The Lord's communications to Paul - the Gospel of Grace

Faith: Communications with Heaven re. “The Son of Man” - Part 2:

Our last Study listed 23 instances in the New Testament (NT) where people had communication, either directly or by vision or dream with either angels or The Lord Jesus Christ in heaven. All were Jews, confirming what Paul wrote in Romans 3:1 & 21 What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision?

2 Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.

that Jews have many advantages but most importantly because they were entrusted with the utterances of God. This is noteworthy when we note that many false prophets since NT times have been Gentiles. Our last study covered Jesus Christ’s heavenly persona revealed to 3 apostles at the Mount of Transfiguration. We continue with 3 events recorded in the NT where men had direct contact with The Lord Jesus Christ - after He ascended into heaven.

The Lord Jesus Christ seen by Stephen as The Son of Man in heaven: Two Studies ago (Vol 4, No 5) examined the account of Stephen who, filled with the Holy Spirit, answered the false accusations against him before the Jewish ruling council in Jerusalem. Basically he said that in spite of God’s blessings to Israel, their forefathers were disobedient and persecuted His prophets and reminded them they themselves had killed Jesus Christ - their Messiah. The Council reacted violently, drug him out of the city and stoned him to death, Acts 6 & 7. What Stephen saw and said just before he died is significant: “But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God, And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.” Acts 7:55 & 5655 But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,

56 And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.

. All 3 members of the Trinity are named in verse 55 as it was by the Power of the Holy Spirit that he saw the Glory of God and Jesus standing on the right hand of God. But in verse 56 he told the council he saw the heavens opened and “The Son of Man” standing on the right hand of God.

Jesus has many titles but His “Son of Man,” title points back to Adam to whom God gave dominion over all the earth, Genesis 1:2626 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 fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

. However, when Adam sinned he lost that dominion, Genesis 3. Since then Satan has unsuccessfully attempted to usurp universal dominion by men such as Nebuchadnezzar, Alexander the Great, Napoleon and Hitler. Looking forward, Scripture teaches that total dominion over the earth will occur when The Lord Jesus Christ, Israel’s King, reigns as - “The Son of Man.”

•This title occurs 88 times in the NT, all in the four Gospels except this once in Acts, once in Hebrews and twice in Revelation,

•Unlike His title “Son of God,” Jesus is quoted as referring to Himself as the “Son of Man” all 32 times its used in Matthew; 13 out of the 15 in Mark; 25 out of the 26 in Luke; and 10 out of the 12 occasions in John.

•The demons Jesus cast out of people addressed Him as “The Son of God” in 5 passages, Matthew 8:2929 And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?

; Mark 3:1111 And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.

; 5:7; Luke 4:4141 And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ.

; 8:28 whereas neither Satan nor the demons ever addressed Him as “The Son of Man.”

•The first time in the NT that Jesus refers to Himself as the Son of Man is when He said “The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head,” Matthew 8:2020 And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

(Luke 9:5858 And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

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•It last appears in Matthew just before His death when He answered the High Priest’s inquisition: “... Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.” Matthew 26:6464 Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

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•It is last found in the Bible in the Apostle John’s vision of Christ’s dominion fulfilled: “And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle,” Revelation 14:1414 And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.

14 And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.

14 And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.

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“The Son of Man” first came to earth lowly and humble to die on the cross and it was by that means He conquered sin and death, enabling Him to judge this earth in power and great glory. The Son of Man title is used 25 times in relation to His future return to earth and judgment of mankind, Matthew 10:2323 But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.

; 13:41; 16:27; 19:28; 24:27, 30, 37, 39, 44; 25:13, 31; Mark 8:3838 Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

; 13:26; Luke 9:2626 For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father's, and of the holy angels.

; 12:40; 17:22, 24, 26, 30; 18:8; 21:27, 36; John 5:2727 And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.

; Revelation 14:14. On the other hand, His title Son of God never references this aspect of His person, with the possible exception of Revelation 2:1818 And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass;

. Thus Stephen’s reference to Jesus as “The Son of Man standing on the right hand of God” to the Jewish Ruling Council was not mere chance, it pointed to the fact the Lord Jesus Christ was at the ready to return to earth to establish His Kingdom.

Stephen’s death at the hands of Israel’s leaders marked the beginning of the end of that first Pentecostal church made up of Jews waiting for Jesus Christ to return as their Messiah. A Pharisee named Saul consented to Stephen’s death and held the coats of those who stoned him, Acts 7:5858 And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.

; 22:20. Saul went on to persecute, waste/destroy the Pentecostal church and Jewish believers in every synagogue in Jerusalem and other cities, entering their houses, compelling them to blaspheme, binding and imprisoning both men and women unto death, Acts 8:3 & 43 As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.

4 Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.

3 As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.

4 Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.

; 11:19; 22:4, 20; 26:11; 1 Corinthians 15:99 For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

; Galatians 1:1313 For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:

. Those who avoided arrest fled to other countries as far as Phenise (modern Lebanon), Cyprus and Antioch where they preached that Jesus was their Messiah to Jews only, Acts 8:3 & 4; 11:19. But God saved Saul, changed his name to Paul and made him His Apostle to whom He revealed a secret not found in prophecy, Romans 16:25 & 2625 Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,

26 But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:

; Ephesians 3:1 - 111 For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,

2 If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:

3 How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,

4 Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)

5 Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;

6 That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:

7 Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.

8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;

9 And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:

10 To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,

11 According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:

. That secret was the Gospel of the Grace of God to both Gentiles and Jews, which will be examined in our next study. It has been in effect for almost 2000 years but when the Church, the Body of Christ, is taken to heaven, God’s promises and plans for Israel on earth will then go forward and be carried out to the letter.

God, through His Old Testament (OT) prophets, not only foretold Israel’s coming Messiah and Kingdom, but also the terrible judgment that will precede that Kingdom. There are too many OT passages to reference, however it is noteworthy that the “Son of Man” title occurs at least 108 times in the OT, 93 of which are in the book of Ezekiel where it refers to the Prophet Ezekiel himself at times, to both he and the future Jesus Christ at other times as well as to Jesus Christ alone at times. Ezekiel prophesied the contemporary judgment coming upon Israel because of their sin while simultaneously foretelling the future judgment yet to befall this earth during the Great Tribulation, Ezekiel 1 - 11. Ezekiel also foretold Israel’s restoration and salvation, Ezekiel 11:14 - 2014 Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

15 Son of man, thy brethren, even thy brethren, the men of thy kindred, and all the house of Israel wholly, are they unto whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, Get you far from the LORD: unto us is this land given in possession.

16 Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Although I have cast them far off among the heathen, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary in the countries where they shall come.

17 Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even gather you from the people, and assemble you out of the countries where ye have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.

18 And they shall come thither, and they shall take away all the detestable things thereof and all the abominations thereof from thence.

19 And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:

20 That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.

; 36:22 - 38, and with the well known “dry bones” prophesy, told how the Nation of Israel will be given new life together in the Land God promised them many years ago, Ezekiel 37, all of which will follow the Tribulation period.

Isaiah 2:12 - 2212 For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low:

13 And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,

14 And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up,

15 And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall,

16 And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.

17 And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.

18 And the idols he shall utterly abolish.

19 And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.

20 In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats;

21 To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.

22 Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?

; 13:6 - 13; 34; Daniel 9:24 - 2724 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.

25 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.

26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.

27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.

tell of the coming Tribulation period, just as Israel’s restoration and salvation is foretold, Jeremiah 31:31 - 3431 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:

32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD:

33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

; 32:37 - 44 and Jesus Christ’s dominion over the earth when peace and prosperity will be universal, Daniel 7:13 & 1413 I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.

14 And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.

, a time when Israel will be above all peoples, a Nation of Priests, ministering to all nations, Exodus 19:66 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.

; Isaiah 61:66 But ye shall be named the Priests of the LORD: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves.

; 1 Peter 2:99 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light;

. When Jesus Christ was on earth He told about the coming Tribulation period and His subsequent return as The Son of Man, Matthew 24:21 - 3121 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.

23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.

24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

25 Behold, I have told you before.

26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.

27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

28 For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

; Mark 13:14 - 2714 But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains:

15 And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter therein, to take any thing out of his house:

16 And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment.

17 But woe to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!

18 And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter.

19 For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be.

20 And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.

21 And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him not:

22 For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.

23 But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things.

24 But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,

25 And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.

26 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.

27 And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.

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The Lord Jesus Christ revealed to the Apostle John in Revelation: The last time when anyone saw the heavenly Glory of God is when John was “in the Spirit” on the future “Day of the Lord,” that being the judgment day of this earth and so in Revelation our Lord’s title “The Son of Man” is found twice, first when He is introduced: “And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks; And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.” Revelation 1:12 & 1312 And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;

13 And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.

. The last time His Son of Man title is used is when John writes: “And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.” Revelation 14:14. The golden crown manifests His Kingship while the sharp sickle pictures the judgment He will visit upon the earth, this when He returns to the Mount of Olives, the place from which He left, Acts 1:99 And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.

-12, to usher in His Millennial Kingdom.

The OT Prophet Joel foretold God’s Holy Spirit being poured out on Israel, Joel 2:28 & 2928 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

29 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.

and the Apostle Peter quoted this passage while addressing the Jews in the Pentecostal Church in Jerusalem when some said they were drunk because they were speaking in different languages (this was so the Jews from different countries/ languages could understand each other) Acts 2:13 - 1813 Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.

14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:

15 For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.

16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;

17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:

18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:

. But that Pentecostal church did not go on to fruition because of the unbelief and persecution by the ruling Jews. If the ruling Jews had believed in Jesus, the rest of Joel’s prophecy, Joel 2:30 - 3230 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.

31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the LORD come.

32 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.

30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.

31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the LORD come.

32 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.

, as quoted by Peter, Acts 2:19 - 2119 And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:

20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and notable day of the Lord come:

21 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

19 And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:

20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and notable day of the Lord come:

21 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

, foretelling the prophesied Tribulation would have occurred: “And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.” Joel 2:30 - 32; Acts 2:19 - 21.

But Israel as a whole didn’t believe and thus they were set aside for a while and the Tribulation did not occur. As bad as things have been for many Christians and Jews over the last 2000 years since the Pentecostal Church faded away, these experiences will not compare to the magnitude of suffering and death that will occur during the future Tribulation. But thank God, we in the Body of Christ are spared that ordeal, as revealed to and through the Apostle Paul.

God promised Israel a Kingdom and He will deliver it in the future, Romans 11:25 - 3225 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.

26 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:

27 For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.

28 As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the father's sakes.

29 For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.

30 For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief:

31 Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy.

32 For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.

. The only occasion Jesus’ title “The Son of Man” occurs between Stephen’s death in Acts and John’s revelation is in the book of written to the Hebrews where this hope is reinforced. The author thereof quotes Psalms 8:4 - 64 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?

5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.

6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:

: “What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and The Son of Man, that thou visitest him? For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:” Hebrews 2:5 - 75 For unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak.

6 But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man that thou visitest him?

7 Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands:

a. Hebrews then goes on after this quote from Psalms and adds: “thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands: Thou hast 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 see not yet all things put under him.” Hebrews 2:77 Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands:

b - 8. This could not state more clearly that all things are not yet put under the Lord Jesus Christ, but they will be. This passage no doubt comforted the believers in that early Pentecostal church as they were persecuted and banished and it will be a great comfort to believing Jews who endure the future Great Tribulation as they look forward to their Messiah’s return and reign.