Contradictions and Paradoxes in Hebrews 1:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Hebrews 1:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Hebrews 1:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Hebrews, Jesus is much greater than angels because He has been given a much more special name and position. This shows how important and special Jesus is compared to all beings in heaven.

Hebrews 1:4: Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

Contradiction with John 1:1

This verse states that "the Word was God," implying the Word (Jesus) did not need to become better than the angels, as He was already divine.

John 1:1: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Contradiction with Colossians 1:16

This verse suggests that all things, including angels, were created by Jesus, questioning the notion of Him needing to become superior to angels.

Colossians 1:16: For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether [they be] thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

Contradiction with Philippians 2:6

This verse indicates that Jesus, being in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, which seems inconsistent with the need to obtain excellence over angels.

Philippians 2:6: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:

Contradiction with Hebrews 2:9

This verse states that Jesus was made "a little lower than the angels," contrasting the idea that He became better than the angels.

Hebrews 2:9: But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man. [for the: or, by the]

Contradiction with Revelation 22:8-9

This verse has an angel refusing worship, implying that angels, by nature, should not be compared to Jesus' status, conflicting with the need for Him to attain superiority over them.

Revelation 22:8-9: And I John saw these things, and heard [them]. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.
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