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4 Colossians 1:15-20

18a. He is the head of the body, the church.

b. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead,

c. that in all things he himself might be preeminent.

19a. For in him all the fullness was pleased to dwell,

20a. and through him to reconcile all things for him,

b. making peace by the blood of his cross.

This idea of Yeshua having something to do with creation stems out of four horrendously
misinterpreted passages, this one being one of them. The other three are Hebrews 1:2-3, Hebrews
1:10-12, and John 1:3. In order to show the fallacy of this idea, we are going to have to explain all
three of the verses mentioned first, so that we can then approach Colossians 1:15-20 with the proper
frame of mind.

Hebrews 1:2-3 and Hebrews 1:10-12

“Through a Son, whom he made heir of all things and through whom he created the world.”
(sometimes it is translated as universe).

The word that is translated as “world” is the Greek word aion. It means ages, as in the pres-
ent evil age and the Messianic age to come.

Aion — This word has been translated as eternal, world, and universe. When this word is
translated as “eternal,” such as “you will have eternal life,” it means “you will have life in the age to
come.” The following is Strong’s Greek dictionary’s (which is in the Strong’s Concordance) defi-
nition of this word. It is number 165 in Strong’s, please look it up.

Age (aion) — 1. An unbroken age, perpetuity of time, eternity. 2. This word is also used to
describe this age, i.e. this time period we are in now, and the time period to come, i.e. the Messianic
age.

Hebrews 1:2 is speaking of the world (age) to come, the Messianic world. Using Strong’s
definition, it would be better understood as:

“Through a Son, whom he made heir of all things and through whom he created the Mes-
sianic age to come.”

Hebrews 1:2-3 does not mean that Yeshua is the creator, or that the Father through Yeshua
created the universe. It means that YEHOVAH through Yeshua’s sacrifice on the tree has opened
up a way for us to enter the Messianic kingdom when it comes in the future. This is how the age to
come is created through Yeshua. Notice also that the age to come is created through him (his death)
not by him.

The Berean Voice November-December 2002