Trinitarianism, Trinitarian, One god in three persons, Holy Trinity, Triune, Triune god, God in three persons, Jesus is God, deity of Christ, deity of Jesus, Jesus' divinity, divinity of Christ, divinity of Jesus, thy throne God, Jesus is called God, Jesus' throne, God's throne, Jesus sits on God's throne, Jesus seated on God's throne, throne of God, throne of Jesus
Bible reference(s): Hebrews 1:8, Heb 1:10-12, Psalm 45:6-7
Source: One God: God of the Ages (Oregon, IL: Restitution Herald, 1949)
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