Commentaries:
People's Commentary (NT)
Colossians 1:16
By him were all things created. Hence he must have existed before
any creation. Compare John 1:3 Heb 1:2. As God manifested himself
by means of the Son in the gospel, so in creation he manifested himself
through the Son. The visible universe is a manifestation of God through
the Son. THE WORD is the power that gives all things existence that
exist.
Thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers. The angelic
hierarchy; different ranks of angels, according to the teachings of
some of the Jewish doctors. A heresy had already been proposed that
divided these into ranks, assigned them an undue prominence, and held
that Christ was only an angel. Paul does not pause to say whether these
divisions are correct, but declares
All things were created by him, and for him. That Christ is above
them all, created them, and that they were created for him. One of
these heresies he wished to counteract was the doctrine of angel
worship.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Colossians 1:16
Colossians 1:18
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