Jesus is Better, He is Greater, He is Superior and He is Supreme – part 2

Not only the prophets but the angels too!

We have just celebrated Christmas and within that story are 5 appearances of angels. They play a big part not only in the birth story but throughout the Bible where approximately 300 times angels appear or are mentioned.

The Pastor was instructing the people to stand against any teaching that undermines the person of Christ as slightly less than God. We need the message today for the temptation is not to deny Christ but to dethrone Him. The Pastor points to the title ‘the Son’ demonstrating that there is no one more superior than Him especially not the angels, “⁴ So he became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs”.

The Pastor was quoting Psalm 2:7 and will continue to quote from the prophets to show that the Son is better. Here are 7 important differences:

1. It is the angels that worship Christ the Son (Deut 32:43) “⁵ For to which of the angels did God ever say, “You are my Son; today I have become your Father? Or again, “I will be his Father, and he will be my Son”? ⁶ And again, when God brings his firstborn into the world, he says, “Let all God’s angels worship him.”
2. The angels are servants but the Son is served, (Psalm 104:4) “⁷ In speaking of the angels he says, “He makes his angels spirits, and his servants flames of fire.” ⁸ But about the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever; a sceptre of justice will be the sceptre of your kingdom.”
3. The angels don’t rule but the Son does. Read v8 again.
4. Some angels are bad but Christ is good. (Psalm 45:6-7) Even the good angels are not tempted but Christ who lived as a man was tempted in every way but did not sin, “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.”
5. The angels were created by Christ the Creator. (Psalm 102:25-27) “¹⁰ He also says, “In the beginning, 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.”
6. The angels are never invited to sit near the throne but Christ sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven. (Psalm 110:1) “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”?
7. Angels are ministerial servants to us the co-heirs of the Heir of all things. “¹⁴ Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?”

Let these 7 statements lead you to your knees in worship to a better, greater, superior and Supreme God the Son!