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“HE IS THE IMAGE OF THE INVISIBLE GOD,

THE FIRSTBORN OVER ALL CREATION.
FOR BY HIM ALL THINGS WERE CREATED
THAT ARE IN HEAVEN AND THAT ARE ON EARTH, VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE,
WHETHER THRONES OR DOMINIONS OR PRINCIPALITIES OR POWERS.
ALL THINGS WERE CREATED THROUGH HIM AND FOR HIM.
AND HE IS BEFORE ALL THINGS, AND IN HIM ALL THINGS CONSIST.
AND HE IS THE HEAD OF THE BODY, THE CHURCH,
WHO IS THE BEGINNING, THE FIRSTBORN FROM THE DEAD,

THAT IN ALL THINGS HE MAY HAVE THE PREEMINENCE.
FOR IT PLEASED THE FATHER THAT IN HIM ALL THE FULLNESS SHOULD DWELL….

FOR IN HIM DWELLS ALL THE FULLNESS OF THE GODHEAD BODILY;

AND YOU ARE COMPLETE IN HIM, WHO IS THE HEAD OF ALL PRINCIPALITY AND POWER.”
Col. 1:15-19, 2:9

The opening statement above is the key to why God the Father has given a place of preeminence to
His Son, “HE IS THE IMAGE OF THE INVISIBLE GOD.” The invisible God becomes visible by
focusing upon His Son. Philip could see the nature and attributes of the invisible Father by observing
those of the visible Son. What the Son is, so is the Father. Consider that in Jesus’ prayer to His Father,
He plainly states this was His major mission on earth:

“…AND THIS IS ETERNAL LIFE, THAT THEY MAY KNOW YOU,
THE ONLY TRUE GOD, AND JESUS CHRIST WHOM YOU HAVE SENT.
I HAVE GLORIFIED YOU ON THE EARTH. I HAVE FINISHED THE WORK
WHICH YOU HAVE GIVEN ME TO DO. AND NOW, O FATHER, GLORIFY ME
TOGETHER WITH YOURSELF, WITH THE GLORY WHICH I HAD WITH YOU
BEFORE THE WORLD WAS. I HAVE MANIFEST YOUR NAME…NOW THEY HAVE
KNOWN THAT ALL THINGS WHICH YOU HAVE GIVEN ME ARE FROM YOU.
FOR I HAVE GIVEN TO THEM THE WORDS WHICH YOU HAVE GIVEN TO ME;
AND THEY HAVE RECEIVED THEM, AND KNOW SURELY THAT I CAME FORTH
FROM YOU; AND THEY HAVE BELIEVED THAT YOU SENT ME…” Jn. 17:3-8

There are 18 Chapters in the gospel of John in which Jesus refers to His Father 129 times! Nearly
every page has multiple references to the Father. It was Jesus’ main mission in life. He came to reveal
the invisible Father. Notice even His definition of eternal life above contained this higher objective.
I doubt that many Christians today would define eternal life as Jesus defined it.

I also draw your attention now to the request Jesus makes to His Father:

“AND NOW, O FATHER, GLORIFY ME TOGETHER WITH YOURSELF,
WITH THE GLORY WHICH I HAD WITH YOU BEFORE THE WORLD WAS.” Jn. 17:5

Not only is Jesus given the preeminence in the Father’s eyes, but this astounding statement proves the
preexistence of the glorified Son of God BEFORE the world was created! Look again at the Scriptures
at the top of this page. Who CREATED the world? It was Jesus, the Son of God! Nothing exists in all
creation that was not created by Him and for Him! The Jewish Torah does not give us this revelation.
Genesis only states, “In the beginning, GOD CREATED the heavens and the earth” (Gen. 1:1). Only New
Testament apostolic revelation gives us the full picture of who is “GOD THE CREATOR”: