Hebrews 1:12 Meaning and Explanation
“And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The Son will fold up the heavens like a worn cloak, but He Himself never changes and His years never end.
What Does Hebrews 1:12 Mean?
The quoted psalm reaches its conclusion. Like a robe set aside, the Son will fold up the heavens, and they will be changed. Yet He Himself is the same, and His years will never come to an end.
The creation is His to handle as easily as a person folds a garment, and even its renewal is His doing. Against all this stands His own constancy: He is the same. The God who never changes is the friend who will never change toward us. In a life of shifting seasons, His steadfastness is the one sure thing, and His years have no end in which to fail us.
Hebrews 1:12 in the Original Language
allasso (ἀλλάσσω), 'changed' -- to exchange or transform, here describing the renewing of creation while the Son stays the same.
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What does Hebrews 1:12 mean?
The Son will fold up the heavens like a worn cloak, but He Himself never changes and His years never end.