THE BIBLICAL ILLUSTRATOR. ST. JOHN. . In the beginning was the Word.— I. THE APOSTLE ASSERTS THE DIVINITY OF CHRIST. 1. His name: the Word. (1) He is the chief subject of Revelation—the Word of promise—the substance of all shadows, types, and prophecies. (2) The medium of God’s communications with the world. To Him the Father communicates Himself in counsel; He, as the Wisdom of God, communicates the Father’s counsels to men. 2. His eternity. Not “from,” but “in,” the beginning.