Who is the visible image of the invisible God?
The Son, Christ, is the visible image of the invisible God. Paul writes in Colossians 1:15 that He is the image of the invisible God, and the context clarifies He is the visible image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature, by whom all things were created.
Les explains that the triune God is Spirit and invisible, so the Son, God the Son, is the visible image of the invisible God. In Colossians 1:15, Paul writes that the Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature. Les points out that by the Son all things were created, visible and invisible, thrones, dominions, principalities. He also notes that by Him all things consist, meaning held together, and that the Son controls every particle by His Word. This ties back to Genesis 1:1 and John 1:1-3, where the Word was with God and was God, and was made flesh.
Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
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How do we know that Christ is the image of the invisible God?
We must take by faith that Christ is the visible manifestation of the invisible God, because it cannot be proven by laboratory experiment but is stated in Scripture.