Pope Shenouda III
In the prophecy of Micah the Prophet we read the most explicit words about Christ's existence before time, . The prophet says: "But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of you shall come forth to Me the One to be ruler in Israel, whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting" (Mic. 5:2). Here the prophet attributes to Christ eternity which is an attribute of God alone. What is the meaning of 'whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting'? It means that: