in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the world. – Hebrews 1:2 NASB

In His consummate wisdom, and as part of His eternal plan, the Lord decided to dress His Word–His Will–in flesh.

Let’s break it down:

These last days

I hear it said a lot of late, we are in the last days. Jesus must be returning soon.

That’s what they said during the cold war.
When I was in High School we used to sing, The King is Coming.
That’s what they said during WWII.
Hey, they called the war before that one, the war to end all wars.
What about when China closed it’s doors and started killing Christians?
It goes all the way back to Nero using Christians as lampposts.

That’s right! These are the last days and Jesus is coming soon. This truth endures and demonstrates what a long-suffering Father we have. (2 Peter 3:9)

In this sentence-fragment-verse, He tells us three things about this “last days” expression of His Word.

1 – His Word is His Son. This tells us (and we will elaborate on this more tomorrow) His Word is the expression of His nature.

2 – His Son stands as the designated heir to all that God is and has. Nothing has been held back from the Son.

Remember the story of the father who had two sons. One son demanded his half of his father’s wealth right away. We know he went and squandered it. When he returned the party was on. But the other son, we are told, asked his father, why no fatted calf, why no robes and rings. What did the father answer?

“And he said to him, ‘Son, you have always been with me, and all that is mine is yours. – Luke 15:31

Back to Hebrews: That’s what the Father has told His only begotten Son.

Ponder that for a second. “Heir of all things” can get lost in the fog of religious jargon. But just think for a second about this phrase–“all that is mine is yours.”

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Scene-

You’re standing in front of a grand palace. The king comes and stands beside you. He puts his right hand on your shoulder and says, “all that is mine is yours.” You begin to protest, but he takes the signate ring off his finger and places it on yours. As you struggle to take it off and give it back, he’s wrapping his royal robe around your shoulders.

Then he takes all the badges of his military honors–a dozen or more pins, stars, ribbons, and the like and pins them to your chest. Again you protest. “I didn’t earn a single one of these,” you say, trying to resist.

He says again, “all that is mine is yours.”

Cut–end scene

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Ok – I know we’re talking about Jesus and I put you in the hot seat. I wanted you to feel the honor bestowed upon Jesus. I wanted you to understand that it’s not just what God owns that He passes on to Jesus, but it is everything He is. All the glory, all the holiness, all the righteousness, all the honor, all the worth, all belong to Jesus.

But then, right on the other hand, do we belong in the scene? Isn’t that what Paul’s talking about in Romans 8?

and if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him. – Romans 8:17

It’s staggering.

But again, today we’re talking about Jesus, so let’s not get all up in His glory.

3 – His Son is eternal. The Word God spoke in creation was Jesus. It’s really amazing when you start thinking about it.

God spoke all things into being. And those words were Jesus.

I love this verse from Jerimiah:

Then the LORD said to me, “You have seen well, for I am watching over My word to perform it.” – Jeremiah 1:12

When God sends His Word–Jesus is that word. Jesus is the performance of the will of God. God’s will made flesh.

He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions. – Psalm 107:20

And who was that word? Jesus.

God spoke to us in His Son.

There’s one more thing we need to notice today.

The Contrast

For all those centuries God spoke through prophets, but NOW He spoke through Jesus.

Why change tactics after centuries? The writer will get to that. He’s going to prove that without a doubt Jesus is superior to the word spoken through the prophets.

But–but–isn’t it all God’s word? Isn’t it all equal? Isn’t it all Jesus?

Well–yes and no. Let’s not get lost in the weeds yet.

Our next installment is going to be awesome! It’s basically my favorite verse in the whole book (most days.)

Don’t miss it.

Shine on.

Ben

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