Colossians 1:17

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

Again, here is an astounding coincidence of thought with that of the author of Hebrews. See my Commentary under Hebrews 1:3. Not only did Jesus Christ create the universe, he sustains, upholds, and supports it!

And he is before all things ... See under Colossians 1:15. Findlay was also impressed with the implications "he is" as used here. He said:

In the mouth of a Hebraist like Paul, the coincidence of the doubly emphatic "he is" with the etymological sense of Jehovah, as interpreted in Exodus 3:6, can scarcely be accidental.[42]

There is a glimpse here of the same thought of Hebrews 13:8, regarding him who is the same yesterday, today and forever.