Book 12 Chapter 8. The TRUE Meaning of Hebrews 1:8,9!

Book 12 chapter 8, Does Hebrews 1:8,9 Teach that Jesus Is Almighty God?

Does Hebrews 1:1-12 Teach that Jesus is Yahweh the CREATOR?

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Book 12 Chapter 8.

The Bible ITSELF Teaches that Jesus BECAME a God!

Let us begin chapter 8 by reading Hebrews 1:8-12 OUT of its context so that you can see why many Christians are being deceived by Satan to wrongly believe that Jesus is Almighty God Himself in the flesh.

And then, I will explain why they have incorrectly interpreted these verses of Scripture to form the three main church denominational doctrines, the doctrine of the Trinity, the Pentecostal Oneness doctrine, and the doctrine of Jesus having two natures at the same time during the days of his flesh, which is called the doctrine of the Deity of Jesus.

Hebrews 1:8-12.

“But unto the Son he said, your throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a scepter of righteousness is the scepter of your kingdom. 

Hebrews 1:9. You have loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore, God, even your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows. 

Hebrews 1:10. And, You, Lord, in the beginning have laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of Your hands: 

Hebrews 1:11. They shall perish; but You remain; and they all shall wax old as does a garment; 

Hebrews 1:12. And as a vesture shall You fold them up, and they shall be changed: but You are the same, and Your years shall not fail.”

Now, when you read these five verses out of their context while having a preconceived mindset or belief that the Son of God created all things, then you will interpret Hebrews 1:10-12 as being the Son of God who laid the foundations of the earth.

But that “interpretation” has been formed by reading these verses OUT of their CONTEXT and apart from the REST of God’s word.

In other words, Trinitarian Christians ASSUME that since Almighty God the Father is talking to His Son in Hebrews 1:8,9, using the pronouns “you” and “your”, referring to the Son, then the Father must still be talking to the Son in Hebrews 1:10-12.

For you see, the same personal pronouns “you” and “Your”, are still being used. 

Therefore, those pronouns MUST, without fail, be referring to the Father, who is speaking to His Son in Hebrews 1:8,9.

Now, if the Trinitarian “interpretation and understanding” is true, the Trinitarian Christians have just proved that the Son of God is the FATHER Himself in the flesh.

But I assure you that Jesus is NOT the Father. And neither is the Son of God Yahweh Himself in the flesh.

For you see, Hebrews 1:9 clearly teaches us that Almighty God the Father is the God of Jesus, and that the Father ANOINTED the Son of MAN, Jesus, to be seated on his God and Father’s throne for 1000 years, which is an AGE.

In other words, when we compare Scripture with Scripture to learn the TRUE Sound Biblical meaning of Hebrews 1:8-12.

Then we clearly see that the REIGN of Jesus will ONLY be for 1000 years, UNTIL the Father puts all of His enemies under the feet of Jesus.

And then, the Son of God will commit the Kingdom back into the Father’s hand, according to 1 Corinthians 15:20-28.

So, with this in mind, let us read the same five verses in Hebrews 1:8-12 again, but let us read them one verse at a time so that I can explain each verse in the LIGHT of the WHOLE word of Almighty God.

I will highlight all of the words that refer to Almighty God the Father in orange.

And I will highlight all the words that refer to the Son of Almighty God the Father before the cross and resurrection in yellow.

Also, I will highlight all the words that refer to the now GLORIFIED highly exalted Son of MAN, Jesus, after the cross and resurrection in light blue.

And I will correctly translate the Greek word “aion” to “AGE” instead of using the phrase, “for ever and ever”.

Hebrews 1:8 when correctly translated.

“But unto the Son He said, your throne, O God, is for an AGE to and AGE: a scepter of righteousness is the scepter of your kingdom.”

Now, all Christians agree that the pronoun “HE” is referring to Almighty God the FATHER, who is speaking to His HUMAN Son, teaching him the Prophecies in the Scriptures.

But not all Christians understand that Yahweh, the Father, is speaking to His HUMAN Son by way of the PROPHECIES in the Scripture and through the voice of His Holy Spirit dwelling in the Son of MAN, Jesus.

In other words, the God and Father of Jesus, spoke to the Son of MAN, Jesus, before the cross and resurrection about His PLAN to GLORIFY him and SET him on His throne for a DAY, which is 1000 years in human time.

To say this another way, the Bible ITSELF clearly teaches that Jesus will reign TILL or UNTIL his God and Father puts all of His enemies under the feet of Jesus, according to the prophecies in Psalm 110:1, Matthew 22:44, Mark 12:36, Luke 20:42,43, Acts 2:34, Hebrews 1:13, Hebrews 2:8, Hebrews 10:12,13, 1 Corinthians 15:25, and Micah 4:6-8.

Now, both 1 Corinthians 15:20-28 and Micah 4:6-8 teach us that when the REIGN of Jesus comes to an end, then Yahweh will RULE from henceforth and forever.

Let us take a moment and read 1 Corinthians 15:28 from the Message Bible first and then we will read it from the King James Version.

1 Corinthians 15:28 from The Message Bible.

“When everything and everyone is finally under God’s  rule, the Son will step down, taking his place with everyone else, showing that God’s rule is absolutely comprehensive - a perfect ending!”

1 Corinthians 15:24,28 from the King James Version.

“Then comes the END, when he (The GLORIFIED Son of MAN, Jesus) shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when He shall have put down all rule and all authority and power…

...1 Corinthians 15:28. And when all things shall be subdued unto him, THEN shall the Son ALSO himself be SUBJECT unto Him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.”

In other words, Yahweh the Creator wants to DWELL in ALL of His creatures that He has created for the purpose of PREVENTING any EVIL to ever rise again in the universe, the NEW Heavens and the NEW earth.

To say this another way, the PURPOSE for the 1000-year reign of Jesus and the gloried saints ruling WITH Jesus during the AGE to come is for God to JUDGE Satan and the fallen angels by the REIGN of 1000 years of PEACE, having no wars, according to Acts 17:23-31.

Even the animals will live in PEACE for 1000 years.

So then, with all of this in mind, let us continue reading Hebrews 1:9-12 taking one verse at a time.

Keep in mind that Almighty God the Father is speaking to the Son of MAN, Jesus, through the PROPHECIES in the Scriptures and through His Holy Spirit dwelling in Jesus to TEACH him that the Scriptures speak of him as the one prophesied to be ANOINTED and God’s Lord and King to rule as God, for his God, in the NAME of Yahweh.

Hebrews 1:9.

“You have loved righteousness and hated iniquity; THEREFORE, God, even your God, has ANOINTED you with the oil of GLADNESS ABOVE your FELLOWS.”

The fellows of Jesus are us who overcome the world and are found worthy to enter into the JOY of our Lord to be JOINT-HEIRS with him, according to Matthew 25:21-23 and Romans 8:17.

The ANOINTING here in this verse is the SECOND anointing of the Son of MAN, Jesus, AFTER the cross and resurrection to be MADE a Lord, a King, and a God under and subject to his God and Father to rule over the earth during the world to come for 1000 years.

This was the JOY that God set before His HUMAN Son, Jesus, to endure the cross, according to Hebrew 12:2.

But the main point that I want you to see is the word “THEREFORE”, which means “for this very REASON” something happened or will happen.

So then, let us read just that phrase beginning with the word “therefore”.

“THEREFORE God, even your God, has ANOINTED you”

Now, the REASON that God, even the God of Jesus, ANOINTED the Son of MAN with the FULLNESS of Deity after the cross and resurrection is BECAUSE he loved RIGHTEOUSNESS and HATED iniquity.

In other words, Jesus OVERCAME the world by suffering temptations from the enemy, but he did not sin.

And for that REASON, God SET him or SEATED him at his right-hand side on His throne, according to Revelation 3:21.

And when we who believe endure unto the end to overcome the world, then Jesus promised to set us on his throne, according to Revelation 3:12,21.

Also, notice right in the very context of overcoming the world, Jesus says in Revelation 3:14 that he is a FAITHFUL and TRUTHFUL WITNESS, the BEGINNING of the creation of God.

Please understand that Jesus is talking about God’s NEW creation of righteous humans who are faithful and truthful WITNESSES, and NOT talking about the first being that God created in the eternity past as some Christians wrongly interpret Revelation 3:14 so that they can try to prove that Jesus created the entire universe.

And they do that so that they can try to prove that Jesus is Yahweh Himself, which brings us to the next verse in this study, Hebrews 1:10.

Now, as I said before, Trinitarian Christians assume that since the Father is talking to His Son in verse 8 and verse 8 using the pronouns “you” and “your”, then the pronouns “You” and “Your” in verse 9 and verse 10 must also be referring to the Son of God.

But, in truth, the writer of Hebrews is simply quoting another passage of Scripture, which is referring the Yahweh, the Creator.

Let us read Hebrews 1:10 first with a brief explanation, and then we will read the prophecy that is being quoted.

Hebrews 1:10.

“And You, Lord, in the beginning have laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of Your hands:”

Notice that the heavens are the WORKS of Yahweh’s hands.

That is an untenable fact.

So then, the pronouns “You” and “Your” are definitely referring to Almighty God the Father and NOT referring to the Son of God, because Jesus is NOT the Father.

How do we know this truth with absolute certainty?

Simply read what the writer of Hebrews teaches us in the very next chapter, Hebrews 2:5-8, concerning WHOSE WORKS the Son is being put in subjection to rule over.

Hebrews 2:5-8.

“For unto the angels He has NOT put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak.” 

In other words, in the CONTEXT of the previous chapter in verse 13, the writer of Hebrews says, “But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool?”

So then, the THRONE in Hebrews 1:8,9 is speaking about Jesus ruling for 1000 years during the world to come and NOT talking about an always existing God the Son in the eternity past as Trinitarian Christians wrongly believe and teach)

Hebrews 2:6. But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that You are mindful of him? Or the Son of Man, that You VISIT him? (And according to Isaiah 50:4-9, the Spirit of God VISITED His Son every morning teaching him the Scriptures and gave him the tongue of the learned to know and understand that he was the CHOSEN one to be the Christ.

And by age 12, Jesus knew more about the Scriptures than the teachers in the Temple)

Hebrews 2:7. You made him a little lower than the angels; You CROWNED him with glory and honour, and did SET him over the works of Your hands: (So then, WORKS at the foundation of the earth are the works of Almighty God the Father, who CROWNED His HUMAN Son with glory and honor after the cross and resurrection to be SET OVER the world to come)

Hebrews 2:8. You have put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that He put all in subjection under him, He left nothing that is not put under him. But NOW we see NOT YET all things put under him.”

In other words, Jesus is not yet ruling over the whole earth during this PRESENT age.

And death, the LAST enemy to be destroyed, will not be destroyed until after the final Day of Judgment, which is after the 1000-year reign of Jesus has ENDED.

Now, with all of this in mind, let us read the prophecy that is being quoted in Hebrews 1:10-12.

But let us read some more CONTEXT so that you can see that it is a PROPHECY of the Messiah TALKING to Yahweh.

Psalm 102:18-28.

“This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the LORD. (This prophecy of the people who SHALL be CREATED is speaking of God’s NEW Creation of righteous people who are called the children of the resurrection in Luke 20:35,36.

Also, keep in mind that Jesus was MADE to become a Lord under and subject to his God and Father AFTER the cross and resurrection, and he was GIVEN a NEW NAME above every other name.

The Hebrew word translated as LORD in verse 18 is Yah, which I believe is the NEW NAME that Yahweh gave to Jesus when Almighty God the Father HIGHLY EXALTED him to be seated on His throne at His right-hand side.

In other words, Jesus is the FIRSTBORN of every NEW creation of God to be made in Yahweh’s perfect image.)

Psalm 102:19. For he has looked down from the height of his sanctuary; (This can also be translated as he appears or shall appear from the height of his sanctuary.

Or it can be translated as he looked down from his elevated position.

Then Yahweh also heard the groaning of the prisoners appointed to be executed) from heaven did the LORD behold the earth; 

Psalm 102:20. To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death; 

Psalm 102:21. To declare the name of the LORD in Zion, and His praise in Jerusalem; 

Psalm 102:22. When the people are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the LORD. (A prophecy of the second coming of Jesus, WHEN God will BRING His FIRST BEGOTTEN into the world, according to Hebrews 1:6.

Then the prophecy switches to the Messiah praying to Yahweh about laying down his life on the cross)

Psalm 102:23. He weakened my strength in the way; He shortened my days. 

Psalm 102:24. I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: Your years are throughout all generations. (Jesus agonized in prayer, sweating great drops of blood asking his God if there was any other way than for him to be cut off from among the living.

Then, Jesus said to the Father, not my will but your Will be done. 

Hebrews teaches us that Jeus FEARED death. And Hebrews 12:2 teaches us that God set a JOY before Jesus to ENDURE the cross.

Now to me that joy, or at least a part of the joy God set before him was to be seated on God’s THRONE, which is the CONTEXT of the prophecy of the Father talking to the Son in Hebrews 1:8.9.

So, as you can see, the next few verses here in Psalm 102:25-27 are the verses being quoted in Hebrews 1:10-12.

Notice that Almighty God the Father is NOT doing the SPEAKING in Psalm 102:25-27, but rather, the one being PROPHESIED about in Psalm 102:18-24 as one of the people who SHALL be CREATED, he is the one talking to Yahweh the Creator in Hebrews 1:10-12) 

Psalm 102:25. Of old have You laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of YOUR hands. 

Psalm 102:26. They shall perish, but You shall endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shall You change them, and they shall be changed: 

Psalm 102:27. But You are the same, and Your years shall have no end. (Keep in mind that the now GLORIFIED human Son of God will have the FIRST DOMINION and he shall only rule for one thousand YEARS.

But Yahweh the Father will rule from henceforth after the Millennial reign of Jesus, and the YEARS of Yahweh ruling will be without end, according to Micah 4:6-8.

In other words, the word “years” has nothing to do with Yahweh’s AGE or how old He is.

But rather, the years are referring to the REIGN of Yahweh the Father having no end after the Son’s reign that is only for an AGE to an AGE that is 1000 years called the DAY of the Lord)

Psalm 102:28. The children of Your servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before You.”

Now, if you remember back in chapter 5, we learned that the Word made flesh was the spoken word of prophecy that was fulfilled to become flesh, and NOT that God Himself became flesh having two natures at the same time during the days of his flesh.

And then in chapter 6, we learned that the ONE God is Yahweh the Father, the God of Jesus.

Then in the last chapter, chapter 7, we learned that the NAME the Mighty God was a PROPHECY where the Messiah SHALL be called during the world to come when the government is LAID upon his shoulders.

And here in this chapter, chapter 8, we learned that the human Son of God was GRANTED to be seated on his God and Father’s throne.

So then, none of these “Trinitarian” proof texts verses of Scripture that are taken out of the context prove that a God the Son came down from heaven and became flesh and remained the fully Almighty God, having two natures at the same time, one Divine and one human as the doctrine of the Trinity and the doctrine of the Deity of Jesus wrongly teach.

But some Trinitarian Christians may argue and say, what about Thomas saying to Jesus, “my Lord and my God”?

So, in the next chapter, we will take a closer look at John 20:28, which is another Trinitarian proof text which they use to try to prove that Jesus is Almighty God Himself in the flesh.

To read chapter 9, please click on the link called Book 12, The TRUE Meaning of John 20:28.

Also, I encourage you to read the study I wrote on the whole chapter of Hebrews chapter 1 called Hebrews 1:1-14 PROVES That Jesus Is NOT Yahweh Himself!