The Beginning of the Creation of God
Revelation
3:14 (ESV)
“And
to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the Amen, the
faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s creation…’”
With each letter to the
churches in the book of the Bible titled, “The Revelation of Jesus Christ,” the
Holy Spirit instructed John to include names that describe Jesus. In the letter
to Laodicea John called Jesus “The Beginning of the Creation of God.” (KJV)
This is not when Jesus
was “created,” because He was not created. He has always been, because He is
eternal as part of the Godhead – three in one. But, just as both Genesis and
John declare, “in the beginning … God said …” (Genesis) and “in the beginning
was the Word …” (John) Both of these are references to Christ, the Word of God,
who later was born as a man called Jesus of Nazareth. Therefore, all of God’s
creation began with Jesus.
I know it is difficult
for our human mind to fully comprehend this, but we see the triune nature of
creation all around. Matter exists in three states: solid, liquid, and gas.
Music has a triune nature: three notes form a chord, there are three aspects to
music – melody, harmony, and rhythm. Man is a three-part being: body, soul, and
spirit. In all of these cited you cannot have one part of it without the rest.
The same is true of God: The Father, The Word, and The Spirit.
When you also consider
the other names used in this particular letter from The Book of the Revelation
of Jesus Christ, The Amen and The Faithful and True Witness, you can
see that Jesus is not “beginning” in this process. He stands by to give the
“amen,” which means, “so be it.” He is also referred to as “The Faithful and
True Witness.” He was with God in Creation, actively participating as The Word
(the voice of God), by speaking into existence the things created. The Spirit
was also actively responding to The Word and forming the very creation on the
words being spoken.
As a matter of fact, the
worlds we see only exist because of the words that were uttered by The Word
during creation.
Hebrews
11:3 (ESV)
By
faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that
what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.
Imagine that! The things
we cannot see are more real than the things we can see. This is the essence of
faith. We believe in something we cannot see, but know that it is more real
than our very existence. The Word of God, Jesus Christ, Messiah, King of Kings,
Lord of Lords, and Savior was present at creation and now is seated at the
right hand of the Father interceding for you and me. I’m so glad to know that
the One that formed the worlds is interested in my world to the point that He
would pray to the Father regarding my concerns. That is some kind of Lord!
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