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"UNOT THE SON He saith, Thy throne O GOD . . . . . and Thou, LORD, in the
beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine
hands . . . . . Thou art the same . . . . . Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and
for ever" (Heb. 1: 8, 10, 12; 13: 8).
We know now Who it was that answered Job out of the whirlwind and asked him
"Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth?" (Job 38: 4); it was Him
Who is called "The Word". Now we know that the Psalmist addressed Him Who is `The
Word' when he said:
"Of old hast thou laid the foundations of the earth: and the heavens are the works of
Thy hands. They shall perish, but Thou shalt endure . . . . ." (Psa. 102: 25, 26).
He is addressed by the Psalmist as LORD (Jehovah) verse 1, and "My God" in
verse 24, anticipating by centuries the confession of Thomas "My Lord, and My God".
"His dear Son", the One in Whom we have redemption, Who is the Image of the
invisible God, the Firstborn of every creature, is the One to whom universal creation is
ascribed by Paul in Col. 1::
"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" (Col. 1: 16).
At the close of Rev. 4:, the six winged worshippers say:
"Thou hast created ALL THINGS, and for Thy pleasure they are, and were created"
(Rev. 4: 11).
We know from these Scriptures that this ascription of glory, honour and power, is
directed to Him Who is the Image of the Invisible God, the Word, the One Who is
addressed in Heb. 1: as "God" and "Lord", Who laid the foundations of the earth, and
Whose hands made the heavens. Nothing can be more explicit than the testimony of
John 1:, Heb. 1: and Col. 1: To believe what these passages teach, makes it impossible
for any one at the same time to confess:
"I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth",
for creation is never ascribed to the Father, but always to Him Who in fullness of time
became flesh and dwelt among us, the Only begotten Son of God.
We return to Rev. 4:, and to Acts 17: to pick up the threads that were for the
time left ungathered. The Creator in Rev. 4: 8 is called "Lord God Almighty". In
Rev. 19: 6 we read "Alleluia: for the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth" and in Rev. 11: 17
"We give Thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, Which art, and wast and art to come;
because Thou hast taken to Thee Thy great power, and hast reigned". In each passage,
identical language is found in the original:
Kurios ho Theos ho pantokrator.