“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.”
'You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed. But you remain the same, and your years will never end' — the imagery of cosmic transformation emphasizes the eschatological renewal while underscoring the Son's eternal immutability; he is the stable, unchanging center around which all change revolves.
Church Fathers on Hebrews 1:12
And again he says Hebrews 1:10-12: “You Lord in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the works of Your hands. They shall perish, but You remain, and they shall all wax old as a garment, and as a vesture shall You fold them up, and they shall be changed: but You are the same and Your years shall not fail.” Lest hearing the words, “and when He brings in the First-Begotten into the world”; you should think it as it were a Gift afterwards…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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