Christ Jesus is the Foundation. Not just present at the foundation. Not just the first of creation. Not just the heir of creation. Not just the risen from it. He is the foundation itself. The Foundation of the Earth Jesus is not merely present at the foundation of the world. He is the foundation. The redemptive world, the 7,000-year plan of God, was laid upon Him—through Him, in Him, and for Him. Scripture does not present the foundation as merely a time stamp or metaphor. It presents it as a Person. Isaiah 28:16 “Behold, I lay in Zion a foundation stone, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation.” This stone is not laid on a foundation. He is the foundation. 1 Corinthians 3:11 “For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.” He is the only foundation that has ever mattered. The foundation of the earth is not rock, soil, or space—it’s Christ. Psalm 102:25 (quoted in Hebrews 1:10) “You, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning, and the heavens are the work of your hands.” Christ laid it, because He is it. This matches what was written in Proverbs 8:22–25: “YHWH possessed me at the beginning of His way… before His works of old, I was brought forth.” John 1:1–3 “In the beginning was the Word… All things came into being through Him.” What was “laid down” at the foundation? Everything. Because He is the one through whom all came into being. Revelation 13:8 “…the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.” He is the foundation because He was slain at it. His death is not an afterthought—it’s the structure. God's entire redemptive plan is built on the One who was slain from the moment it began. Hebrews 4:3 “…His works were brought into being from the foundation of the world.” What works? The redemptive plan—the seven-day structure. The works began and ended in Him, who is both the first and the last. ✅ The Full Triarchē Firstborn of Creation – He was brought forth before anything was laid (Prov 8). Firstborn in Rank – Declared heir over all (Ps 89:27; Rom 8:29). Firstborn from the Dead – Resurrected to fulfill the plan (Col 1:18). He is not built upon the foundation—He is the foundation. The 7,000-year earth, the gospel, the resurrection, and the New Jerusalem all rest on Him. He is the Foundation of the Earth. He is.