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The purpose of this website here at AMatterOfTruth.com is to come to A Matter Of Truth because the truth matters. And in this particular study of God's word, the focus will be on answering the question of “WHO is the Creator of all things?” Now, it has been taught in the Trinitarian and Oneness Pentecostal church denominations that Jesus himself created all things. And they base their belief in Jesus as being the creator of the entire Universe upon a few verses of Scripture that say “all things” were made BY him. In other words, they INTERPRET Ephesians 3:9 and a few other verses such as John 1:1-3,10, Hebrews 1:2, and Colossians 1:16,17 as Jesus being the Creator of the Universe.We will briefly cover the other above mentioned verses in this study as well, but my focus will be on Ephesians 3:9-11. I also have an in-depth study on each of the verses mentioned above. Those verses are also “interpreted” to mean that Jesus is the creator of the entire universe. I emphasize the word INTERPRETED because all of these verses of Scripture have another interpretation. And it is the true sound Biblical interpretation that all Christians should be seeking. In other words, Christians should NOT read into verses their own preconceived belief. So let us begin this study in God’s word to learn the TRUTH of the whole word of Almighty God.
#1. Did Almighty God Yahweh ALONE and by Himself create the heavens and the earth? #2. Did Jesus create the heavens and the earth as an agent used by Yahweh? In other words, did Almighty God instruct, tell, ask, or command Jesus what to create and together Almighty God the Father and His Son, Jesus created the Universe?
#3. Did Almighty God Yahweh create the Universe through or by the means of speaking His “WORD” out from His MOUTH?
Now, please keep in mind that it is ALSO taught by other Christians that Almighty God, the Father, has created all things by His “word” FOR His Son Jesus. In other words, Biblical Unitarian Christians believe and teach that Almighty God Himself is ALONE the creator of the Universe. And that Almighty God used His SPOKEN word or His SPOKEN SAYING as to HOW Almighty God created the worlds FOR His Son Jesus. So you can see, there is more than just the one Trinitarian “INTERPRETATION” of the Scriptures that Jesus is the Creator of the entire Universe. Let us briefly discuss the four main interpretations of who is the Creator of the Universe. At the time of my writing this study, I would have to say that the most widely taught “interpretation” is the Trinitarian interpretation. So I will number these four main interpretations in the order of how many Christians who PRESENTLY believe that interpretation. But I believe that God is restoring the TRUE Jesus of the Bible as being created by his God and Father who created ALL who believe as new creatures created IN Jesus Christ BECAUSE OF Jesus and NOT BY Jesus. And thus, the order below will be reversed before Jesus returns.
INTERPRETATION #1.
Trinitarian Christians, who teach that Almighty God the Father created all things BY His Word, INTERPRETING the “Word” to be a separate divine Spirit being, who preexisted WITH Almighty God by His side from all eternity past. Trinitarian Christians “interpret” the Word to mean God the Son which they teach as being the second person of a Godhead Trinity God. They teach that God created all things THROUGH Jesus.
INTERPRETATION #2.
The Oneness Pentecostal Christians teach that Jesus is God manifested in the flesh so they believe that Jesus is one and the self same being as Yahweh the Father. In other words, they do not believe that Jesus is a SEPARATE person from Yahweh the Father. They believe that Jesus IS the Father. So to them, Yahweh alone and by Himself created all things and His name is Jesus.
INTERPRETATION #3.
The Jehovah's Witnesses “interpret” the Word as being a separate divine being that Jehovah created in the eternity past called the FIRSTBORN of every “creature” and then God’s Son created everything else.
INTERPRETATION #4.
Biblical Unitarian Christians believe and teach that Almighty God Himself is ALONE the creator of all things. They believe and teach that Almighty God used His SPOKEN word or His SPOKEN SAYING that came out from His own mouth as to HOW Almighty God created all things FOR his Son Jesus. They also teach that all the verses of Scripture in the New Testament that SEEM to be saying that Jesus is the creator of all THINGS are speaking of God’s NEW creation of PEOPLE who are created IN Jesus Christ. In other words, Biblical Unitarian Christians interpret the Scriptures in the New Testament that Almighty God alone is the CREATOR who used the Son of MAN, Jesus to create fallen man of whosoever believes to become His NEW CREATION and Jesus is the FIRST human to become God’s ETERNAL Son.
So which of the four teachings is the TRUTH? Keep in mind that all four teachings are the “INTERPRETATIONS” of the Scriptures and interpretations CAN be wrong. So let us go to the word of TRUTH and see what the Bible ITSELF teaches us in the LIGHT of the WHOLE word of God. In other words, let us keep the verses of Scripture in their “context” and let us compare Scripture with Scripture to make sure that the “interpretation” we choose does not contradict other verses of Scripture when those verses are correctly interpreted. Again, the following Scripture references are the verses of Scriptures from the word of God that are used by those that teach the doctrine of the Trinity, the doctrine of the deity of Jesus, and the doctrine of Oneness to show that Jesus Christ is the Creator. And, therefore, the Christians who teach any of these three doctrines believe that Jesus must, without fail, be Almighty God Himself. For you see, according to Isaiah 44:24, Almighty God Yahweh ALONE and by Himself created the heavens and the earth and everything that exists. Now, John 1:1-3,10, Hebrews 1:2, Ephesians 3:9, and Colossians 1:16,17 are the main verses that are used to try ro prove that Jesus is Yahweh Himself based on the “INTERPRETATION” of these verses that SEEM to be saying that Jesus is the Creator. And they mean that Jesus is the Creator of the “entire universe” as opposed to the creation meaning God’s NEW CREATION of people created IN Jesus Christ. Before we go any further, let us read Ephesians 3:9 and Isaiah 44:24 because they must be reconciled to be in full agreement with each other, while also NOT contradicting any other verse in the Bible. We will first read these two verses of Scripture OUT of their CONTEXT so you can see how they are “interpreted” to mean that Jesus must be Yahweh Himself. For you see, Yahweh ALONE in the CREATOR, according to the Scriptures in the Old Testament and according to Jesus and his Apostles when the verses in the New Testament are interpreted correctly in the LIGHT of the WHOLE word of Almighty God.
Ephesians 2:9 from the King James Version.
“And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world has been hid in God, who created all things BY Jesus Christ:”
Isaiah 44:24.
“Thus says the LORD, (Or thus says Yahweh) your redeemer, and HE that formed you from the womb, I am the LORD ( Or I am Yahweh) that makes all things; that stretches forth the heavens ALONE; that spreads abroad the earth BY MYSELF;”
Again, both Trinitarian Christians as well as the Oneness Pentecostal Christians reconcile these two verses to mean that Jesus must, without fail, mean that Jesus is Yahweh Himself because Ephesians 3:9 clearly says that all things were CREATED BY Jesus Christ. And the Old Testament clearly teaches us that Yahweh is the CREATOR. Therefore, to them, Jesus IS Yahweh Himself. Now, right off the bat, so to speak, anyone who is truly seeking the truth of the whole word of God should be able to see that the doctrine of Oneness is in error. Remember that the doctrine of Oneness also teaches that Jesus did not literally pre-exist in the eternity past as a SEPARATE being who was WITH God at God’s side. So to me, it makes no sense for the Oneness Pentecostal Christians to INTERPRET the words of the Apostle Paul who use the Greek word “dia” that is translated as the preposition “BY” Jesus Christ to be the Creator of the Universe in the eternity past. For you see, the United Oneness Pentecostal Christians do not teach that Jesus is a SEPARATE person from one TRUE God. And they certainly do NOT teach that God manifested Himself as the Son in the eternity past so He could be seen. For you see, there was nothing yet created to see the Son of God. Also, please notice that God is the actual CREATOR who created ALL of “something” BY His Son Jesus Christ IF one dogmatically demands that the Greek word “dia” must be TRANSLATED as “BY”. Please understand that all English Bibles are TRANSLATIONS and that the Greek word “dia” ALSO means FOR, THROUGH, BECAUSE OF, by REASON OF, and FOR the SAKE OF Jesus Christ. Notice that it does NOT say by His Son, but rather, it says by Jesus Christ or Jesus ANOINTED. So simply ask yourself WHY would a God the Son need to be ANOINTED in the eternity past? Jesus was not anointed until his baptism by John the Baptist in the River Jordan. So CLEARLY, the Apostle Paul never INTENDED his words to be interpreted that Jesus is the Creator of the entire universe. Now, I substituted the word “something” for the word “things” to draw your attention to the fact that there is no Greek word in the original text that can be translated as the English word “things” in this verse of Scripture. Please read the literal word for word interlinear translation from the Textus Receptus while keeping in mind that the early church read from Greek manuscripts and not from any English “translation”.
Here is Ephesians 3:11 from the LITERAL translation. “And to enlighten ALL (Strong’s #3956 which is speaking of the ALL of whosoever believes in Jesus to be created IN Jesus Christ to become God’s NEW creation of righteous people) what the fellowship of the SECRET having been concealed from the eons in the God (Strong’s #G2513) the one (Strong’s G3588) THE (Strong’s # G3588) ALL (Strong’s #3956) CREATING THROUGH Jesus ANOINTED.”
I want you to notice no less than three things in the LITERAL translation that is translated from the SAME Greek text, the Textus Receptus, that the King James Version is translated. This is important because the King James translation has not only ADDED the English word “THINGS” but the translators of the KJV also OMITTED the two articles “THE”, Strong’s #G3588, from the KJV translation. Here is Ephesians 3:11 with all the Strong’s numbers following each translated word into English so you can see that there is no Greek word from which to translate the English word “THINGS”. The English word “things” was ADDED by the translators which also OMITTED BOTH of the articles “THE”, as in, they omitted the “Strong’s number” for both but they used the pronoun “who” for one of the Greek articles to show the who as being Almighty God the Father that does the creating.
Ephesians 3:9 with the Strong’s numbers.
“And G2532 to make ALL G3056 men see G5461 what G5101 is the G3588 fellowship G2842 of the G3588 mystery, G3466 which from G575 the G3588 beginning of the world G165 has been hid G613 in G1722 God, G2316 [Omitted Strong’s # 3588 and the literal say hid in THE God, THE ONE] who created G2936 [And also omitted the article THE] ALL G3956 things [No Greek word from which to translate the English word “things] by G1223 [Which also means THROUGH, FOR, BECAUSE OF, IN, and by reason of] Jesus G2424 Christ: G5547”
Now, the English words “men” and “is” were also added by the translators but they do not change the meaning of the original Greek text. However, the addition of the English word “things” has misled some Christians to wrongly interpret Ephesians 3:9 to mean that Jesus is the CREATOR of the “entire universe”. But clearly, the context is speaking about the creation of the ALL who believe because of Jesus the anointed. Notice that the same Greek word, Strong’s # G3056 is translated as “ALL” in the first sentence which is speaking of all “believers” in Jesus as opposed to all human beings. But at least the KJV was honest to put the word men in italics so that the readers would know that it was added by the translators. However, to ME, the honesty of the KJV ends, and deception begins in the rest of this verse. Please understand that I am an avid King James Version reader. I prefer reading the KJV over any other translation of the Bible, but I am NOT a KJV ONLY Christian. I understand that EVERY translation has errors and “bias” in them, but the King James Version translates the Bible in such a way that if you are truly seeking the truth of the whole word of Almighty God, then you can interpret verses of Scripture in more than just one way. But on the other hand, the KJV is not without BIAS toward the doctrine of the Trinity. Please read the studies G-15. WHY I PREFER THE KING JAMES BIBLE? and S-1. Is the KING JAMES BIBLE CORRUPTED? But for now, I want you to notice how OMITTING the definite article “THE” before the word ALL and ADDING the word “THINGS” can change the God intended meaning of this verse of Scripture. Especially when it is taken out of its context and strung together with other verses that have also been incorrectly interpreted out of their context. Let us read the LITERAL translation and the KJV translation side by side once again before we read Ephesians 3:9 being LEFT in its context.
Here is Ephesians 3:11 from the LITERAL translation.
“And to enlighten ALL (Strong’s #3956 which is speaking of the ALL of whosoever believes in Jesus to be created IN Jesus Christ tobe come God’s NEW creation of righteous people) what the fellowship of the SECRET having been concealed from the eons in the God (Strong’s #G2513) the one (Strong’s G3588) THE (Strong’s # G3588) ALL (The SAME Strong’s #G3956 which again is still speaking of the ALL of whosoever believes in Jesus that Almighty God the Father is) CREATING THROUGH Jesus ANOINTED.”
Ephesians 2:9 from the King James Version.
“And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world has been hidden in God, WHO created ALL things by (Or BECAUSE OF) Jesus Christ:”
Clearly, Almighty God the Father is the one who is doing the creating in both the LITERAL translation and in the King James translation. But the literal translation says CREATING which shows that God is still in the process of creating “something” as opposed to having already CREATED “something” in the eternity past. Again, I say “something” because we are still examining the Scripture to learn “WHAT” was or is STILL being created BY, IN, FOR, THROUGH, BECAUSE OF, and BY REASON OF Jesus ANOINTED. Is the “what” the entire universe or God’s new creation of fallen men to become God's new creatures created IN Jesus Christ FOR Jesus and because of Jesus? Simply put, what was the SECRET that was hidden in God from the foundation of the world? Was it the creation of the entire universe? Or was it the plan of salvation where God would create a PEOPLE for Himself by being saved IN Jesus anointed? To ME, it was God's NEW CREATION of righteous people being created IN Jesus Christ. Let us read the definition of the Greek word “dia” from E-Sword so you can see the “bias” choice of the preposition “BY” Jesus Christ used in the King James Version. I say BIAS because I believe it was intentional to MISLEAD Christians to wrongly believe that Jesus is the Creator or everything that exists so that it would support the doctrine of the Trinity.
G1223 διά dia dee-ah' A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through (in very wide applications, local, causal or occasional). In composition it retains the same general import: - after, always, among, at, to avoid, because of (that), briefly, by, for (cause) . . . fore, from, in, by occasion of, of, by reason of, for sake, that, thereby, therefore, X though, through (-out), to, wherefore, with (-in). In composition it retains the same general import. Total KJV occurrences: 610
Now, one could argue that perhaps the “literal” translation is the “bias” translation seeing that it is just my own OPINION that the King James Version of the Bible is BIAS toward the doctrine of the Trinity and the doctrine of the deity of Jesus. Well, I could say that it is just your opinion that the literal translation is bias and the KJV is the only true correct translation. So let us read the CONTEXT which clearly teaches us the INTENDED meaning of Ephesians 3:9.
Please read Ephesians 3:1-13.
“For this cause, I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles, 2. If you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward: 3. How that by revelation He made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words, 4. Whereby, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ) [Or the mystery of the Messiah, as in, the mystery of God’s plan of salvation IN His Messiah, the anointed one of God. The subheading of this chapter in my Bible is called the mystery of the Gospel revealed] 5. Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; (Now, certainly, the Jews knew before this present age of grace that God created the universe. But neither the Jews nor the unsaved Gentiles knew about the plan of God that salvation would be IN Jesus, God’s Messiah. And before this revelation was given to the Apostle Paul it was hidden from the Jews that God would turn to save the Gentiles as well. So it was a mystery or something they did not know before under the Old Covenant) 6. That the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, and of the same body, and partakers of His promise IN Christ by the gospel: 7. Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of His power. 8. Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ; 9. And to make ALL men (Again, the word “men” was added. The ALL is speaking about people that are made to understand the Gospel of salvation IN Jesus Christ so that they can) see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world has been hidden in God, WHO created ALL things by Jesus Christ: (Or this mystery of salvation was hidden in God who is the one creating the ALL of whosoever believes IN Jesus Christ) 10. TO the INTENT that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God, 11. According to the eternal PURPOSE which He purposed IN Christ Jesus our Lord: 12. IN whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him. 13. Wherefore, I desire that you faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.”
So all through the context, we see that the subject is about being IN Jesus Christ. The context is about the dispensation of Grace and the MYSTERY of being IN Jesus. So to me, the best choice of words to translate the Greek word “dia” in verse 9 would be the preposition “IN” Jesus Christ as opposed to using the word “BY” Jesus Christ. Let us read verses 2 through 4 again because Paul said that he wrote about the mystery of the dispensation of Grace earlier.
Ephesians 3:2-4.
“If you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward: 3. How that by revelation He made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words, 4. Whereby, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)”
Again, the mystery is speaking of the Messiah, as in, the mystery of God’s plan of salvation IN His Messiah, the anointed one of God. The subheading of this chapter in my Bible is called the mystery of the Gospel revealed. When I looked the word “afore” up in order to cross-reference it, I found it to mean a LITTLE before. In today’s way of speaking, we would say something like the mystery which I spoke of earlier in this letter I am writing to you. So I went back to the beginning of this letter to the Ephesians and read the words Paul wrote “afore” in chapters 1 and 2, which is also the CONTEXT of Ephesians 3:9. And in chapter 1, Paul is talking about the MYSTERY that was hidden in God before the foundation of the world. As you read the broader context of Ephesians 3:9 please notice all the phrases “IN Christ” and “IN him”. Salvation is all about being created by God IN Jesus Christ to become a NEW CREATION of God created in righteousness. And also notice that it is Almighty God, Yahweh the Father who is doing the work. Salvation is the Father’s doing and Yahweh’s plan of salvation is for ALL of whosoever believes to be saved IN Jesus Christ.
Please read Ephesians 1:3-23.
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places IN Christ: 4. According, as He has chosen us IN him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love: 5. Having predestined us unto the adoption of children by (This is the same Greek word “dia” used in Ephesians 3:9 which also means through, by reason of, and IN) Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, 6. To the praise of the glory of His grace, wherein He has made us accepted IN the beloved. (Speaking of being accepted by God by being IN the beloved Son of God, Jesus Christ) 7. IN whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace; 8. Wherein He has abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence; 9. Having made known unto us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He has purposed in Himself: 10. That in the dispensation of the fullness of times He might gather together in one ALL things IN Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even IN him: (Again, there is no Greek word in this verse in the original text from which to translate the English word “things”. It is the believers IN Jesus Christ that will be gathered together. The word ALL is speaking of the ALL of whosoever believes IN Jesus Christ, both the dead IN Christ in heaven and the live saints on the earth IN Jesus Christ, even IN him. And this is the same Greek word used in Ephesians 3:9 that is wrongly interpreted to mean all THINGS, as in, the entire universe as being what God created in the eternity past by Jesus Christ. So to me, the correct translation of verse 9 should be “...the SECRET having been concealed from the eons in the God (Strong’s #G2513) the one (Strong’s G3588) THE (Strong’s # G3588) ALL (The SAME Strong’s #3956 which again is still speaking of the ALL of whosoever believes IN Jesus that Almighty God the Father is) CREATING THROUGH Jesus ANOINTED.” ) 11. IN whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works ALL (SAME Strong’s #3956) things (Again, the word “things” is not in the original text) after the counsel of His own will: 12. That we should be to the praise of His glory, who first trusted IN Christ. 13. IN whom you also trusted, after that, you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: IN whom also after that you believed, you were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, 14. Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of His glory. 15. Wherefore, I also, after I heard of your faith IN the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, 16. Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; 17. That the God OF our Lord Jesus Christ, the father of GLORY, (Almighty God the Father MADE His human Son Jesus both Lord and Christ after the cross and resurrection, according to Acts 2:36 and many other verses of Scripture. God did this for His GLORY. So then, Jesus is the GLORY OF Yahweh the Father. Also, God MADE the Son of MAN, Jesus the “father” of eternal life. In other words the God OF Jesus GAVE the Son of MAN, Jesus all power and authority to now give eternal life to whosoever Jesus judges to be worthy to receive eternal life. So to me, the phrase, the father of GLORY refers to our Lord Jesus Christ whom God MADE both Lord and Christ after the cross and resurrection. Isaiah 9:6.7 prophesied that his NAME shall be called mighty God and father of everlasting. So then, the the God OF Jesus) may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: 18. The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, and what the riches of the glory of His inheritance in (Or of) the saints, 19. And what is the exceeding greatness of His power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of His mighty power, 20. Which He wrought IN Christ, when He raised him from the dead, and SET him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, (Acts 2:36 teaches us that Almighty God the Father MADE the Son of Man Jesus become both Lord and Christ. Jesus was ANOINTED at his baptism, according to the Scriptures. And Jesus was highly exalted to be made Lord and King AFTER the cross. So to interpret Ephesians 3:9 as Jesus ANOINTED being the creator of the entire universe then you would also have to argue that Jesus was ANOINTED in the eternity past as well. And that does not agree with the rest of God’s word. The truth of the matter is that Yahweh the Father SET Jesus at His own right hand after the cross. Everything that Jesus is or has was GIVEN to him by his God and Father Yahweh. God SET Jesus at His own right hand) 21. Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world but also in that which is to come: (I emphasized that God made Jesus Lord over this world and the world to come because Trinitarian Christians also use Hebrews 1:2 to try and prove that Jesus is the creator of the entire universe. We will look at that verse shortly) 22. And (He, Yahweh the Father) has put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over ALL things to the church, (Again, the word “things” is not in the original Greek text. And neither is the word “to” in the original text. The ALL is speaking of the ALL of whosoever believes IN Jesus. And God GAVE Jesus to be the head of the ALL, the church) 23. Which is his body, the fullness of him that fills all in all.”
So to me, the sound Biblical meaning of Ephesians 3:9 is that Almighty God Yahweh the Father is ALONE the creator of everything that exists and it is the Father doing the creating of the ALL of whosoever believes to be IN Jesus Christ to become God's NEW CREATION. In other words, Ephesians 3:9 has nothing whatsoever to do with the original creation of the entire universe in the eternity past. Let us now take a brief look at some other verses of Scripture in the New Testament that are used as “proof” text by both Trinitarian Christians and Oneness Pentecostal Christians to try and prove that Jesus is the creator so that they can prove that Jesus is Almighty God Himself as opposed to Jesus being another God under and subject to his God and Father.
Hebrews 1:2.
“Has in these last days spoken unto us by His SON, whom He (Almighty God) has appointed him (God's now eternal SON, Jesus) heir of all things, BY WHOM (Speaking of His SON Jesus. But it should be translated as FOR whom seeing that the context says God APPOINTED him HEIR of ALL, FOR whom) also HE (Referring to Almighty God, who we now know is the FATHER) made the worlds.”
So again, you can see how BIAS the KJV is toward the doctrine of the Trinity. For you see, we can clearly see that Yahweh the Father is the CREATOR who made the worlds FOR His Son to INHERIT. Now while it is true that Yahweh alone and by Himself created the entire universe, this particular verse of Scripture is speaking only of the EARTH. In other words, the phrase, “He made the worlds” is speaking of this present world and the world yet to come, the 1000 year reign of Jesus, and it is the world to come that Jesus will inherit. But keep in mind that Jesus will ONLY rule over the earth for ONLY 1000 years and then step down from ruling over the earth and the END or the world to come. For you see, according to 1 Corinthians 15:20-28, Jesus will commit the ruling of the world yet to come back into the Father’s hands at the END of the 1000 year reign of Jesus. So while Jesus is called God it was his God and Father who MADE Jesus Lord after the cross and set or CROWNED him as the God of the whole earth and not the God of the whole universe. And while the kingdom of God itself will never end, the ruling of Jesus over God's kingdom for 1000 years will come to an end after the 1000 years have ended. So to me, the phrase “BY whom” does not mean that Yahweh the Father created the entire universe in the eternity past BY a pre-existing God the Son. The Greek word “dia” also means FOR THE SAKE of who He made the worlds. In other words, for the sake of the MESSIAH to judge Lucifer and the fallen angels God chose to make two worlds to complete His plan of salvation. When you understand that Lucifer rebelled against God BEFORE God created the first Adam then you can see that God had the LAST Adam in His mind and plan BEFORE the first Adam, before Abraham, before John the Baptist, and before God RE-CREATED the earth to be inhabitable once again after the Luciferian flood. For a deeper understanding of why God created Jesus a little LOWER than the angels please read all the studies under the heading >>>Q-0. WHY are we HERE?-Is God at WAR?<<< And for an in-depth study on Hebrews 1:2, please read the study V-13. What Does Hebrews 1:1,2 TRULY MEAN? Another verse that is used to try and prove that Jesus is the creator for the PURPOSE to try to prove that Jesus is Yahweh Himself is Hebrews 11:3. Trinitarian Christians “interpret” the phrase “BY the word” to mean “BY the Word” so that they can try and use John 1:1 to prove that the Word is the so-called pre-existing God the Son, the second person of a Godhead Trinity God named the Word.
Hebrews 11:3.
“Through faith, we UNDERSTAND that the worlds were framed BY the WORD (NOT by Jesus, as in, the Word made flesh, Not by the SON, as in, God the Son in the eternity past. But rather BY the WORD, as in, the SPOKEN word) OF God, (That came forth out from the MOUTH so God) so that the things which are seen were NOT made of things which do appear.”
In other words, the material things that are SEEN are NOT made from that which is SEEN. To say this another way, all things are created from that which is UNSEEN, rather than from being made out of NOTHING. What I mean by this is that all things are made OUT FROM Almighty God Himself who is SPIRIT and is INVISIBLE. And the Spirit is NOT nothing. The Eternal Spirit is a real LIVING BEING from which, or out of which ALL things are MADE and BY whom all things are made. Please read the study M-8. Did God Create all things out of NOTHING?) And the two most widely used verses that are used to try and prove that Jesus is the creator, are Colossians 1:16, and John 1:3. Again, when any verse of Scripture is taken OUT of its context and viewed apart from the rest of God’s word then it may SEEM to be saying something that it is not TRULY saying when it is correctly interpreted in the LIGHT of the WHOLE word of Almighty God.
Colossians 1:16.
“For BY HIM were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: ALL THINGS were created BY HIM and for him.”
John 1:3.
“All things were made BY him, and without him was not anything made that was made.”
To learn the true sound Biblical meaning of these two verses of Scripture please read the studies P-5. What does Colossians 1:15-23 TRULY MEAN? and V-26. What Does John 1:1-3 TRULY MEAN? Always remember that every “controversial” verse of Scripture has more than just one “interpretation”. It is not the Scriptures that contradict other Scriptures. But rather, it is the “incorrect interpretation” of a Scripture that contradicts the sound Biblical correct interpretations of the Scriptures. Thanks for reading, and may God bless you richly as you continue to seek the TRUTH of the WHOLE word of Almighty God. And to me, the truth concerning who Jesus TRULY is, according to the Bible ITSELF, is the Biblical Unitarian view of Jesus. So, for ALL of the studies on the Biblical Unitarian view of Jesus, please click on the subject heading >>>D-0. THE BIBLICAL UNITARIAN VIEW of JESUS!<<< And for the SUBJECT on the true foundation of the church, please click on the subject heading >>>C-0. THE TRUE FOUNDATION OF THE CHURCH!<<< This way you can just send ONE link to those who you want to share the TRUE sound Biblical FOUNDATIONAL teachings of the church that Jesus and his Apostles taught in the first century church.
Your brother in our Lord Jesus Christ, Brother Mark.
My heartfelt prayer is that all Christians RETURN to the TRUE FOUNDATION of the church that is taught by the very Apostles of Jesus in the first century. So let us all come into the UNITY of the faith and return to what Jesus and his Apostles taught us in SIMPLICITY in the New Testament.
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VERSES USED TO TEACH THAT JESUS PREEXISTED!
To me, the best way to know the ONE true God in ONE person is to know who Jesus TRULY is according to the WHOLE word of Almighty God. So please read ALL of the studies under the heading >>>N-0. WHO is JESUS ACCORDING to the BIBLE?<<< and you will see that the Bible itself teaches us that Jesus was CREATED by his God and Father. And if you have any questions related to the correct meaning of certain verses of Scripture on this subject of who Jesus is please read all the studies under the two headings >>>U-0. VERSES used for THE TRINITY!<<< and >>>V-0. VERSES used to TEACH that Jesus PRE-EXISTED!<<< These two headings have ALL of the studies that I have on who Jesus truly is according to what the Bible itself teaches us in simplicity. I compiled these three headings to make it easy for my readers to send just one, two, or three links to those you desire to help understand what the Bible itself teaches concerning who Jesus is in the LIGHT of the WHOLE word of Almighty God. If you have any questions, please feel free to write to me. My contact email is MarkatAMatterOfTruth@Gmail .com. Thanks again for reading and may God bless you richly as you continue to seek the truth of the whole word of Almighty God.
Your Brother in our Lord Jesus Christ, Brother Mark.
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Always be faithful to share, to preach, and to teach the whole gospel of Jesus Christ!
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