not have beginning, for He Himself is the beginning and the end (Rev. 22:13). But it is not merely that He was eternally in the Godhead. Scripture is equally insistent regarding His distinct Personality. This is implied in the expression “The Word was with God.” We are told of Wisdom, in Prov. 8:27, “When He prepared the heavens I was there.” And again in verse 30, “I was by Him as One brought up with Him.” The Eternal Wisdom and the Eternal Word are one and the same. Throughout all the ages of the
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