Was our Lord a created being? Part 1

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Was our Lord a created being?

Rev 3:14 clearly states that our Lord is “the beginning of the creation of god”, but what exactly does this imply?

The Scriptures inform us that all things are OF our Father; that he is the first cause of all things; and that all things are BY (or through) our Lord Jesus. He is "the beginning of the creation of God," (Rev 3:14) “the Alpha and the Omega (the first and the last), the beginning and the end” (Rev 1:8, 11)

Let us reason together with God’s word on this issue.

Whose beginning is our Lord talking about here in Rev 3:14?

Certainly not God’s for God has no beginning or end, for He is "from everlasting to everlasting" (Psa 90:2). He has always existed, He inhabits eternity.

So what "beginning" then, is the Lord identified with?

Our text in Rev 3:14 supplied the answer: “These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the beginning of the CREATION of God."

There we have it, it was the Faithful and True Witness (our Lord’s) beginning, which was being referred to, the very first creation of God.

If something has a beginning it implies that it did not exist prior to that time, this being in contrast to God who had no beginning and who always existed.

What does the word “creation” mean?

The dictionary defines the wordcreationas follows:

1) The act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.

2) The fact of being created.

3) Something that is or has been created.

What does it mean to “create”?

Create: to cause to come into being, as something unique that would not naturally evolve or that is not made by ordinary processes.

Strong’s # 1254a. bara: to shape, create

In the NASB Translation the word create has been translated: brings about (1), clear (2), create (6), created (32), creates (1), creating (3), Creator (4), cut them down (1), make (2), produced (1).

Thus we conclude that our Lord was the first direct creation of the Father and from what he himself stated in Rev 1:8, 11 he was likewise the last direct creation of the Father, all subsequent creative works whether they be powers or principalities, angels or men were created through our Lord, as the Father’s chosen representative or channel of creation---

"Without him was not anything made that was made." (John 1:3)

“…For in him were all things created, in the heavens and upon the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created through him, and unto him; and he is before all things (all created things), and in him all things consist.” (Col 1:15-17)

All the power which our Lord exercised in the work of “creating all things” as well as all the various miracles he performed while in the flesh came by way OF the Father (His power or spirit) working BY or through him.

Again our Lord stated: he could do nothing of himself--"The Father that dwells in me, He doeth the works." (John 5:19 and 14:10)

But now having proven himself by the things he suffered, having been tried in all points, proven faithful unto death, even the death of the cross our Lord has since been highly exalted far above the plain of existence he once held (in which he was originally created) even to the divine plain of existence (the immortal plain) which for a time was only inhabited by one other individual, the Father Himself.

And so it was following his resurrection, “Jesus came and spoke to (his disciples), saying, All authority (power) has been given to me in heaven and on earth.” (Matt 28:18)

Two very important points are brought to our attention here in this statement: The first is that, if following his resurrection all power in heaven and earth has been given Him it would imply that prior to this time he did not possess all power in heaven and earth. The second point is that this power or authority wasgivenhim from another, thus implying that he retained an inferior position to that of the one who gave him this power.

Once again using our God given ability to reason we deduce that if one had to receive their power and authority from another than they could not be said to be equal with the other. The one who gave the power and authority would obviously be superior. Is the pot superior to the Potter, the one who created it?

In our next post we will examine a few more relevant texts which we believe may shed further light upon the subject.

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