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| | But, rather, of angels, He says, "He makes His angles spirits, and His servants a flaming fire." But to the Son, He says, "Your throne, O God, is for ever and ever, a scepter of righteousness, the scepter of Your Kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness. For this reason, God, Your God, has anointed You from among all your companions with the oil of joy." | | But, rather, of angels, He says, "He makes His angles spirits, and His servants a flaming fire." But to the Son, He says, "Your throne, O God, is for ever and ever, a scepter of righteousness, the scepter of Your Kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness. For this reason, God, Your God, has anointed You from among all your companions with the oil of joy." |
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| − | And, "You, Lord, in the beginning of all, set down earth's foundations. The universe is the work of Your hands. | + | And, "You, Lord, in the beginning of all, set down earth's foundations. The universe is the work of Your hands. They shall perish; but You remain. As a garment they all wear out. And as a cloak, You will fold them up. They will be changed but You remain the same, Your years shall have no end." |
| − | |οὐρανός is best translated as "universe" here, rather than "heavens"; "universe" today has the meaning of the now-archaic term "heavens" of many centuries ago. [[Biblical scientific foreknowledge]] is helpful in ascertaining the original meaning.
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| − | | + | But to any angel, did He say at any time, "Sit at my right hand, until I make Your enemies a footstool for You?" Aren't they all spirits of service, sent out to serve those who will be heirs of salvation? |
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| − | |<span id="1:11"></span>They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment;
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| − | |They shall perish; but You remain. As a garment they all wear out.
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| − | |Combining verses 10 and 11, the point is this: the universe wears out like a garment, which expresses the insight of the [[Second Law of Thermodynamics]]. See [[Biblical scientific foreknowledge]].
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| − | |<span id="1:12"></span>And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.
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| − | |And as a cloak, You will fold them up. They will be changed but You remain the same, Your years shall have no end."
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| − | |<span id="1:13"></span>But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?
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| − | |But to any angel, did He say at any time, "Sit at my right hand, until I make Your enemies a footstool for You?"
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| − | |<span id="1:14"></span>Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
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| − | |Aren't they all spirits of service, sent out to serve those who will be heirs of salvation?
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| | == See also == | | == See also == |