Psalm 102:25-27
“Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands. They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed:”
King James Version · the opening — all 3 verses are below
More of Psalm 102 on this sitePsalm 102:13-22
Words addressed to the LORD the Creator — which Hebrews applies directly to the Son, Christ, the unchanging Creator.
Read the whole passage — all 3 verses (KJV)
102:25Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.
102:26They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed:
102:27But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.
Fulfillment References
Hebrews 1:10-12 John 1:3 Colossians 1:16-17 Hebrews 13:8
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) PentecostalHebrews addresses the Creator's words to Jesus (Heb. 1:10-12) — for the Son is the one God, the unchanging Creator (Col. 1:16-17).
JewishA prayer to the eternal, unchanging Creator who outlasts the perishing heavens and earth.
CatholicHebrews applies these Creator-words to the Son, affirming Christ's deity and eternity.
ProtestantHebrews 1:10-12 addresses this to the Son — 'Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation' — Christ the eternal Creator.
OrthodoxChrist the unchanging Creator, the same forever.
DispensationalThe Son's eternal, creative deity affirmed.
AcademicHebrews 1 applies an OT address to YHWH directly to the Son — a key text in early high christology.
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