Scripture:
He is the image 7 of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
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For in him 8 were created all things in heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things were created through him and for him.
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He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
The scripture here wasn't talking about atoms. To stay in context, principalities has a meaning that political powers, and these political processes are held together in Him. This is to give comfort to the people he was speaking with, not to give a science lesson.
It is always good to look at the motive of the text in the Bible, as well as the audience. Looking at it from a more accurate perspective gives "light bulb" meaning to the text.
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