Hebrews 2:9 reads in the New World Translation:
but we behold Jesus, who has been made a little lower than angels, crowned with glory and honor for having suffered death, that he by God’s undeserved kindness might taste death for every [man].
There’s debate whether the Greek word brachy ought to be understood spatially or temporally. Most commentators favor the latter, translating the phrase as “for a little while lower than the angels.” The difference in understanding is obvious. The spatial sense suggests Jesus was made lower than angels and in fact continues to be so in his resurrection, while the temporal only says he was lower than angels for a restricted time phase, leaving the period of his resurrection open ended.
I tend to favor the spatial meaning. Certainly the citation and allusion to Psalm 8 buttresses the point. Humans were made “lower” than angels, not for the time being, but in their categorical existence.
This interpretation has several consequences, but I will highlight the most significant: Jesus in his resurrection is “lower” than angels. That is not to say that he is underneath them in power and authority, for clearly Jehovah God has given this man jurisdiction over all things. Rather, it is to say that he is “lower” because he remained human in his resurrection.
If Jesus was raised a spirit being as Jehovah’s Witnesses believe, why is Jesus lower than them in even his resurrection according to Hebrews 2:9?
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