Hebrews 1:3 (English Standard Version)
He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
Let’s talk about Jesus for a moment, not as Christians but in the context of Hebrews. This is written by a very Jewish man to a very Jewish community about the Son of Man which is the title in Daniel’s prophecy about God ruling and reigning. In some circles it is thought that is one of the reasons Jesus was crucified, because He declared Himself to be that Son of Man.
That was not acceptable at that time. This language was offered up to the Jewish community of a time long past. Will it take hold of the Jewish community in some near future event?
Romans 11:25-29 (ESV):
“For I do not want you to be unaware of this mystery, brothers: a partial hardening has come upon Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. And in this way all Israel will be saved, as it is written, ‘The Deliverer will come from Zion; he will banish ungodliness from Jacob’; ‘and this will be my covenant with them when I take away their sins.’ As regards the gospel, they are enemies for your sake. But as regards election, they are beloved for the sake of their forefathers. For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.”
Zechariah 14 English Standard Version
The Coming Day of the Lord
14 Behold, a day is coming for the Lord, when the spoil taken from you will be divided in your midst. 2 For I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem to battle, and the city shall be taken and the houses plundered and the women raped. Half of the city shall go out into exile, but the rest of the people shall not be cut off from the city. 3 Then the Lord will go out and fight against those nations as when he fights on a day of battle. 4 On that day his feet shall stand on the Mount of Olives that lies before Jerusalem on the east, and the Mount of Olives shall be split in two from east to west by a very wide valley, so that one half of the Mount shall move northward, and the other half southward. 5 And you shall flee to the valley of my mountains, for the valley of the mountains shall reach to Azal. And you shall flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the Lord my God will come, and all the holy ones with him.
That is a day that has not been but will be. It shall not come until “the fulness of the Gentiles” is completed. For this purpose we have been given the ministry of reconciliation which is our duty to our God to bring about that end.
2 Corinthians 5:18–19 All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.