He lays out the five descriptions in verses 2–3 and uses the rest of the chapter to elaborate on them.3 The first description of Jesus says He is an “heir.” This means He inherits something; He is given ownership; He either possesses something now or will possess something in the future that He hasn’t always possessed. 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) We will find out in the pages to come that
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