Presto Change-O! Part 2

Col. 1:16-17 “For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities, all things have been created through Him and for Him. He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.”

The Greek word used for “all things” in Colossians is exactly the same Greek word used in Heb. 3:4 (For every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of all things,”) and John 1:3 (Through Him (Jesus) all things were made; without Him nothing was made that has been made.) All these verses are clear proof that Jesus created all things and is, therefore, God.

WT doctrine holds that Jesus did not create all things. The WT says that Jehovah created Jesus and then gave Jesus the “blue prints” to create all other things.

What is the WT to do with Colossians, where scripture tells us—not once or twice but four times—that Jesus created all things?

Simple—Presto Change-O! In Colossians, the WT adds the word “other” four times before the word “things” and so the changed verse reads,

Colossians 1:16-17 “because by means of him all (other) things were created in the heavens and upon the earth, . . . All (other) things have been created through him and for him. Also, he is before all (other) things and by means of him all (other) things were made to exist.” The New World Translation

With the word “other” added, the verses neatly go along with the WT teaching that Jesus made all things other than himself. However, in the original Greek, the word “other” is not there. Check it out, on the Greek side, in the WT’s own Kingdom Interlinear Translation which is below.

Question: Does the WT conform their doctrine to the Bible or change the Bible to conform to their doctrine?

One last verse to confirm that the WT’s doctrine—that Jehovah created Jesus, then Jesus (the master workman) created everything else with “blue prints” from Jehovah—violates scripture.

Isaiah 44:24 reads, “. . . I, the LORD, am the maker of all things, Stretching out the heavens by Myself, And spreading out the earth all alone.” Isaiah is saying quite clearly that Jehovah God created everything, “all alone,” “by Myself.” Apparently the WT wasn’t listening. The WT’s version of creation—the big God, Jehovah and the little god, Jesus working together to form creation—does not even get off the ground because of Isaiah 44:24.

Presto Change-O! Part 3 is here.