Jesus, More Than A Man (Jesus, The Alpha & Omega)

Main Text: Revelation 22:12-13

Most scholars attributes this statement to the Lord Jesus Christ.

But in verse 4, the phrase “from Him who is and who was and who is to come” is attributed to God the Father.

So, is “the Lord” here referring to the Father or to Jesus, the Son? As always with interpreting Scripture, context is key.

The verse begins with the phrase “Alpha and Omega.” This title is used four times in the book of Revelation (1:8, 11; 21:6; 22:13). All seem to be speaking of Christ except 21:6,

Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last (Revelation 22:12–13).

Who is the coming One? As we have already seen, it is Jesus Christ. Thus, both the Father and the Son are Ones “who are and who were and who are to come.” “The Alpha and Omega” refers to God’s eternity or His eternal existence.

He never had a beginning, so He always was. He will never have an ending, so He always will be.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made (John 1:1–3).

He did not tell us to run and hide.

He didn’t tell us to freak out.

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