Christ was not alone in making His great sacrifice. It was the fulfillment of the covenant made between Him and His Father before the foundation of the world was laid. With clasped hands they had entered into the solemn pledge that Christ would become the surety for the human race if they were overcome by Satan's sophistry. The Youth's Instructor, June 14, 1900, p. 186. (“The Price of our Redemption”) 1MR 121.3