In times past, God spoke in fragmentary and varied ways to our fathers through the prophets; in this, the final age, he has spoken to us through his Son, whom he has made heir of all things and through whom he first created the universe. This Son is the reflection of the Father's glory, the exact representation of the Father's being, and he sustains all things by his powerful word. When he had cleansed us from our sins, he took his seat at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven, as far superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs.
To which of the angels did God ever say,
"You are my son; today I have begotten you"?
Or again,
"I will be his father, and he shall be my son"?
And again, when he leads his first-born into the world, he says,
"Let all the angels of God worship him."
Of the angels he says,
"He makes his angels winds, and his ministers flaming fire";
but of the Son,
"Your throne, O God, stands forever and ever;
a righteous scepter is the scepter of your kingdom.
You have loved justice and hated wickedness,
therefore God, your God, has annointed you
with the oil of gladness above your fellow kings."
And,
"Lord, of old you established the earth,
and the heavens are the work of your hands.
They will perish, but you remain;
all of them will grow old like a garment.
You will roll them up like a cloak,
like a garment they will be changed.
But you are the same, and your years will have no end."