Churches Of Christ/Clarification for Hebrews 2:5-8

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I keep reading this and trying to get a picture in my mind, spiritually as well as intellectually that will tie all three together:

What is the relationship between man, Son of man, and the Angels?

Thank you in advance for your answer.

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Darlene,

To directly answer your question, the Son of Man is Jesus; the angels are heavenly messengers and servants for God - they are heavenly beings (Michael and Gabriel are examples). Man (mankind) is the crowning part of Creation, and are made in the very image of God (read: made to have the character of God).

In Hebrews, the point is that "man is made a little lower than the angels" for a while - until mankind becomes perfected in the likeness of God.

Does that help? If I need to expand on this, please let me know.

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