Lower Than Angels, Yet Over All

Hebrews 2:5-9

5 For He has not put the world to come, of which we speak, in subjection to angels. 6 But one testified in a certain place, saying:
“What is man that You are mindful of him,
Or the son of man that You take care of him?
7 You have made him a little lower than the angels;
You have crowned him with glory and honor,
And set him over the works of Your hands.
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 do not yet see all things put under him.  9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone.

The world is not run under the authority of angels, neither elect nor fallen, but under God’s Annointed One, the Son of God.  The Father has given all authority to subject everything under the rule of Jesus the Christ; He took on human flesh as the Son of Man, seemingly lower than angels, yet still God among us as the Son who is divine and over all angels and other created beings.  He has the glory due to God and the honor and power to rule.  Everything and everyone is under the rule of God the Son and His suffering to death and life has allowed Him to taste death in our place as the firstfruit of the resurrection to eternal life.  He rules and the angels bow before Him as the Sovereign King along with every one of us (Isaiah 45:22-24, Romans 14:9-11, Philippians 2:9-11).  We are in the good hands of Almighty God, ruler of heaven and earth, even of all creation, so we must heed what He says.  That is the lesson of this chapter.