the same essence of the Father, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father.” The revelation of Jesus Christ as more than an exalted figure, but the divine Son, who is superior even to the angels, is not simply for the purpose of making a doctrinal statement about the deity of Christ. In Hebrews, the aim of this high view of Christ is to impress upon the readers the magnitude of their accountability to the message of salvation spoken