Hebrews 1:5–14 draws a vivid contrast between the Son and the angels. Read literally, it appears to be a theological argument about the superiority of Christ over heavenly beings. Read symbolically, it becomes a description of two distinct realities within the mind: the ruling identity and the servant forces.
The Son — Rulership of Awareness
The “Son” is the symbol of awakened divine self-awareness. It is not a separate being, but the conscious identity that knows itself as one with the Source. When the passage says, “You are my Son; today I have begotten you” (Hebrews 1:5), it speaks of the moment you recognise your own “I AM” as the heir to all that God is. This is the point of spiritual birth, when the invisible Father (the unconditioned imagination) is expressed in the visible Son (the assumed state).
Hebrews 1:3 calls the Son “the express image” of God’s person — meaning that whatever you consciously assume and persist in becomes the exact expression of the invisible reality from which it came. The Son is the sovereign ruler over the inner kingdom, seated upon the throne of fixed assumption.
The Angels — Servant Forces of the Mind
In Scripture, “angels” literally means “messengers.” They symbolise the subordinate forces of the mind — ideas, thoughts, and intuitive impulses — which move between the unseen and the seen. They carry out the decrees of the Son but do not originate them.
Hebrews 1:7 describes them as winds and flames of fire, highlighting their dynamic and active nature. In practice, these are the creative currents that arrange the outer world according to the rulership of your conscious state.
The Contrast
Hebrews sets the Son above the angels to emphasise that the ruling identity governs the servant forces, not the other way round. If you mistake the movement of these forces — changing circumstances, signs, or spiritual experiences — for the ultimate authority, you place the servant in the throne. The Son is the heir, the one for whom all things are arranged.
Hebrews 1:8–9 present the throne as the symbol of dominion over the inner life. Loving righteousness means loving the right use of imagination — keeping it aligned with your chosen end. Hating lawlessness means refusing to allow the mind to wander into chaotic, ungoverned states.
The Inner Message
Read symbolically, Hebrews 1:5–14 is a reminder that your divine self-awareness is the ruler. All other forces — from subtle thoughts to the outer circumstances of life — are servants. When you sit firmly upon the throne of your chosen identity, every messenger and condition must serve that vision.