everything that is to come flows from the central figure, Jesus himself, and ultimately from God the Father, “He Who Is and Who Was and Who Is to Come” (Revelation 1:4, 8). Even in this short opening John manages to unveil a good deal of what he believes about God and Jesus, and about the divine plan. God is the Almighty, the beginning and the end (Revelation 1:8); Alpha and Omega are the first and last
