Jesus and the Angels

Hebrews 1:7  In speaking of the angels he says, “He makes his angels winds, his servants flames of fire.”
 
WE continue with Hebrews reference to Old Testament scriptures to prove Jesus’ superiority to the angels.
 
Verse 7 is from Psalm 104:4: Angels are God’s messengers. They are like wind that move throughout the earth following God’s orders and serving him. Wind and fire are strong. They also diminish and change direction. Angels can be gentle helpers. They can be strong warriors.
 
In contrast, Hebrews then quotes from Psalm 45:6-7 of Jesus’ eternal reign:
 
Hebrews 1:8-9 But about the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever, and righteousness will be the scepter of your kingdom. 9 You have loved  righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy.”
 
With the phrase he says, Hebrews is teaching us that God spoke the Old Testament scriptures. And what did God say? He says Jesus is the source of the angels’ work. Jesus is exalted above all creatures. Jesus’ throne represents his power. Righteousness is the means by which Jesus wields his power. His words are true. His judgments are complete. His salvation is unchangeable. Certainly angels do not have this authority.
   Verses 9 underscores Jesus’ perfection. He loved righteousness to the point he submitted to and suffered the cross. As a result, he is holy, set above all others. Jesus came to fulfill the law. His mission is complete until he comes again.  
 
Jesus is sovereign Creator:
 
Hebrews 1:10-12 He also says,

“In the beginning, O Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. 11 They will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment. 12 You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed. But you remain the same, and your years will never end.”
 
These words from Psalm 102:25-27 reinforce Jesus’ eternal deity. He is Son, and he is Creator. He will reign when all the earth has passed away into the new heaven and earth.
 
The writer adds more evidence of Jesus’ Kingship from Psalm 110:1:
 
Hebrews 1:13 To which of the angels did God ever say, “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet?”
This Psalm asks a rhetorical question. Not even the archangels, the highest order of angels, sit in God’s presence. Revelation 8:2 And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and to them were given seven trumpets.
 
God has an ordered universe. Where do we, his church, fit into this order? The answer is next.