The Laminin Cross

The Dake Annotated Reference Bible Notes for Verse 17

b [by him all things consist] Not only did He create all things (note a, Col. 1:16), but all things cohere, or are held together by Him (Heb. 1:3).

Colossians 1:17 KJV 1900

And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

Hebrews 1:3 KJV 1900

Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

Colossians 1:16 KJV 1900

For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

Nehemiah 9:6 KJV 1900

Thou, even thou, art Lord alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.

Laminins or gluons. He holds all things together with the Sound of His Voice.