1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,000 if they're in front of Jesus. 2 00:00:04,680 --> 00:00:06,520 Do you guys agree? 3 00:00:06,520 --> 00:00:09,140 We ought to put him first because he is 4 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:14,600 priority. This is being declared in the sermon that we started last week 5 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:21,800 and we're gonna finish today where I began to summarize and clarify what the author of Hebrews is saying about Jesus's superiority 6 00:00:22,280 --> 00:00:24,080 to angels. 7 00:00:24,080 --> 00:00:29,560 This is a time here where we hear a lot about angels, right? In the narrative about Christmas 8 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:35,280 we hear about angels coming to, who did angels come to in this story? They came to Mary, 9 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:38,200 they came to Joseph. 10 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:43,880 If you include John the Baptist in his story, you have the angel coming to Zachariah 11 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:48,520 to let them know about that pregnancy and that upcoming birth. 12 00:00:48,520 --> 00:00:54,120 We know who's here, who here has heard the story about the angels coming to the shepherds, right? 13 00:00:54,280 --> 00:00:56,280 The angels all over the place. 14 00:00:56,600 --> 00:01:01,760 All of this happened, all of these angels are coming. Why are they coming around Christmas? 15 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:05,600 Why are they coming around Jesus's incarnation? It's because Jesus is showing up. 16 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:12,720 He has become flesh and dwelling among us as we learned in John chapter 1 this morning and in the Sunday school 17 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:14,800 hour. 18 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:18,960 All of these happened in recognition of Jesus Christ 19 00:01:19,720 --> 00:01:27,160 himself. And so today we're talking about Jesus's superiority in every way, especially with the angels. 20 00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:32,320 And last week I gave you the first two ways that Jesus is superior to angels and 21 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:40,040 don't just take this as a theological, I hope that at the end of this, this is not just a theological position that you take on. 22 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:44,920 That you're like, well, I know that fact that Jesus is better than the angels. If I were to ask you, 23 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:50,600 who's better Jesus or the angels when you walked in, probably most of you would say, well, you at least believe that I believe that Jesus is 24 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:57,720 better than the angels. Who here had that position before you walked in? Okay, so what's the point? Why are we talking about this? Because 25 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:00,440 Jesus is superior. 26 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:06,480 He's number one. And if he's better than the angels, he ought to be number one in your life and in my life as well. 27 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:11,240 And he better be the priority in this church. He better be the priority in your family. 28 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:15,840 He better be the priority in your finances. He better be the priority in the way that you look at life. 29 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:18,680 Is he priority in our culture? 30 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:24,920 So that means we got to be counter cultural. That's what that means. We got to be different. 31 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:31,640 Jesus is superior in every way. He's superior to the angels as he's seen in these four ways. Number one, 32 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:34,280 we talked about this last week. He has a superior name. 33 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:38,600 He has a superior name. He's the Son. They are 34 00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:42,120 worshipers. 35 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:44,120 Let's run up to it. Ready? 36 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:50,120 Hebrews 1-1, God who at sundry times and in diverse manners spake in times past under the fathers 37 00:02:50,480 --> 00:02:53,360 by the prophets hath and these last days 38 00:02:54,120 --> 00:02:59,000 spoken unto us by his Son whom he hath appointed heir of all things. 39 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:02,880 This will sound familiar from Sunday school by whom also he made 40 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:04,880 the worlds. 41 00:03:05,720 --> 00:03:09,680 Who being the brightness of his going to express image of his person and upholding all things 42 00:03:09,920 --> 00:03:16,120 by the word of his power when he had by himself purged our sins sat down at the right hand of the majesty on high. 43 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:22,200 Being made so much better than the angels as he by inheritance 44 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:25,200 obtained a more excellent name 45 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:29,720 than they. You see there he has a better name than the angels. 46 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:36,840 Well, author of Hebrews, Pastor Ben, how does he have a better name of the angels? Well, here's a proof. Verse 5, 47 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:39,880 for unto which of the angels said he at any time, 48 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:44,280 thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee. 49 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:51,760 And again, I will be unto him a father and he shall be unto me a son. Here the author asks the question. 50 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:58,080 The question is this as he quotes the Old Testament, 51 00:03:58,080 --> 00:04:00,080 Psalm chapter 2 verse 7, 52 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:03,600 which angel did the father claim to have begotten? 53 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:08,840 Which angel was the one that Jesus, 54 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:15,000 which angel was the one that was given a name and that name was begotten son and the answer of course is 55 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:19,760 none. No angel was given that name. Who agrees? 56 00:04:20,280 --> 00:04:23,320 No angel was given that name. Who was given that name? 57 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:26,040 Jesus was given that name. 58 00:04:26,040 --> 00:04:32,320 He's referring to Psalm 2 7, I would declare the decree the Lord has sent me, thou art my Son, this day 59 00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:35,520 have I begotten thee. How was Jesus begotten? 60 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:42,480 Yeah, how was Jesus to be gotten son? In his birth. I'm just summarizing. Don't get worried. We'll go fast. 61 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:50,600 Luke 1.35 says this and the angel answered and said unto her, who is the her? Mary, right? 62 00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:57,040 The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, the power of the highest shall overshadow thee. Therefore also that holy thing 63 00:04:57,040 --> 00:05:01,960 which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. 64 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:08,600 Ladies, how would you, how would you like to have experienced having the Son of God as your child? 65 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:16,680 The one who thought you up is who you're given birth to. 66 00:05:16,680 --> 00:05:18,680 Who thinks that's incredible? 67 00:05:18,680 --> 00:05:25,200 This one that's in you, he formed the worlds, he created everything 68 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:31,720 and he's going to be called the Son. He's declared to be the Son. He's the only begotten Son in his birth. 69 00:05:31,720 --> 00:05:38,640 He's also the only begotten Son because of his resurrection. Acts 13, speaking of Psalm, speaking of the same Psalm 70 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:41,920 Paul said this 71 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:48,920 and we declare unto you glad tidings, hath the promise which was made unto the fathers, God hath fulfilled the same unto us 72 00:05:48,920 --> 00:05:55,920 their children, and that he raised up Jesus again, as it is also written in the second Psalm, thou art my son, 73 00:05:56,920 --> 00:06:02,920 this day have I begotten thee. And as concerning that he raised them up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, 74 00:06:02,920 --> 00:06:07,920 he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David. 75 00:06:07,920 --> 00:06:12,920 Jesus has declared to be the Son when he was begotten of the Father 76 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:18,920 at his conception, in his incarnation, but also in his resurrection. 77 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:27,920 He's alive. He's alive. He's the only, he's the self-existent one, the eternally self-existent one. 78 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:30,920 He's the only one that can get himself up out of the grave. 79 00:06:31,920 --> 00:06:35,920 You and I need him to resurrect. He doesn't need us. 80 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:39,920 He doesn't need anything but himself to resurrect. 81 00:06:40,920 --> 00:06:47,920 Paul said this in Romans 1, 3, and 4, we said this again last week, concerning the Son, Jesus Christ our Lord which has made the seed of David according to the flesh, 82 00:06:48,920 --> 00:06:55,920 and he declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit and holiness by the resurrection from the dead. 83 00:06:56,920 --> 00:06:58,920 And so he has a superior name. 84 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:06,920 He is the Son, verse 6, we're getting up into our current text today, verse 6, 85 00:07:06,920 --> 00:07:13,920 and again when he bringeth him the first begotten of the world, he saith, and let all the angels of God worship him. 86 00:07:14,920 --> 00:07:17,920 He's the Son, what are they? They're worshipers. 87 00:07:18,920 --> 00:07:24,920 They're servants for seven and of the angels he said who makeeth his angels and his ministers a flame of fire. 88 00:07:24,920 --> 00:07:29,920 So he has a superior name. We said last week, number 2, that he has a superior position. 89 00:07:30,920 --> 00:07:42,920 A superior position. In verse 8, for which to the angels say he at any time, that are my son, this day have I begotten thee, and again, here's the second part, I will be to him a father, and he shall be unto me a son. 90 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:57,920 This is quoting 2 Samuel 7, 14, where it says, I will be unto him a father, and he shall be unto me a son, and if he should commit iniquity, I will chase him with the rod of men, talking of Solomon, 91 00:07:58,920 --> 00:08:05,920 and with the stripes of the children of men, but my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee, verse 16, 92 00:08:05,920 --> 00:08:15,920 and thy house and thy kingdom shall be established, how long? Forever before thee thy throne shall be established, forever. 93 00:08:16,920 --> 00:08:27,920 What we find out in Hebrews is that there's kind of a dual fulfillment here. One, he's talking about, he's talking to David, God is revealing to David, King David, who remembers King David? 94 00:08:27,920 --> 00:08:41,920 Remember David, the Goliath, the giant, he's already been anointed King, he becomes King, and God tells David, hey, you're going to have a son, and this son is going to be on the throne, 95 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:48,920 and he's going to be on the throne, and your line, your seed is going to be established, your reign is going to happen forever. 96 00:08:48,920 --> 00:08:58,920 Thy, verse 16, thy house and thy kingdom shall be established, but forever before thee thy throne shall be established forever. This is what is being quoted in Hebrews. 97 00:08:59,920 --> 00:09:06,920 He's saying, God didn't establish the throne of David through an angel, he did it through his son, he did it through Jesus. 98 00:09:06,920 --> 00:09:22,920 God tells David that his house would be established forever. That's what he says in verse 8, but unto thy son he says, he says, thy throne of God is forever and ever, a scepter of righteousness is a scepter of thy kingdom. 99 00:09:23,920 --> 00:09:33,920 What is the position of Jesus Christ by being an heir? The heir of all things mentioned in verse 2, and by having obtained an inheritance, a name that is greater than the angels, he's been given a throne. 100 00:09:33,920 --> 00:09:48,920 This throne is not just a theoretical throne, the Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, is ruling and reigning and will rule and reign on the throne of David forever just as God promised. 101 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:52,920 Who's looking forward to that day? It's going to be amazing. 102 00:09:52,920 --> 00:10:05,920 That's why he says in verse 9, thou hast loved righteousness talking about his son and hated iniquity, therefore God, even thy God, has anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. 103 00:10:05,920 --> 00:10:28,920 Who is Jesus Christ as the Son and heir? He is the King that will sit on the throne to rule and reign. Who are the angels then? They're the ones mentioned in verse 7, and of the angels he saith, who make his angels, spirits, and ministers a flame of fire. 104 00:10:28,920 --> 00:10:43,920 Jesus is superior in every way. He is superior as he has a superior name. He's the Son, their worshipers. He has a superior position. He is the King, and they are the servants, and that gets us up to where we were last week. 105 00:10:43,920 --> 00:11:01,920 Here's the third way. This is really, really cool. He is a superior origin. He is creator. They are created. He is creator. They are created. 106 00:11:01,920 --> 00:11:14,920 Look at verse 10. This is so cool. And thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of thy hands. 107 00:11:16,920 --> 00:11:27,920 I was talking to someone this morning who is kind of studying along with us as we do this. It is amazing to me how much a study of Hebrews is a study of the Old Testament. 108 00:11:27,920 --> 00:11:46,920 He just quotes it over and over and over again. Verse 10 is quoting Psalm chapter 102 verses 25 through 27 as he gets into this talking about this next section. 109 00:11:46,920 --> 00:12:01,920 Verse 10, and thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of thy hands. They shall perish, but thou remainest, and they shall wax old as doth agarmin, and as a vester shall be, thou shall fold them up. 110 00:12:02,920 --> 00:12:10,920 They shall be changed, but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail. Psalm 102 says essentially the same thing. 111 00:12:10,920 --> 00:12:26,920 Of an old house that laid the foundation of the earth, the heavens are the work of thy hands, they shall perish, but thou shalt endure, yea, all of them shall wax old like agarmin, as a vester shall thou change them, and they shall be changed, but thou art the same, and thy years have no end. 112 00:12:26,920 --> 00:12:42,920 In the beginning, he says, thou hast laid the foundations of the earth. He's talking about Jesus, and this is speaking of Jesus as a creator. He speaks of two things being created, the earth and the heavens. 113 00:12:42,920 --> 00:12:51,920 Right? You see that? He says thou hast laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of thy hands. What does that sound like? 114 00:12:51,920 --> 00:12:58,920 Genesis 1-1, in the beginning, God created the earth and the earth. That's right. 115 00:13:00,920 --> 00:13:08,920 There are many biblical reasons to believe that God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit were all active in creation. 116 00:13:09,920 --> 00:13:20,920 Genesis 1-2 says that the Spirit of God moved on the face of the waters. In Genesis 1-26 and 27, God refers to himself in the plural, and he's also referred to in the singular. 117 00:13:20,920 --> 00:13:34,920 In Genesis 1-26, it says, and God said, let us make man in our image after our likeness, and let it out of dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 118 00:13:34,920 --> 00:13:42,920 So God created man in his own image, and the image of God created he, him, male and female created he, them. 119 00:13:42,920 --> 00:13:55,920 If the God of the Bible is real, he has revealed himself as Trinitarian, and you would expect him to be described as both singular and plural, and that's exactly what you see in Genesis 1. 120 00:13:55,920 --> 00:14:11,920 You would certainly not be surprised that all three would be active at creation. If the world is created, then whatever created it had to have existed before, and this is exactly what is revealed in the Scripture, that God existed in the beginning 121 00:14:11,920 --> 00:14:19,920 as the Trinitarian God. Jesus Christ is described as the creator of the universe throughout the New Testament. 122 00:14:22,920 --> 00:14:32,920 Think about that. Could you imagine being on the earth when Jesus was on the earth, and the guy that just walked by thought all this up? 123 00:14:32,920 --> 00:14:47,920 The guy that's teaching me didn't start in Bethlehem, he started before time began. That's exactly what the Bible teaches. Jesus was not just another dude. 124 00:14:47,920 --> 00:14:55,920 Jesus is God, and being God he created the world. If you believe the Bible, that's what you believe. 125 00:14:55,920 --> 00:15:06,920 Let's talk about it. John 1.1, in the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. 126 00:15:06,920 --> 00:15:14,920 All things were made by him, and without him was not anything made, that was made. 127 00:15:14,920 --> 00:15:27,920 1 Corinthians 8.6, but to us there is but one God, the Father of whom are all things, and we in him, but one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him. 128 00:15:29,920 --> 00:15:39,920 Does that sound consistent? Ephesians 3.8, unto me, whom, lest of the least of all the saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the insurchable riches of Christ, 129 00:15:39,920 --> 00:15:54,920 and to make all men see what is the fellowship of this mystery, which from the beginning of the world has been hidden God, who created all things by Jesus Christ, to the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places 130 00:15:54,920 --> 00:16:00,920 might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God, according to the eternal purpose, the purpose of Christ Jesus our Lord. 131 00:16:00,920 --> 00:16:15,920 Colossians 1.15, speaking of Jesus, who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature, for by him, this is so good, you guys got to get excited about this. 132 00:16:15,920 --> 00:16:20,920 You're not, that wasn't enough, you got to get excited about it. 133 00:16:20,920 --> 00:16:40,920 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether there be thrones or dominions or principalities or powers, all things were created by him and for him, and he is before all things, and by him all things consist. 134 00:16:40,920 --> 00:16:47,920 And he is the head of the body of the church, he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, and that in all things he might have the preeminence. 135 00:16:47,920 --> 00:17:03,920 Jesus made the world, he created the world, it's made for him, you don't belong to you, you belong to him, you are made for him, and the fact that you're still alive and still breathing now is because he lets you. 136 00:17:03,920 --> 00:17:07,920 He's holding you together, by him all things consist. 137 00:17:07,920 --> 00:17:25,920 It's all about Jesus, Hebrews 1 and 1 and 2, you might have heard this, God had sundry times and divers manors and times past spoken to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by some whom he has appointed heir of all things by whom also he made the world. 138 00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:36,920 Jesus created it, Revelation 1-8, I am the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, saith the Lord, which is and was and which is to come the Almighty. 139 00:17:36,920 --> 00:17:47,920 Revelation 3-14, and unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans, right, these things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God. 140 00:17:47,920 --> 00:18:03,920 Revelation 4-11, thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power, for thou hast created all things and for thy pleasure, all things are created. 141 00:18:03,920 --> 00:18:21,920 Revelation 10-6, and swear by him that liveth forever and ever, who created heaven and the things that are there and are, and the earth and the things that are there and are, and the sea and the things that which are there and that there should be no time, there should be time no longer. 142 00:18:21,920 --> 00:18:29,920 Do you see the overwhelming evidence of the Bible's consistent revelation about Jesus? Jesus is the Creator. 143 00:18:29,920 --> 00:18:49,920 He is the Creator, both Artex and the quote in Psalm 1-2 go on to say this, about this creation, he created everything, he created everything, but this is what he says about his creation, they shall perish, they shall perish. 144 00:18:49,920 --> 00:18:59,920 Look around, it's all going away. 145 00:18:59,920 --> 00:19:04,920 Thousand years from now, ten thousand years, we don't know when, but it's all going away. 146 00:19:04,920 --> 00:19:10,920 There's two things in this room, two categories of things that will be here a million years from now. 147 00:19:10,920 --> 00:19:20,920 The Word of God and the souls of men, that's it. 148 00:19:20,920 --> 00:19:29,920 They shall perish, but thou remainest, and they shall all wax old as doth a garment. 149 00:19:29,920 --> 00:19:35,920 The word they here refers to creation, what does this say will happen, or will perish or wax old? 150 00:19:35,920 --> 00:19:44,920 We all get the idea of garment getting old or wearing out, anybody have any holes with any socks in them? Sorry. 151 00:19:44,920 --> 00:19:50,920 Did I say that the wrong way? Some of my holes have socks. 152 00:19:50,920 --> 00:20:02,920 We got this stupid dog, this dog loves socks, bingo is the sock dog, if there's socks on the ground, which not, they're never mine, that are on the ground. 153 00:20:02,920 --> 00:20:05,920 They get a hole in the socks and they take, it's bad. 154 00:20:05,920 --> 00:20:10,920 There's someone I'll leave nameless, but they're in this section right here, I won't say who they are. 155 00:20:10,920 --> 00:20:17,920 But they said every year their mom gets them a brand new pack of underwear and a brand new pack of socks. 156 00:20:17,920 --> 00:20:22,920 And he's getting to the age now where his mom thought it maybe wasn't cool to do that anymore, so she didn't do that for him. 157 00:20:22,920 --> 00:20:28,920 And he was like, mom, where's my underwear and my socks? 158 00:20:28,920 --> 00:20:33,920 Because when you get a certain age you realize I got to buy my own, right? 159 00:20:33,920 --> 00:20:36,920 I want my mom to keep buying them, right? 160 00:20:36,920 --> 00:20:39,920 Why does he want them? Because they wear out. 161 00:20:39,920 --> 00:20:45,920 I remember opening the socks or the undershirts as a gift when I was a kid or a teenager going, man, thanks mom. 162 00:20:45,920 --> 00:20:50,920 Now when if I get them I'm pretty happy, it means I don't have to spend my own money on it. 163 00:20:50,920 --> 00:20:54,920 The Psalmist says that the created world is wearing out and wearing down. 164 00:20:54,920 --> 00:21:00,920 Who feels that your body is wearing out and wearing down? Yeah. 165 00:21:00,920 --> 00:21:05,920 That hit a little too close to home for some of you. 166 00:21:05,920 --> 00:21:10,920 We know that's the case. 167 00:21:10,920 --> 00:21:16,920 He's like, it's waxing old like a garment. 168 00:21:16,920 --> 00:21:19,920 He also uses the word perish about things created. 169 00:21:19,920 --> 00:21:23,920 That is something else the Bible teaches. The earth is going to end. 170 00:21:23,920 --> 00:21:27,920 Listen to this. 2 Peter chapter 3 verse 7. 171 00:21:27,920 --> 00:21:33,920 This is amazing. I know I've given you a lot of scripture today, but really pay attention to this. 172 00:21:33,920 --> 00:21:39,920 But the heavens and the earth which are now by the same word, meaning the word of God, 173 00:21:39,920 --> 00:21:46,920 are kept in store reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. 174 00:21:46,920 --> 00:21:53,920 But beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years and a thousand years as one day. 175 00:21:53,920 --> 00:21:58,920 The Lord is not slack concerning His promise as some men count slackness. 176 00:21:58,920 --> 00:22:03,920 You know what that means? God's not like your mama who lets you get away with everything. 177 00:22:03,920 --> 00:22:07,920 God makes a promise. He's going to keep His promise. 178 00:22:07,920 --> 00:22:15,920 But His long suffering to us, some people are like, well, people have been saying the world's going to end forever. 179 00:22:15,920 --> 00:22:20,920 Right? So God's not going to fulfill what He said. No, no. Here's what you need to know. 180 00:22:20,920 --> 00:22:25,920 God is not slack. He's going to do what He says. 181 00:22:25,920 --> 00:22:31,920 He's long suffering to us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. 182 00:22:31,920 --> 00:22:39,920 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise. 183 00:22:39,920 --> 00:22:42,920 And the elements shall melt with a fervent heat. 184 00:22:42,920 --> 00:22:48,920 The earth also in the works that are therein shall be burned up, seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved. 185 00:22:48,920 --> 00:22:56,920 What manner of persons ought ye to be in holy conversation and godliness, looking for and hastening unto the coming of the day of God, 186 00:22:56,920 --> 00:23:03,920 wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved and the elements shall melt with a fervent heat. 187 00:23:03,920 --> 00:23:08,920 You know what that means? The earth is going to end. 188 00:23:08,920 --> 00:23:13,920 God is going to judge it and those on it who do not repent and turn to Christ. 189 00:23:13,920 --> 00:23:17,920 That is where all of history is going. That's the bad news. 190 00:23:17,920 --> 00:23:22,920 But the good news is that Christ, the Creator, is different than His creation. 191 00:23:22,920 --> 00:23:26,920 The world waxes old, but Christ is not. 192 00:23:26,920 --> 00:23:30,920 The world will perish, but Christ is not. 193 00:23:30,920 --> 00:23:38,920 And this morning in John chapter one we said, in Him was life and the life was the light of men. 194 00:23:38,920 --> 00:23:42,920 You know what that means? He's eternally self-existent. 195 00:23:42,920 --> 00:23:50,920 He doesn't need death. He even said earlier, corruption ought to not come upon Him again. 196 00:23:50,920 --> 00:23:54,920 Jesus is never going to die again. 197 00:23:54,920 --> 00:23:58,920 He's not. And because He lives, we can live also. 198 00:23:58,920 --> 00:24:03,920 That is amazing. The world is going to wax old. Christ is not. The world will perish. Christ is not. 199 00:24:03,920 --> 00:24:05,920 And so in verse 12 he says, 200 00:24:05,920 --> 00:24:09,920 And as a vester shall fold them up, and they shall be changed. 201 00:24:09,920 --> 00:24:12,920 But thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail. 202 00:24:12,920 --> 00:24:17,920 He says about Christ, thy years shall not fail. And like His creation, there's no end to Christ. 203 00:24:17,920 --> 00:24:22,920 But what does the author say about creation? He continues his clothing more than four. 204 00:24:22,920 --> 00:24:26,920 And as a vester shall they'll fold them up, and they shall all be changed. 205 00:24:26,920 --> 00:24:30,920 What an apt description that is in keeping with the rest of Scripture. 206 00:24:30,920 --> 00:24:36,920 We were just in 2 Peter 3 where describe what will happen to this creation. It's going to burn up. 207 00:24:36,920 --> 00:24:40,920 But I left off the last verse. Here's the last verse of that passage. 208 00:24:40,920 --> 00:24:43,920 Verse 13, this is so cool. 209 00:24:43,920 --> 00:24:53,920 Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth wherein dwelleth righteousness. 210 00:24:53,920 --> 00:24:58,920 There's going to be a new heaven and a new earth, and the new heaven and new earth will not be cursed by sin. 211 00:24:58,920 --> 00:25:01,920 It's not going to wear out. 212 00:25:01,920 --> 00:25:05,920 Righteousness and rightness will be its mark. 213 00:25:05,920 --> 00:25:09,920 It's the marked difference between that world and this one. 214 00:25:09,920 --> 00:25:11,920 Revelation, this is so good. 215 00:25:11,920 --> 00:25:14,920 Revelation 211 tells us what's going to be like. 216 00:25:14,920 --> 00:25:18,920 This is John foreseeing this new heaven and new earth. 217 00:25:18,920 --> 00:25:27,920 Here's what he says, and I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away, and there was no more sea. 218 00:25:27,920 --> 00:25:35,920 And I, John, saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 219 00:25:35,920 --> 00:25:38,920 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, 220 00:25:38,920 --> 00:25:53,920 Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God shall himself shall be with them and be their God, and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. 221 00:25:53,920 --> 00:26:02,920 There shall be no more death, neither sorrow nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed away. 222 00:26:02,920 --> 00:26:07,920 And he that sat upon the throne, 223 00:26:07,920 --> 00:26:10,920 Who is that? 224 00:26:10,920 --> 00:26:17,920 He's the one that said, Behold, I make all things new, and he said unto me, Right, for these things are true and faithful, and he said unto me, It is done. 225 00:26:17,920 --> 00:26:20,920 I am Alpha and Omega. You know what that means? 226 00:26:20,920 --> 00:26:24,920 I'm A to Z. I'm the first to the last. 227 00:26:24,920 --> 00:26:30,920 The beginning and the end, I will give unto him that is a thirst of the fountain of water of life freely. 228 00:26:30,920 --> 00:26:38,920 He that overcomes shall inherit all things and will be his God, and he shall be my, where it is it, son. 229 00:26:38,920 --> 00:26:40,920 But here's the bad news. 230 00:26:40,920 --> 00:26:48,920 But the fearful and the unbelieving and the abominable and murderers, 231 00:26:48,920 --> 00:27:06,920 Hormungers, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone, which is the second death. 232 00:27:06,920 --> 00:27:08,920 Who's looking for the new heaven and new earth? 233 00:27:08,920 --> 00:27:11,920 Man. 234 00:27:11,920 --> 00:27:14,920 The angels, did they create the world? 235 00:27:14,920 --> 00:27:17,920 Did they pre-exist creation? 236 00:27:17,920 --> 00:27:21,920 No, they did not. They are created. They do not create. 237 00:27:21,920 --> 00:27:30,920 When I say he has a superior origin, I'm saying really in a sense he has no origin. He's always existed. 238 00:27:30,920 --> 00:27:33,920 He's creator. They are created. 239 00:27:33,920 --> 00:27:37,920 Number four, last one. He has a superior role. 240 00:27:37,920 --> 00:27:44,920 He has a superior role. He is ruler. They are ministers. 241 00:27:44,920 --> 00:27:55,920 Verse 13, but to which of the angels said he at any time, sit on my right hand until I make thine enemies, thy footstool? 242 00:27:55,920 --> 00:28:03,920 In similar fashion to the previous questions, the author asked these last two questions in what makes up Hebrews 1. 243 00:28:03,920 --> 00:28:06,920 On its face, what's the answer? 244 00:28:06,920 --> 00:28:15,920 He said, did he say to any angel, sit here at my right hand until I make your enemies, your footstool? 245 00:28:15,920 --> 00:28:26,920 The answer is he's never said it to any angel. He said it to his son, because he's trying to prove that Jesus is superior to the angels. 246 00:28:26,920 --> 00:28:32,920 He never said to any angel to sit on his right hand. He never told any angel that he would make their enemies his footstool. 247 00:28:32,920 --> 00:28:38,920 Where did he say it? He said it in Psalm 110 verse 1, and it's a Psalm of David. Look at that scripture. 248 00:28:38,920 --> 00:28:50,920 Psalm 110 1. Verse 1, a Psalm of David. The Lord said unto my Lord, sit us out at my right hand until I make thine enemies, thy footstool? 249 00:28:50,920 --> 00:28:58,920 The fact that this is a Psalm of David is important because of the issue raised by Jesus himself in Matthew 22, 41 to 46. 250 00:28:58,920 --> 00:29:05,920 Look at what Jesus said there. He says in Matthew 22, to the Pharisees. I always love when Jesus talks to the Pharisees. 251 00:29:05,920 --> 00:29:11,920 While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, saying, what think ye of Christ? Who's son is he? 252 00:29:11,920 --> 00:29:21,920 They said unto him the son of David. So he says, hey, when the Messiah comes, what line is he going to be in? Who's son is he going to be? 253 00:29:21,920 --> 00:29:33,920 David's line. Okay. They answered this correctly. Verse 43. He said unto them, how then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying, 254 00:29:33,920 --> 00:29:39,920 the Lord said unto my Lord, sit thou on my right hand till I make thine enemies, thy footstool? 255 00:29:39,920 --> 00:29:57,920 If David then called him Lord, talking about his offspring, how is he his son? Do any of you call your kids Lord? 256 00:29:57,920 --> 00:30:03,920 We have a kind of a southern thing that I was brought up with my house and we have to enforce it strictly, regularly. 257 00:30:03,920 --> 00:30:18,920 We have this conversation this weekend. You don't say, yeah. You don't say yes. You say yes sir. Yes ma'am. No sir, no ma'am. Not you, my kids. 258 00:30:18,920 --> 00:30:29,920 Okay. That's the rule. And Megan better do it. No, I'm joking. No. 259 00:30:29,920 --> 00:30:38,920 If you're calling your kids sir, you got it backwards. Right? That's a bad parenting plan. 260 00:30:38,920 --> 00:30:45,920 There are some families where the kids are in charge and that's not good. But David calls his son Lord. 261 00:30:45,920 --> 00:30:52,920 And so Jesus looks at the Pharisees and why would David call his son Lord? Verse 46, the Pharisees. 262 00:30:52,920 --> 00:31:01,920 No man was able to answer him a word. Neither does any man from that day forth ask him any more questions. It's pretty funny. 263 00:31:01,920 --> 00:31:13,920 They couldn't answer but we can, right? The reason David called his son Lord is because his son, the son that was born in his line, is Jesus the only begotten of the Father. 264 00:31:13,920 --> 00:31:25,920 He is both human and he is divine. One commentator put it this way. This Lord title refers to the divine human king of Israel, the Lord Jesus Christ. 265 00:31:25,920 --> 00:31:42,920 Christ's humanity descended from David which is demanded by the Davidic promise. Using this passage, Christ also declared that his deity in other gospels by arguing that only God could have been Lord to King David even though he was his son. 266 00:31:42,920 --> 00:31:50,920 Jesus has a much different role than the angels. That's what is being said here. Let's look at a couple things. We're going to look at his seat and his enemies. 267 00:31:50,920 --> 00:31:58,920 First of all, his seat. His place here he says is to sit on the right hand of the Father. Do you see that? 268 00:31:58,920 --> 00:32:04,920 What does this mean? It's a place of honor in the heavenly throne room. Jesus sits at the right hand of the Father. 269 00:32:04,920 --> 00:32:09,920 We've already been told that this is where Jesus sat down when the work of redemption was accomplished in verse 3. 270 00:32:09,920 --> 00:32:19,920 It says when he had by himself purged our sins sat down at the right hand of the majesty on high. This is a place of honor for the son alone. 271 00:32:19,920 --> 00:32:27,920 Perhaps this is why Jesus said to the disciples that it's not his place to give them a seat at his right hand and his left hand when they enter the kingdom. 272 00:32:27,920 --> 00:32:35,920 That's not how it works. Jesus deserves the highest place. He deserves the place of honor having obeyed the Father and purged our sins. 273 00:32:35,920 --> 00:32:42,920 He has a different role because he has a different seat. 274 00:32:42,920 --> 00:32:46,920 He also has a different role because God's going to do something with his enemies. 275 00:32:46,920 --> 00:32:49,920 Look at verse 13. Which of the angels said he had at times, 276 00:32:49,920 --> 00:32:57,920 Sit on my right hand until I make thy enemies, thy footstool. What's a footstool? 277 00:32:57,920 --> 00:33:04,920 It's a metaphor that was used a lot in ancient times to refer to a picture of someone's absolute victory. 278 00:33:04,920 --> 00:33:12,920 The idea is that one who had conquered so well that their enemy was under foot. 279 00:33:12,920 --> 00:33:17,920 They were an absolute subjection to them because of that victory. 280 00:33:17,920 --> 00:33:24,920 I'm going to use my enemies to prop up my legs after I'm done. 281 00:33:24,920 --> 00:33:31,920 Make my enemies my recliner. Amen. That's what it means. That's the picture. 282 00:33:31,920 --> 00:33:35,920 Do you remember when we studied, when we looked at Ephesians 1? 283 00:33:35,920 --> 00:33:39,920 Well, Paul prayed that the Ephesians would know about the greatness of Jesus' power. 284 00:33:39,920 --> 00:33:43,920 He says, in verse 19, I want you to know, he's praying, 285 00:33:43,920 --> 00:33:48,920 What is the exceeding greatness of his power to us who believed according to the working of his mighty power, 286 00:33:48,920 --> 00:33:51,920 Which he wrought in Christ when he raised him from the dead. Here it is. 287 00:33:51,920 --> 00:33:57,920 And set him at his own right hand in heavenly places. 288 00:33:57,920 --> 00:33:59,920 What was significant about that? 289 00:33:59,920 --> 00:34:06,920 Far above all principality and power and might and dominion and every name that is named, 290 00:34:06,920 --> 00:34:12,920 Not only in this world, but when that which is to come and has put all things under his feet. 291 00:34:12,920 --> 00:34:15,920 You see that? And gave him to be the head of all things in the church, 292 00:34:15,920 --> 00:34:19,920 Which is the body, the fullness of him that filleth all in all. 293 00:34:19,920 --> 00:34:23,920 See, when Jesus came the first time, he came to Bethlehem as a baby. 294 00:34:23,920 --> 00:34:26,920 He came in humility. He came fully God and fully man. 295 00:34:26,920 --> 00:34:30,920 He was the suffering servant. But when Christ comes back again, 296 00:34:30,920 --> 00:34:33,920 He will come back as conquering king. 297 00:34:33,920 --> 00:34:36,920 He will put all of his enemies under his feet. 298 00:34:36,920 --> 00:34:38,920 And love compels me to tell you this. 299 00:34:38,920 --> 00:34:43,920 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. 300 00:34:43,920 --> 00:34:46,920 Know that Jesus Christ loves you. He died for you. 301 00:34:46,920 --> 00:34:49,920 But that does not mean that there is nothing to be feared. 302 00:34:49,920 --> 00:34:53,920 To be against Jesus is to be his enemy. 303 00:34:53,920 --> 00:34:57,920 You do not want to be his enemy. 304 00:34:57,920 --> 00:35:01,920 We learned last Sunday night from Philippians 2 9, 305 00:35:01,920 --> 00:35:06,920 That God has also highly exalted him and given him a name which is above every name, 306 00:35:06,920 --> 00:35:12,920 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow of things in heaven and things in earth and things under the earth. 307 00:35:12,920 --> 00:35:17,920 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father. 308 00:35:17,920 --> 00:35:22,920 Every knee will bow and every tongue will confess. 309 00:35:22,920 --> 00:35:26,920 Some will do it willingly receiving the gift of salvation. 310 00:35:26,920 --> 00:35:32,920 Some will do it as conquered foes under his feet. 311 00:35:32,920 --> 00:35:35,920 Make the right choice. 312 00:35:35,920 --> 00:35:38,920 His role is different than the angels. 313 00:35:38,920 --> 00:35:42,920 Look how the author concludes what we call Hebrews 1 in talking about the angels. 314 00:35:42,920 --> 00:35:46,920 He says, are they not all ministering spirits? 315 00:35:46,920 --> 00:35:49,920 Send forth to minister for them. 316 00:35:49,920 --> 00:35:56,920 Send forth to minister for them who shall be the heirs of salvation. 317 00:35:56,920 --> 00:36:01,920 The angels are ministering spirits. They do the bidding of God himself. 318 00:36:01,920 --> 00:36:08,920 He says it here that they are sent forth to minister to them for them which shall be the heirs of salvation. 319 00:36:08,920 --> 00:36:11,920 Can I tell you God loves people. 320 00:36:11,920 --> 00:36:13,920 God loves people. 321 00:36:13,920 --> 00:36:18,920 He often uses angels to minister and to protect people. 322 00:36:18,920 --> 00:36:22,920 This concept was explained by Jesus talking about children specifically. 323 00:36:22,920 --> 00:36:32,920 He said, take heed that you don't despise one of these little ones for I say unto you that in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven for the Son of men. 324 00:36:32,920 --> 00:36:36,920 Man has come to save that which was lost. 325 00:36:36,920 --> 00:36:43,920 What he's saying is God spends a lot of time caring for people specifically here children. 326 00:36:43,920 --> 00:36:48,920 God has angels that spend a lot of time protecting children. Is that comfort anybody? 327 00:36:48,920 --> 00:36:52,920 Comfort anybody? 328 00:36:52,920 --> 00:36:57,920 And if God gives so much time to that we better be careful how we treat children. 329 00:36:57,920 --> 00:36:59,920 That's what he's saying here. 330 00:36:59,920 --> 00:37:05,920 But don't miss the point. If God and the angels themselves take the time and the effort to protect and help people. 331 00:37:05,920 --> 00:37:09,920 We must have that same mindset towards others ourselves. 332 00:37:09,920 --> 00:37:12,920 Angels do not rule. 333 00:37:12,920 --> 00:37:15,920 Angels don't rule. 334 00:37:15,920 --> 00:37:17,920 We don't rule. 335 00:37:17,920 --> 00:37:18,920 Who rules? 336 00:37:18,920 --> 00:37:22,920 Jesus does. 337 00:37:22,920 --> 00:37:25,920 Angels aren't sitting on the right hand of the Father. 338 00:37:25,920 --> 00:37:27,920 They worship. 339 00:37:27,920 --> 00:37:28,920 They serve. 340 00:37:28,920 --> 00:37:30,920 They're created. 341 00:37:30,920 --> 00:37:32,920 And they are ministers. 342 00:37:32,920 --> 00:37:36,920 Beloved, are we not the same? 343 00:37:36,920 --> 00:37:38,920 We don't create. 344 00:37:38,920 --> 00:37:40,920 We're created. 345 00:37:40,920 --> 00:37:42,920 We don't rule. 346 00:37:42,920 --> 00:37:46,920 We're servants. 347 00:37:46,920 --> 00:37:49,920 We're not in charge. He's in charge. 348 00:37:49,920 --> 00:37:50,920 We worship. 349 00:37:50,920 --> 00:37:52,920 We have a different name. 350 00:37:52,920 --> 00:37:55,920 Jesus is superior in every way. 351 00:37:55,920 --> 00:37:56,920 He is the Son. 352 00:37:56,920 --> 00:37:58,920 He is the King. 353 00:37:58,920 --> 00:37:59,920 He is the Creator. 354 00:37:59,920 --> 00:38:03,920 And He is the ruler of all things. 355 00:38:03,920 --> 00:38:06,920 And what is amazing beyond amazing? 356 00:38:06,920 --> 00:38:08,920 This is amazing. 357 00:38:08,920 --> 00:38:12,920 He loves you. 358 00:38:12,920 --> 00:38:15,920 He loves you. 359 00:38:15,920 --> 00:38:18,920 He loves you. 360 00:38:18,920 --> 00:38:20,920 This one who created everything. 361 00:38:20,920 --> 00:38:21,920 This one who rules and reigns. 362 00:38:21,920 --> 00:38:23,920 This one if he let things go. 363 00:38:23,920 --> 00:38:25,920 The whole place would just burn up. 364 00:38:25,920 --> 00:38:33,920 This one who came to be a baby and lived a perfect life. 365 00:38:33,920 --> 00:38:37,920 Allowed himself to become a sacrifice. 366 00:38:37,920 --> 00:38:42,920 Allowed himself to shed his blood for you. 367 00:38:42,920 --> 00:38:45,920 And what's amazing beyond amazing is that he loves you. 368 00:38:45,920 --> 00:38:48,920 He gave his life so that you can be saved. 369 00:38:48,920 --> 00:38:49,920 Bow your knee now. 370 00:38:49,920 --> 00:38:57,920 Confess him, has Lord now and receive the gift of salvation. 371 00:38:57,920 --> 00:38:59,920 You know what that makes me think of? 372 00:38:59,920 --> 00:39:05,920 A verse in a Christmas carol we sing every year. 373 00:39:05,920 --> 00:39:06,920 Sing it with me. 374 00:39:06,920 --> 00:39:10,920 Sing choirs of angels. 375 00:39:10,920 --> 00:39:15,920 Sing in exultation. 376 00:39:15,920 --> 00:39:25,920 Sing all ye citizens of heaven above. 377 00:39:25,920 --> 00:39:30,920 Glory to God all. 378 00:39:30,920 --> 00:39:35,920 Glory in the highest. 379 00:39:35,920 --> 00:39:40,920 Oh come let us adore him. 380 00:39:40,920 --> 00:39:46,920 Oh come let us adore him. 381 00:39:46,920 --> 00:39:58,920 Oh come let us adore him. 382 00:39:58,920 --> 00:40:04,920 God we want to say to you today that you are Lord. 383 00:40:04,920 --> 00:40:06,920 That you are God and we are not. 384 00:40:06,920 --> 00:40:10,920 That you're in charge and we are not. 385 00:40:10,920 --> 00:40:13,920 That you are perfect and we are not. 386 00:40:13,920 --> 00:40:18,920 That you created everything and we are merely created. 387 00:40:18,920 --> 00:40:26,920 And that we want to thank you so much that you became flesh and came and died for us. 388 00:40:26,920 --> 00:40:33,920 God if there's someone here today that has never called on you as Lord. 389 00:40:33,920 --> 00:40:35,920 That has not recognized their own sin. 390 00:40:35,920 --> 00:40:41,920 That thinks of your son as just another person. 391 00:40:41,920 --> 00:40:46,920 And Christmas is just another holiday that God today their eyes would be opened. 392 00:40:46,920 --> 00:40:57,920 That they would know that Jesus your son is the only begotten of the Father full of grace and truth. 393 00:40:57,920 --> 00:41:03,920 The truth that we have broken your law. 394 00:41:03,920 --> 00:41:06,920 But the truth is that you've given us grace. 395 00:41:06,920 --> 00:41:09,920 That we put our faith and trust in your son we can be saved. 396 00:41:09,920 --> 00:41:13,920 So God if there's someone here today that doesn't know you as Savior. 397 00:41:13,920 --> 00:41:15,920 God I pray that you'd help us to take your word. 398 00:41:15,920 --> 00:41:17,920 Give us the opportunity. 399 00:41:17,920 --> 00:41:21,920 Send them this way that we may take your word and open it and show them how they can know for sure. 400 00:41:21,920 --> 00:41:23,920 That heaven's their home. 401 00:41:23,920 --> 00:41:30,920 That they wouldn't be called the enemy of God but they'd be called a friend of God. 402 00:41:30,920 --> 00:41:33,920 They would be sons and daughters of God. 403 00:41:33,920 --> 00:41:37,920 They would know for sure that heaven's their home. 404 00:41:37,920 --> 00:41:43,920 And if there's someone here that maybe their perspective on Jesus is not as high as it ought to be. 405 00:41:43,920 --> 00:41:47,920 Maybe their view of your son is not as high as it ought to be. 406 00:41:47,920 --> 00:41:52,920 God I pray that today that this month that starting today and this month as we celebrate. 407 00:41:52,920 --> 00:41:54,920 Christmas. 408 00:41:54,920 --> 00:41:57,920 That we would recognize why it happened. 409 00:41:57,920 --> 00:42:01,920 That you became flesh and dwelt among us so that we would know. 410 00:42:01,920 --> 00:42:03,920 Your son. 411 00:42:03,920 --> 00:42:07,920 So we can have our sins forgiven and heaven as our home. 412 00:42:07,920 --> 00:42:09,920 Have your will and way at this time of invitation. 413 00:42:09,920 --> 00:42:11,920 We love you in Jesus name. Amen. 414 00:42:11,920 --> 00:42:23,920 Amen.