Hebrews 2:5-9

And turn to Hebrews 2, 5-9.

As you turn to the passage, I would like to give a quick introduction to Hebrews 2,

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It says,

But recall the former days when, after you were enlightened, you endured a hard struggle with suffering,

sometimes being publicly exposed to reproach and affliction,

sometimes being partners with those so treated.

For you had compassion on those in prison,

and you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property,

since you knew that you yourselves had a better possession than an abiding one.

God, in the book of Hebrews,

He is using the author to exhort and encourage a small church on how majestic the Lord is.

And He wants the church to know that Jesus Christ is grander.

He is more supreme.

He is more marvelous than all other things.

In this book, we're reminded of Colossians 1.

He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.

Therefore, those who pay attention to King Jesus,

and those who take refuge in Him will receive the blessings of the Son,

and those who do not will drift away, as we see last week.

So, this is important as we approach Hebrews 2, 5-9.

Let's keep this in mind.

Pray with me as we seek God's Spirit to help us understand the text.

Lord, we thank You that You are the God who speaks and has spoken.

We thank You that You have revealed Your Son.

And Lord, today I ask that You teach us more and more about Jesus Christ and how marvelous He is.

And Lord, how we can find a refuge in Him.

In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

Perfect.

So, in the Chronicles of Narnia,

the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe,

we see the scene where Peter and his army is fighting the witch and her army.

And it's at a point where you see Peter and his army is overwhelmed.

They're in a place where they're exhausted.

You know the end is coming.

They're about to be crushed and destroyed.

But then, out of nowhere, you see, it's built up,

but you see Aslan come.

And as Aslan comes, hope is restored in the people.

And as hope is restored,

eventually Peter and his army overcomes the witch and her army through Aslan.

And I bring up this introduction to relate to the Hebrew Christians.

They are enduring great suffering.

They, at this point, are not to the point of death,

but have been afflicted in every way,

but not crushed.

They are not perplexed,

but not driven to despair.

They are persecuted, but not forsaken.

And in this point, they're struck down, but not destroyed.

It is here, these believers are struggling

to endure and persevere in their relationship with God.

And that's the setting that the author of Hebrews gives them,

this beautiful truth.

The author of Hebrews encourages these storm-beaten Christians

that God has given an original purpose to man.

Although man suffered loss of that purpose through the tragedy of sin,

God has brought about an everlasting hope in the better Adam.

So today, I hope that you would glean from the text that Jesus Christ

is the better Adam,

the second Adam,

who has tasted death for man

and has raised man up to glory with him.

That we're saved through him and are secured in him,

ultimately, is what I believe the text today

is telling us about who Jesus Christ is

and what he's done for us.

So, let's read Hebrews 2, 5-9.

Now, it was not to angels that God subjected the world to come,

of which we are speaking.

It has been testified somewhere,

what is man that you were mindful of him,

or the son of man that you cared for him?

You have made him a little lower than the angels.

You have crowned him with glory and honor,

putting everything in subjection under his feet.

Now, in putting everything in subjection to him,

he left nothing outside of his control.

But at the present time,

we do not yet see everything in subjection to him.

But we see him,

who for a little while was made lower than angels,

namely, Jesus,

crowned with glory and honor

because of the suffering of death,

so that, by the grace of God,

he might taste death for everyone.

In today's passage,

we are going to go through four points.

Point number one is that man is the crown of creation.

Point number two is that man has lost his crown.

Point number three is,

Jesus Christ is the second Adam

who has restored man through his death.

And point number four is,

Jesus Christ is the reigning king

and secures a great salvation for man.

Number one,

man is the crown of creation.

Verse five says,

now it was not to angels

that God subjected the world to come,

of which we are speaking.

It is important to note this word,

subjection,

or subjected.

It's used three times in this one passage,

five through nine.

So obviously,

it has an important role to play.

This word,

subjected,

it communicates some sense of hierarchy.

In ancient Greek,

it was used a military term to rank under.

So,

this idea that's being portrayed

is that God is not subjecting the world to come,

the heavenly dwelling to angels.

They're not going to rule in this world to come,

but that man's going to rule.

And that's what we see here

in the first few verses of the text.

Also,

we see fulfilled in Christ.

There is this royal language

that depicts that man

will inherit salvation

in a great inheritance.

So,

we also see in the text

that the next phrase

is that

the world to come.

This phrase literally means

an earthly inhabitation,

and to come is looking forward.

So,

he's saying there's this

earthly habitation to come

of which he is speaking.

This term is really

looking forward to

a heavenly dwelling,

a beautiful

and glorious

security

that is expected

that they have

coming before them

as they

persevere,

make it through

this time of hardship.

Lastly,

the last phrase

in this first verse

we have is

of which we're speaking.

And this is

kind of like,

you're a little shocked

at this moment

because it reveals

something to the reader

at this point in time.

It reveals that

what the writer

so far has been talking about

is stuff to come,

that is looking forward.

So,

I believe

in this passage

as we trek through

Hebrews

and we understand

who Jesus Christ is,

that he's talking about

who Christ

presently is,

but also

looking forward

to what's coming,

what our salvation

looks like.

It's a great salvation

to come.

So,

I think in the context

of the book of Hebrews

what we've discovered

so far

and we've learned

so far

is that it's all

talking about

what we have

to look forward to.

And at this point

in time,

now we're here

and the Hebrew

Christians are suffering

and again,

he wants not to

anchor their hope

in this world,

but he wants to

anchor it in the world

to come.

So,

as we trek

through Hebrews

and learn about

these wonderful things

that the author

is telling us about,

we need to let the author

direct us

and carry us along

to see what we have

to come.

The writer picks back up

on this glorious world

to come throughout the book.

So,

note some important things

he says in this book.

He speaks of

an everlasting

Sabbath rest,

an eternal redemption,

a sure and steadfast

anchor of our soul,

a permanent priesthood,

a better

and abiding possession,

a city that has

foundations,

a better

and heavenly country,

a city of the living God,

the heavenly Jerusalem,

and a kingdom

that cannot be shaken.

So,

what we see

is that

throughout this book,

the author wants

the audience

and these Hebrew Christians

to understand

that there is hope

to come

amidst their affliction

and their suffering

and the losing

of their home

and the persecution

they experience,

that there is

an everlasting hope

in Christ

that is so much better

than the present things

they are experiencing

in this world.

So,

I encourage you guys

as we spend time

in the text today

and as we move forward

that we should let,

we should linger

before the text

and believe in this

coming reality.

And the more we linger

and the more we believe,

the greater our hope

and joy will be

because ultimately

we are those who

walk not by sight

but by faith

towards the everlasting kingdom,

the kingdom

that cannot be shaken.

So,

ultimately the first verse

is telling us

a really important reality

that we see

the world to come

does not belong to angels

but it belongs to man.

And what we'll see

in this few verses

is that man was originally

the crown of creation

and man will be restored

and inherit

and heavily habitation to come.

Verse 6 through 8

in the text

is actually a quotation

from Psalm 8.

Instead of spending time

right here,

I'm actually one

to take us to Psalm 8

so we can understand

what the author

meant in Psalm 8

and how we can understand

it in Hebrews.

So if you will,

take a copy of God's Word

and turn to Psalm 8 with me.

We'll read verse 1 through 6.

O Lord,

our Lord,

how majestic

is your name

in all the earth.

You have set your glory

above the heavens.

Out of the mouth

of babies and infants

you have established strength

because of your foes

to still the enemy

and the adventure.

When I look at your heavens,

the works of your fingers,

the moon and the stars

which you have set in place,

what is man

that you are mindful of him

or the son of man

that you care for him?

Yet you have made him

a little lower

than the heavenly beings

and crowned him

with glory and honor

and given him dominion

over the works of your hands.

You have put all things

under his feet.

And considering Psalm 8,

what we see

is the sheer greatness

and majesty of God.

This Psalm is celebrating

in who God is.

The author at the beginning

is just saying,

O majestic is your name.

Just celebrating

in who God's character is.

And then he has a moment

where he talks about

the puny small human.

What is man

that you're mindful of him?

In the Bible,

oftentimes man

is mentioned

as a drop in the bucket.

The Bible says

the nations

are a drop in the bucket.

And in reality,

if we look at

the vast greatness

of the universe,

this question

makes so much sense.

What is man?

When we look at

how big the universe is

and how great God is,

this reality is like

we really are small

in a physical sense.

But the author

goes on to tell

how important man

is to God

and how precious

man is to God.

One thing,

before we move on to that,

I want to really consider

how vast God is

and how vast

his creation is.

The Bible says

that God created

the heavens and the earth

to praise God,

to give him glory.

So in that,

have y'all ever

hiked a mountain?

Or if you're going

over a Blenton Mountain

driving,

and you stop

and you look over

the expanse

of the mountain

and you see

how great it is.

And I don't know

if it's just me,

but when I sit there

and see how big

creation is,

I think just how small I am.

There's a humble feeling,

a humiliation

that comes upon me

because I'm just amazed

by just who God is

and how wonderful

his creation is.

Some really great facts

about the universe

that just really continues

to discuss how vast

God is by how

he created the world.

Fact number one,

talk about how big

the universe is.

The earth is tiny

in comparison

with the rest of the universe.

It could fit into the sun

1.3 million times.

When we think of

the vastness of the universe,

there are more stars

in the universe

than grains of salt

on all the beaches.

That's at least

a billion trillion.

And according to

recent discoveries

from the Hubble telescope,

there are hundreds

of billions

of galaxies

across the universe.

So again,

the universe is massive

and the question

we have to ask ourselves

is why?

Why did God create

a universe this big?

And what we see

in Psalm 91

is that the heavens

and the earth

proclaim the glory

of God.

When we consider

God's hand

and his handiwork,

we should be in awe

by how great he is.

But then,

it should amaze us

that how much

he cares for man

and how he created us.

So if you will,

take your copy of God's word

and turn to

Genesis 1.

And I want to go back

to God's original intent

in creation

and show you

just how much

God cares for man

and then the commission

he's given man.

starting in verse 26.

And God said,

let us make man

in our image

after our likeness

and let them have dominion

over the fish of the sea

and over the birds

of the heavens

and over the livestock

and over all the earth

and over every creeping thing

that creeps on the earth.

So God created man

in his own image

and the image of God

he created him.

Male and female

he created them.

And God blessed them

and God said to them,

be fruitful and multiply

and fill the earth

and subdue it

and have dominion

over the fish of the sea

and over the birds

of the heavens

and over every living thing

that moves.

So when we get

to Genesis 1,

we see a beautiful structure

that just adds

to this account

in verse 26 through 28.

When we come to Genesis 1,

starting with day 1,

God says,

God says,

God speaks,

and then God says

it is good.

So in verse 1

or verse 3,

we say,

and God said,

in verse,

and then in verse

6,

I think, yeah.

Anyways,

God said,

and then God said

it was good.

And we see this day 1,

and God speaks,

and then he said

it was good.

Day 2,

day 3,

4,

5,

and then he gets

to day 6.

He creates animals,

and God says

it was good.

But then,

God decides

to fashion man

in his own image,

and then he gave them

dominion.

There are so many

great things

in this passage

that I'm tempted

to linger over

and want to spend

time discussing.

That man is

the prophet,

priest,

and king of creation,

and other things

along those lines.

But our text

doesn't give way

for that time.

But one thing

we do need to see

is that God

created man

in his image

to represent him

well in this creation.

And that God

gave man

dominion over

this creation.

And after God

created man,

after God

gave man

his purpose,

God then said

creation was

very good.

It wasn't until

creation wasn't

complete or very good

until once

man crowned

creation.

Until man

completed creation.

This word

very good,

the word very

is a word of

emphasis,

an adjective

that means

exceedingly

or great.

It's trying to

emphasize just

how great,

how pleasing

this creation was

that God

has made.

And I think

the purpose

that this is

communicating with

the God spoke

and it was good

to where it was

very good

is that

creation was

made

ultimately

to praise God

and man

crowned creation

to praise God

and serve

as his

creature

king and

queens.

That they're

supposed to

function

and operate

under God's

lordship

and honor God.

And I think

that's what

Psalm 8 is

getting at.

That he

created them

lower than

angels

and gave

them glory

and honor

and crowned

them.

This idea

that man

and woman

will reign

in creation

and spread

God's presence

and glory

in creation.

But in

that we see

that God

deeply cares

for human

beings.

Out of all

creation he

chose us.

Small,

weak humans

and made

us in

his image

to represent

him throughout

all creation.

He chose

to set

his love

upon us.

In

Exodus 19

God calls

his people

his personal

treasure.

That out of

all the things

he's made

his personal

treasure

is his

people.

It's kind

of like a

very carefully

crafted ring

that shines

beautifully

but the gem

that shines

the most

is his

people.

So I want

you to consider

the sheer weight

that this means

to the current

Hebrew Christians

who are

suffering.

And even

consider

what it

means to

us that

we have

a God

who deeply

values his

children and

has set

his love

upon us

from creation

to new

creation.

Isaiah 40

25-26

says,

To whom

then will

you compare

me?

That should

be like

him,

says the

Holy One.

Lift up

your eyes

on high

and see

who created

these,

who brings

out their

host by

number,

calling them

by name,

by greatness

of his

might,

and because

he is

strong in

power,

not one

is missing.

In our

lives,

when things

get heavy,

when we

feel the

weight of

suffering,

when we

feel the

deep effects

of sin,

when we

feel a deep

sadness or

an anxious

stirring in

our hearts

during those

times that

it is hard,

let us

remember that

we have not

been forsaken.

We are not

people who

are forsaken,

but we

remember deeply

because not

one is

missing.

God cares

so deeply

about us

that he

created us

in a

personal way

and ultimately

sent a

savior to

die for

us.

So I

think it's

very deep

as we

get right

here to

remember

that

wonderful

truth that

God has

not forgotten

us,

that the

one who

upholds

creation

still deeply

cares and

remembers us

day to

day.

This brings

to our

second point.

man has

lost the

crown of

new creation.

So God

created man

in his

image,

set him

in this

wonderful

garden to

rule and

have dominion

over the

earth,

but something

tragic happened,

something that

changed

everything.

But before we

get there,

I want to

remind you of

Hebrews.

It says,

now in

putting

everything in

subjection to

him,

he left

nothing outside

his control.

This is

verse 8.

At the

present,

we do not

see everything

in subjection

to him.

So what we

see is after

Psalm 8 is

quoted,

after God

is emphasizing

his purpose

in creation,

he then says

nothing was

left outside

of man's

control.

But then he

goes,

he shifts.

This moment

when he says

nothing was

left outside

of man's

control,

there's a

moment of,

but this

doesn't seem

right,

it doesn't

seem like

everything's

under control.

But then the

next sentence

in Hebrews

says,

at present,

we do not

see everything

in subjection

to him.

So just

the,

he almost

answers it,

because like

when you're

reading the

text,

you're like,

this doesn't

seem like

everything's

under the

control of

man right

now.

And then he

says the

present,

it isn't,

pretty much.

Because we

had something

tragic happen,

that in the

garden,

in Genesis

3,

we see that

the serpent

came into

God's creation,

and man and

woman were

ruling over

creation,

and God

gave him

good commands

to follow.

And they

were supposed

to honor him

well,

and love him,

and serve him,

and be his

personal treasure.

But through

the attacks

of Satan,

who deceived

man and

woman,

they chose

not to

honor God.

What did

they do?

They chose

to sin

and rebel

against their

king,

against the

God who

created them.

And at

this moment,

what we see

is that

humanity

is forever

changed.

When Adam

and Eve

rebelled

against the

almighty

God,

they ultimately

lost their

crown for

now,

and sin

was corrupted.

Isn't it

interesting,

the effects

and experiences

we experience

under sin?

We experience

what it's like

to hate God

and love

ourselves.

We understand

the idol

of self

better than

anyone else.

Since Adam

and Eve

rebelled

against God,

creation

has totally

been corrupted.

All of creation

was totally

corrupted.

The creation

began to

experience

corruption

of sin.

Romans 8

says creation

is subjected

to corruption

and fertility,

and that is

longing for the

sons of God

to be raised

up and be

restored to

its original

state.

We see

that the

physical human

bodies

experience

pain,

and we

suffer

through our

physical

experiences,

and we

will ultimately

die.

We also

see that

spiritually,

man is

in bondage

to sin.

We are

under

lifelong

slavery

in our

natural

state,

and we

desire our

fleshly

desires.

Naturally,

man hates

God.

It cannot

do anything

in his

natural

state.

this is

a problem,

a major

problem.

The Bible

says all

have sinned

and fought

short of

the glory

of God,

and this

sin deserves

a punishment.

It deserves

death.

Romans 6

23 says

the wages

of sin

is death.

So what

we see here

in our

natural

state,

we would

all stand

before an

everlasting

God,

and we

would be

silent and

judged for

us and

for all

these things

we've done

wrong.

But this

also,

this part

of the

passage in

Hebrews,

it also

brings us

to a

different

sense of

when we

look at

sin,

we feel

this heavy

and deep

experience

of this

world.

We see

the devastation

of nature,

and we see

the depravity

of man.

We start

to experience

wrongness,

like this

is not how

it should

be.

The more

we're in

this world,

the more

we see

how pervasive

sin is.

Panama City

and destruction,

we see

shootings

throughout

the country

feeling totally

helpless.

We see

the murder

of babies

in our

felt with

despair,

and then

we see

our own

heart and

selfish

thoughts,

and we

hate it.

So,

obviously,

there's

something wrong,

there's

something at

the present

that's not

right with

creation,

and how

all things

have been

subjected.

Man's

lost a

crown,

and right

now,

the rule

of this

world is

not man.

It's

angels.

Ultimately,

it's Satan.

He's the

ruler of this

world,

the upsurper.

Right now,

we see

humanity in

rebellion to

God,

and we

see Satan

leading humanity

to destruction.

It is here

that I

hope you

can feel

the weight

of this

massive

problem,

and it's

here that

we should

feel despair,

and it

should be

evident that

we are

in need

of help.

We are

desperate.

But,

that's not

all.

Although we

are sinners,

and we

deserve the

justice of

God,

isn't it

a beautiful

thing that

God has

loved us and

sent a

son for

us?

So,

this brings

us to our

third point.

Jesus is the

second Adam

who has

restored man

through his

death.

If you go

back to

Hebrews

Hebrews 2:9

chapter 2,

verse 9

says,

Hebrews 2,

9,

parallels with

Psalm 8.

We see that

man was made

lower than

angels and

crowned of

glory and

honor.

Everything was

put in

subjection under

him.

In Hebrews

2, 9,

we see that

Christ was

made lower

than angels,

and then

he was

crowned with

glory and

honor.

And then

1 Corinthians

15 tells

everything was

subjected to

him.

What we see

here is that

although man

was a crown

of creation,

and the man

rebelled against

God and

lost his

crown,

ultimately

Psalm 8

is talking

about man

in his

original state

and looking

forward to

the son of

man, to

the one

who's going

to fill

Psalm 8,

who's going

to bring

about the

new heavens

and new

earth,

and ultimately

save man

from this

depravity,

this wrongness

that we are

experiencing.

So we

see that

sin is

deeply

corrupted

reality,

and things

are not

subjected to

man,

but we

see that

Christ in

his

fulfillment

is going

to bring

all things

in subjection

to him.

Hebrews

2.9

ultimately

helps us

better understand

Hebrews 1.

You guys

remember the

phrase,

pure

occasions for

sin,

and he

sat down

at the

right hand

of the

majesty.

I think

ultimately

that Hebrews

1 was

our

introduction,

and the

rest of

the book

is going

to

exposit

or explain

more about

who God

is,

about his

nature,

and his

roles,

and how

he functions.

And here

I think

that verse

9 is

explaining

more about

the one

who purified

us,

who came

as the

lamb of

God,

and the

one who

sat down

at the

right hand,

that is

now the

king.

So as

we finish

this passage

and walk

through this

last bit of

text,

we will

observe more

into Jesus'

humiliation,

and then we'll

get into his

exaltation.

We're going to

walk through

text to

understand how

Jesus is

the better

Adam,

who has

tasted death

for us,

that he

experienced

death on

our behalf.

And then we'll

understand more

how he is

the reigning

king,

and how by

him we are

secure,

and we have

everlasting

hope.

So,

in Philippians

Philippians 2:4–8

2,

verse 4-8

says,

let each

of us not

look to his

own interests,

but the

interests of

others.

Having this

mind among

ourselves,

which is

yours in

Christ Jesus,

who though

he is in

the form of

God,

did not

count equality

with God

a thing to

be grasped,

but made

himself nothing,

taking the

form of a

servant,

being born

in likeness

of man,

and being

found in

human form.

He humbled

himself by

becoming

obedient to

the point

of death,

even death

on the

cross.

So we

have,

as we go

back to our

last point,

is this

massive

problem.

The weight

of sin,

the problem

that God

is holy

and just,

and man

is sinful

and deserves

God's just

wrath.

And as we

talked about,

this is a

massive problem,

and if we

don't have a

redemption,

we're in a

desperate state.

So how can

this be resolved?

And I think

Philippians 2

and Hebrews 2

both answer

this question

for us.

It can be

resolved by a

God who is

rich in

mercy,

a God who

demonstrated his

love for us,

and that while

we were sinners,

Christ died for

us.

This God

who created

the world,

and in whom

all things

exist,

and who holds

together all

things,

subjected himself

to sinful

flesh.

He brought

himself lower

than angels,

and put himself

in sinful

flesh,

so that we

might find

redemption.

Jesus Christ,

our Savior

and Lord,

willfully and

obediently took

the form of

a servant,

and was found

in the human

form.

He never

endured sin.

He lived

perfectly,

and endured

the fullness

of temptation.

And 2 Corinthians

5-21 reminds us

that he became

sin.

He who was not

sin,

became sin,

endured the

just punishment

of sin.

This makes us

ask another

question.

For what?

Why would

someone do

this?

Why would the

eternal Son of

God become

man?

And this should

be a deep

question to us,

because it

doesn't make

sense.

God

is

God

deeply

loves

his

children

and deeply

cares for

us.

For our

sake,

he who

did not

know sin

became sin,

so that we

might become

the righteousness

of God.

It is for

those who

believe,

Jesus

subjected

himself to

sinful

flesh and

became sin,

endured the

just of God

for our

sake,

so that we

might be

righteous.

So,

brothers and

sisters,

remember that

you have not

been forgotten

or forsaken

in your

earthly

toils,

but remember,

we know this,

that we see

him who

remembered us,

who subjected

himself to

sinful flesh,

endured the

weight of

temptation and

sin for

our sake.

This should

warm and

stir our

hearts.

We should

be amazed

that the

God of the

universe

sent his

Son because

he loved

us,

and he

deeply

cares for

us.

And let's

talk more

about the

word death,

or taste

of death.

This idea

of taste

it is an

experience.

When you

eat something,

there's a

taste.

You experience

it,

you feel

it.

And when

it says

that Christ

tasted

death,

it's saying

that he

experienced

death,

that although

he did not

deserve this

death,

Jesus tasted

it for our

sake.

And ultimately

he tasted

death so

we could

have life.

Since

Christ tasted

death,

we are now

resurrected with

resurrection life,

and we can

now taste the

goodness of

God.

1 Peter 2,

2-3 says,

like newborn

infants,

long for the

pure spiritual

milk that you

may grow into

salvation,

if indeed you

have tasted

that the

Lord is good.

So because

Lord Jesus

has died for

us, we can

now really

live and

grow into

our salvation,

knowing and

tasting that

God is

actually good.

This is a

reality in our

lives, that

he is good

and he's also

good to us,

and he deeply

cares for us.

Therefore,

let us

remember that

before the

marvelous grace

of our

Savior and

almighty

justice of

God that

he lavished

upon his

son, if

we are

harboring any

sins in our

hearts this

morning, we

need to turn

from these

sins and

turn to

God.

We need to

repent from

our sins and

turn to God

who sent

his son for

us, that

deeply cares

for us.

We need to

turn from

our rebellion.

And ultimately,

if there is

anyone here

that does

not know

God, there

is anyone

here that

does not

have a

relationship

with God

and has

no evidence

of God

in their

lives,

this truth

needs to be

wrestled with.

We need to

wrestle the

good news of

Jesus Christ.

Deeply consider

eternity.

Where are you

going?

Why are you

here?

But also, we

need to deeply

consider what

would happen if

you died.

And ultimately,

if you don't

know Christ,

one day you're

going to die

and you have

to face this

reality.

So, I

plead with you

now, today

is a favorable

time.

Now is the

day of

salvation.

God has

made every

day and now

is the right

time if this

is something

you're wrestling

with.

But ultimately,

we do need

to stop and

think the

wondrous thing

that Jesus

Christ has

suffered for

us.

And in

him, we

find salvation.

But the

good news of

the gospel

does not

stop at

the life

and death

of Jesus.

He not

only lived

as the

Lamb of

God, but

he also

rose from

the dead

and conquered

death.

And the

Son of

God was

raised by

the almighty

power of

God from

the dead.

And what

does Hebrews

1 say?

He took

a seat at

the right

hand of

the majesty

on high.

So this

brings us

to our

last point

in the

text.

Jesus

Christ is

the reigning

king and

secures a

great salvation

from man.

Hebrews 2

9 continues

to say,

Jesus is

crowned of

glory and

honor because

of the

sufferings of

death.

This brings

us back to

psalm 8.

In this

psalm 8,

man is

crowned of

glory and

honor and

everything is

put in

subjection to

him.

Now Jesus

Christ is

crowned of

glory and

honor.

In 1

Corinthians

15 27 says

that God

has subjected

all things under

his feet.

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