Hebrews 1:1 God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, ² in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom He also made the world. ³ And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power. When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.”

These 3 verses tells us so much about God’s Son, Jesus. He spoke in the Old Testament through inspired prophets and in the last days (which were the very days at the time of writing) has spoken to us in His Son. If we stopped there, we would have the Islamic view of Jesus that he was just a prophet like Moses, and nothing more than another spokesman for God. The Islamic view is that God cannot and does not have a Son (from the Koran). They say that Jesus never claimed to be God or that the New Testament never claims Jesus to be God. Wrong on both counts! Notice what the author of Hebrews says about the Son.

1. God is appointed the Son as heir of all things. All things in heaven and earth, spiritual and physical, would be subjected to Jesus (Hebrews 2:5-8). Just as a father usually leaves everything to his heir, i.e his son, so the Father left all things to His heir, i.e. His Son Jesus. That final subjection of al things to Jesus would be fulfilled in 70 AD at the end of the Jewish Age and of the last days.
2. God made all things through the Son. John 1:1  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. ² He was in the beginning with God. ³ All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him not even one thing came into being that has come into being. ¹⁴ And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us; and we saw His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. ” Colossians 1:¹⁵ He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation: ¹⁶ for by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, or dominions, or rulers, or authorities—all things have been created through Him and for Him.” So the Son, in His pre-incarnate spirit form, was present in the beginning (Genesis 1:1) and created all things in the creation week. He used the power of the Holy Spirit to do that, just as He used the power of the Holy Spirit to do all His miracles.
3. The Son is the radiance of God’s glory. The Greek word for “radiance” means: apaugasma: Radiance, reflection, brightness. It is used in the NASB only one time. This means that in Jesus, the fullness of God’s glory shines forth. John 1:¹⁴ And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us; and we saw His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. The Amplified Bible reads this: “The Son is the radiance and only expression of the glory of [our awesome] God [reflecting God’s Shekinah glory, the Light-being, the brilliant light of the divine],” The Jews would no doubt would think of God’s glory as the Shekinah glory of the Old Testament. AI: “It is a concept describing the majestic, radiant presence of God that settled among His people (Shekinah comes from the Hebrew word for “dwelling”), often depicted as a cloud of light or fire. Key examples in the Bible include the cloud guiding the Israelites, the fire on Mount Sinai, and the light filling the Tabernacle and Temple.” So Jesus is the physical manifestation of that Shekinah glory of the Father. Not an actual bright light or fire, but you can see the glory of the Father when you see all the characteristics of God when you see the characteristics of the Father as expressed in all that Jesus was and did. A good illustration of this is the sun. AI: “you cannot look directly at the sun, even for a moment, as it can cause permanent eye damage and vision loss. The sun’s intense ultraviolet (UV) rays can burn the cells in your retina, a condition known as solar retinopathy, which can lead to blurred vision, blind spots, and reduced color vision. The only way to look at the sun safely is by using special, ISO (International Standards Organisation)-certified solar eclipse glasses or by using a pinhole projection method.” So we can look at the glory of God but only through special glasses when we look at Jesus!
   John Chrysostom 4th century church father and great preacher) preached that as radiance is inseparable from light, so the Son is eternally begotten, not made. The Nicene Creed’s phrase “Light from Light” reflects this exegesis. THE NICENE CREED (325 AD refers to Jesus as the “only begotten Son of God, God from God, Light from light, true God from true God, begotten not made, through Him all things were made; the Son is the exact representation of God’s nature”.
4. The Son is the exact representation of God’s nature. The Greek word:
   exact representation: charaktér: NASB 1 time only. Character, exact representation, express image. 1. a graver (the tool or the person) 2. (by implication) engraving ((“character”), the figure stamped, i.e. an exact copy or (figuratively) representation).  the mark (figure or letters) stamped upon that instrument or wrought out on it; hence, universally, “a mark or figure burned in (Leviticus 13:28) or stamped on, an impression; the exact expression (the image) of any person or thing, marked likeness, precise reproduction in every respect”.
   In the Greco-Roman world, χαρακτήρ commonly described:
   • A mint stamp that left Caesar’s image on a coin.
   • A branding iron that impressed a mark of ownership on livestock.
   • A wax seal affixed to a document, guaranteeing authenticity. Paul uses a different word, “image”. Colossians 1:¹⁵ He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.” The Greek is: eikón: Image, likeness, representation a likeness, i.e. (literally) statue, profile, or (figuratively) representation, resemblance — image. Matthew 22:19-21 Show Me the coin used for the poll-tax.” And they brought Him a denarius. And He *said to them, “Whose image (eikon) and inscription is this?” They *said to Him, “Caesar’s.” 2 Corinthians 4:4 In whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so that they will not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image (eikon) of God.” John 14:9 The one who has seen Me has seen the Father.” God is a spirit that fills the universe, so how can we really know what that the Creator Spirit is even like? Well, look at the character and actions of Jesus and you can see what the Father is like.
5. The Son upholds all things by the word of HIs power. Colossians 1:¹⁷ He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.” What holds the force of gravity together and thereby allows Newton to discover the laws of motion? What holds the protons and electrons (called the electromagnetic force) so that the electrons don’t go flying off into space and thereby destroying all matter? What holds the planets in our solar system orbiting around the sun with such precision that we can send men to the moon and back safely? But it’s not “what” does all this, but “who”. does all this. It is Jesus “who” holds all things together and by His power does all these things that are essential for life on earth. There are over 30 physical laws and constants that must all come together with exact precision in order to have life on earth, and Jesus is the One who holds all these together. Also notice that it is by the “word” of His power. Just as God spoke the worlds into existence in the beginning, “God said, Let there be Light”, etc. All Jesus needs to do is to speak and it will be done. He says, “Gravity, hold things together”, and it is done.
6. When he had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of God the Father, the Majesty on high. After he died to purify, cleanse, and forgive sinners Jesus ascended back to the Father 40 days after His resurrection and sat down at the right hand of the Father. Figuratively, of course, since the Father is a Spirit. The 10th chapter of Hebrews makes the point that Jesus’ offering of His body was “once for all time”. The author says that the old covenant priests are continually offering animal sacrifices for sins. The high priest had to go into the Most Holy Place every year to offer the sacrifices of the Day of Atonement to cover his own sins and the sins of the people for the past year. The author concludes, 10:¹¹ Every priest stands daily ministering and offering time after time the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins; ¹² but He, having offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, sat down at the right hand of God.” As Jesus said while hanging on the cross, “It is finished”. His work of redeeming mankiind was finished for all time. Now it just needs to be preached to the whole world so that sinners can come to Jesus and be saved by that one time offering of Jesus.

Wow! So many truths in just a few verses. Jesus is not just another prophet! Meditate on these things.