What Is the Implication of Angels Worshipping Jesus Christ?

Someone asks, “What is the implication of angels worshipping Christ in Hebrews 1:6?” Chapter One of Hebrews emphasizes the superiority of Jesus Christ over all the heavenly host (i.e., angels, Hebrews 1:4). The reason Jesus Christ is superior to the angels is because He is part of the Godhead, was at creation and participated in the creation of everything, including the angels (Hebrews 1:2).

“To forestall such a development [apostasy by Jewish Christians], the author of Hebrews stressed the superiority of Christ in a series of contrasts to the angels, Moses, Aaron, Melchisedek, and the Levitical system. The object of such contrasts was to show the inferiority of Judaism and the superiority of Christ” (Wycliffe). Hebrews 1:6 concerning the superiority of Jesus Christ over angels is just one of those contrasts.

Christianity offers greater promises than previous God-given religions, chief of which is true forgiveness of sins. Jesus Christ is central to salvation through His sacrificial death, burial, resurrection, Ascension and coronation in heaven.

Works Cited

 Wycliffe Bible Commentary. CD-ROM. Chicago:  Moody Press, 1962.