The Sovereign of the universe was not alone in His work of beneficence. He had an associate--a co-worker who could appreciate His purposes, and could share His joy in giving happiness to created beings. "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God." John 1:1, 2. Christ, the Word, the only begotten of God, was one with the eternal Father--one in nature, in character, in purpose--the only being that could enter into all the counsels and purposes of God. "His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace." Isaiah 9:6. His "goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting." Micah 5:2. And the Son of God declares concerning Himself: "The Lord possessed Me in the beginning of His way, before His works of old. I was set up from everlasting. . . . When He appointed the foundations of the earth: then I was by Him, as one brought up with Him: and I was daily His delight, rejoicing always before Him." Proverbs 8:22-30.

Faderen virkede gennem sin Søn ved skabelsen af alle de himmelske væsener. Thi i ham skabtes alt, ... hvad enten det er tronengle eller herskere eller magter eller myndigheder: alt er skabt ved ham og til ham." Kol. 1, 16. Englene er Guds tjenere; de udstråler det lys, der altid vælder ud fra hans nærværelse, og flyver hastigt af sted for at udrette hans vilje. Men Sønnen, Guds Salvede, "hans væsens udtrykte billede", "hans herligheds afglans", som "bærer alt med sit mægtige ord", står over dem alle. Heb. 1, 3. "En herlighedstrone" var hans "helligdoms sted", "retfærds stav" hans riges scepter. Jer. 17, 12; Heb. 1, 8. "For hans åsyn er højhed og hæder, lov og pris i hans helligdom." Salme 96, 6. Nåde og sandhed står for hans åsyn. Sl. 89, 15.