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COLOSSIANS 1:15-20

There can be no denying the fact that MANY people have
come to believe that Yeshua the Messiah “pre-existed” sim-
ply because FORGERY in the Bible — the TWISTING of
scriptures — has taken place down through the centuries!
Many scriptures have been CHANGED or twisted by
PAGAN translators to PAGAN ways of thinking —
Colossians 1:15-20 being one such example. We need to
examine this passage closely and REMOVE the corrup-
tions of the translators.

By Juan Baixeras and John D. Keyser

T hese verses are considered by many to be clear proof that Yeshua is God, the second member of
the Trinity, or the second member of a biune configuration. The main reason being, they say, is
that these verses claim that everything was created by Yeshua, and since God is attributed with
creation in the Old Testament, Yeshua must therefore be God. There are also a couple of other mi-
nor reasons that will also be addressed. This reasoning is extremely flawed. These verses have in
some cases been mistranslated and in most cases been misinterpreted. When they are used in sup-
port of the Doctrine of the Trinity, or of a biune godhead, they are, in all cases, taken out of context.

Let us first write out these verses in their entirety so that we can study them more easily and
because we will be referring to them throughout the study. Chapter 1:

15a. He is the image of the invisible God,

b. the firstborn of all creation.

16a. For in him were created all things in heaven and on earth,

b. the visible and the invisible,

c. whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers;

d. all things were created through him and for him.

17a. He is before all things,

b. and in him all things hold together.

The Berean Voice November-December 2002