Again, in the "Epistle to the Hebrews," we are told that:
"God hath spoken unto us by his son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the world."[247:4]
Samuel Johnson, D. O. Allen,[247:5] and Thomas Maurice,[247:6] tell us that, according to the religion of the Hindoos, it is Crishna, the Son, and the second person in the ever blessed Trinity,[247:7] "who is the origin and end of all the worlds; all this universe, came into being through him, the eternal maker."[247:8]
In the holy book of the Hindoos, called the "Bhagvat Geeta," may be found the following words of Crishna, addressed to his "beloved disciple" Ar-jouan:
"I am the Lord of all created beings."[247:9] "Mankind was created by me of four kinds, distinct in their principles and in their duties; know me then to be the Creator of mankind, uncreated, and without decay."[247:10]
In Lecture VII., entitled: "Of the Principles of Nature, and the Vital Spirit," he also says:
"I am the creation and the dissolution of the whole universe. There is not anything greater than I, and all things hang on me."
Again, in Lecture IX., entitled, "Of the Chief of Secrets and Prince of Science," Crishna says:
"The whole world was spread abroad by me in my invisible form. All things are dependent on me." "I am the Father and the Mother of this world, the Grandsire and the Preserver. I am the Holy One worthy to be known; the mystic figure OM.[248:1] . . . I am the journey of the good; the Comforter; the Creator; the Witness; the Resting-place; the Asylum and the Friend."[248:2]