Secrets of Gen 1.1

SECRETS OF GENESIS 1:1
PROF. M. M. NINAN
Christian Research Institute Hank Hanegraaff.gives three possible explanation of the word first
born of all creation
http://www.equip.org/perspectives/colossians-1-15-the-firstborn-of-all-creation
THE FIRSTBORN OF ALL CREATION- Interpretations
.........First, the Jehovah’s Witnesses and other groups have argued that it means that Jesus
was the first creature created by God. Well, a text without a context is a pretext, and this definitely
does not fit the context. After saying that Jesus is the firstborn of all creation, Paul adds in verse
16, “Because all things were created in Him.” It simply makes no sense to say that Christ is the
first creature because everything was created in Him. This is so obvious that the Jehovah’s
Witnesses have added the word “other” four times to verses 16 and 17 to make Paul say that all
other things were created in Christ.
THE FIRSTBORN OF ALL CREATION- Created Head of Creation?
The second explanation is that Christ is called the “firstborn of all creation” because, as the
exalted incarnate Son of God, He is both created and the head in all creation. This explanation is
consistent with the orthodox view of Christ, since orthodox Christianity teaches that Jesus is both
the Creator God and a real human being. However, since verse 16 says that all things were
created through Christ, and verse 17 says that Christ is before all things, Paul seems to be
speaking in verses 16 and 17 of what Christ always has been and not merely of what He has
become since exalted as a man.
THE FIRSTBORN OF ALL CREATION- Eternal Son of God
The third explanation is that Christ is called the “firstborn of all creation” because the entire
created universe was created in, through, and for Him as the eternal Son of God. This
interpretation seems to fit the context and has been favored by the vast majority of biblical
scholars. The one interpretation, of course, which is certainly wrong is the one which tries to make
this verse prove that Jesus is not the Creator.
On Colossians 1:15, that’s the CRI Perspective.
The following excepts shows how the lack of vowels leads to different translations:
https://www.yahchanan.com/Yahchanan/Genesis.php
The Hebrew comes to us without punctuation marks. So it is easy for men to interpret this verse
the way they want to. But it does literally say "in the beginning created elohim the heaven the
earth".......
It seems as if Christian translators always look at the earlier translations and make theirs go along
with the flow. Which means, they are obeying the traditions of men. So they assume that 'created'
and 'elohim' need to be reversed, and then they put in the punctuation which provides the meaning
they want. This is especially true of the English versions, as you will see below. But these
assumptions are the traditions of men. Who's to say if the pronunciation marks are supposed to be
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