Colossians 1:16

"For by him (God the Son) were all things created, that are in heaven, and that in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things (today we would say EVERYTHING) were created by him, and for him."


Now before we go into the next verse that shows how He is also the glue that holds the whole universe together, I always like to show all the verses that pertain to His Creatorship. And of course, I'm going to take you back to John's Gospel for a moment. John's Gospel chapter 1, verse 1. I think that everybody knows and for some reason or other it escapes them that this is the Person of the Godhead Who called everything into being. And He did it with the spoken word. And that also enlightens us when we get into Revelation chapter 20, that it will be by the spoken word that He will destroy the nations at the Battle of Armageddon. It's by His spoken word that He accomplishes His power. Now let's look at John's Gospel, chapter 1 and we'll just read verse 1.


John 1:1-3

"In the beginning (same three words that Genesis 1:1 begins with) was the Word,