The angels of heaven witnessed every movement made against their loved Commander. They longed to deliver Christ. Under God the angels are all-powerful. On one occasion, in obedience to the command of Christ, they slew of the Assyrian army in one night one hundred and eighty-five thousand men. How easily could the angels, beholding the shameful scene of the trial of Christ, have testified their indignation by consuming the adversaries of God! But they were not commanded to do this. He who could have doomed His enemies to death bore with 703 their cruelty. His love for His Father, and His pledge, made from the foundation of the world, to become the Sin Bearer, led Him to endure uncomplainingly the coarse treatment of those He came to save. It was a part of His mission to bear, in His humanity, all the taunts and abuse that men could heap upon Him. The only hope of humanity was in this submission of Christ to all that He could endure from the hands and hearts of men.

Himmelens engle var vidne til enhver handling, der blev begået mod deres elskede Herre. De længtes efter at udfri Kristus. Når englene handler efter Guds vilje, er de almægtige. Ved en lejlighed dræbte de efter Kristi befaling i løbet af en eneste nat et hundrede og femogfirsindstyve tusinde mand af den assyriske hær. Hvor let kunne ikke englene, da de så de skændige begivenheder ved rettergangen mod Kristus, have givet beviser for deres harme ved at tilintetgøre Guds modstandere! Men de fik ikke befaling til at gøre dette. Han, som kunne have dømt sine fjender til døden, bar over med deres grusomhed. Hans kærlighed til sin Fader og det løfte, han fra verdens grundlæggelse havde givet om at bære syndens byrde, fik ham til uden at klage at udholde den rå behandling fra dem, han var kommet for at frelse. Det var en del af hans opgave i sin menneskeskikkelse at bære al den mishandling og hån, som mennesker kunne dynge på ham. Menneskeslægtens eneste håb bestod i, at Kristus underkastede sig alt det, han måtte udholde fra menneskers hænder og hjerter.