glory, the expression of the nature or essence of Deity, the sustainer of the universe He created, and the Sacrifice that paid for sin (v. 3). (1:3) The Son is superior to the prophets because He is the brightness of God’s glory. “Brightness” is the translation of apaugasma (ἀπαυγασμα), in the classics, “a radiance, effulgence,” used of light beaming from a luminous body. Its verbal form means “to flash forth.” Expositor’s has a valuable note on “effulgence;” The word “seems to mean, not rays of