Is Jesus identified as the Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end? Certainly He is. Revelation 22:12 speaks of the coming of Christ and continues directly into verse 13. There is no reason, grammatical or otherwise, to insert a break here and separate verse 13 from verse 12.[44] This chapter ends with the words “Come, Lord Jesus.” There is no reference to the “coming” of the Father, and the attempts to find such a reference are feeble at best.[45] Logically, if Jesus is the Alpha and Omega in 22:13, He is likewise everywhere else, for there can be only one first and
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