Jesus Christ not only created incomparable beauty, he also created and set up powers, "whether thrones or dominions, or rulers or authorities" (Colossians 1:16).
This is a much more difficult concept to fathom than it appears at first glance. For instance does this mean Hitler, Stalin and Saddam Hussein were put in place by Jesus Christ? Or is it that Jesus Christ created the idea of rulers and authorities but men put whomever they want into power?
The debate rages in Christian circles. One feels emotionally intolerable that God should place such evil in powerful positions while the other leaves us at the mercy of humans and is frightening.
But look at the full sentence. "For by him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on the earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers. All things were created through him and for him" (Colossians 1:16).
No matter which way you perceive the issue, no matter who the ruler, or how evil, God will get his purpose done in the lives us his children (Isaiah 55:8-11; Hebrews chapter 4).
