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Hebrews 1:10 is a continuation of this thought. It is a passage of creation that was attributed
to YEHOVAH God in the Old Testament. Here it is used for the Son because through the Son’s sac-
rifice the New Earth and New Heavens will be created in the future. Some people might say, “Well
how do I know for sure that it is speaking about the world to come and not this present world?” If we
flip the page to Hebrews 2:5 it will clear up any doubt that you might have on what world we are
speaking about —

Hebrews 2:5: “ For it was not to angels that he subjected THE WORLD TO COME,OF
WHICH WE ARE SPEAKING.

I cannot think of a better or clearer way of saying which world the author has been talking
about. It is that simple when you keep verses in their context. This is now in agreement with He-
brews 1:2. If not we have a massive contradiction. Yeshua through his death is responsible for the
creation of the Messianic age (world) to come. The universe and everything in it was created only
by YEHOVAH.

Isaiah 44:24: Thus says YEHOVAH, your redeemer, who formed you from the womb: I
am YEHOVAH, who made all things, who ALONE stretched out the heavens; when I
spread out the earth, who was with me?

John 1:1-14

John 1:1-14 is the backbone of the Doctrine of the Trinity. The Trinity is the outcome of a
Greek philosophical interpretation of these verses in the 3rd and 4th centuries from the great intel-
lectual center in Alexandria by such men as Clement of Alexandria, Origen of Alexandria,
Athanasius of Alexandria, and Tertullian of nearby Carthage. Their argument is that “the Word” in
John 1:1-14 is Yeshua. With this premise they ended up with a Yeshua who has always existed and
is part of a triune or biune God. This is an incorrect interpretation of John 1:1-14.

Can we, on the other hand, prove that “the Word” is not a reference to Yeshua? Yes we can
-- quite easily as a matter of fact. Surprisingly, the clarification comes from John himself in his first
epistle that we will be discussing in depth.

There are some scholars who believe that John wrote his first epistle for the sole purpose of
correcting the misinterpretation of John 1:1-14 that was occurring even in his own time. I believe
they are correct in this assumption because as we shall see John goes into great detail to tell us ex-
actly what “the Word” is. In John’s first epistle I see a strong effort by John to clarify his position
and definition about “the Word.” He leaves us with no other way to interpret “the Word.”

In this article we will be examining John 1:1-14 and comparing it to verses in 1 John. John’s
first epistle will shed an incredible amount of light on John chapter 1. Before starting one thing must
be said -- John’s gospel was not written to prove that Yeshua is God, but that he is the Son of God,
the Messiah. These are John’s own words —

The Berean Voice November-December 2002