So the question then, is Jesus the Almighty?
Revelation 1:8. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
Almighty-[G3841]pantokrator, which is used by many scholars in place of YHWH tsava Lord of Hosts,
not El Shaddai.
as in OJB:
Rev. 1:8. Ani Hu the Aleph and the Tav, says Hashem Adonoi, the One who is and the One who was and the One coming, Adonoi Tzivos (L-rd of armies).
Exodus 6:3. And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name El Shaddai,
but by my name YHWH was I not known to them.
Since El Shaddai=YHWH, the real question becomes, is YHWH The Father or The Son?
These passages in Revelation make it clear that Jesus is God. Remember it is Jesus in the NT who is Coming back to earth that every eye will see. It was Jesus who was pierced on the cross for our sins. John is clearly once again calling Jesus God!!!!!!! The Coming and the coming in the clouds never refers to the Father in the NT but always to Jesus.
Revelation 1:7-8
7 BEHOLD,
HE IS COMING WITH THE CLOUDS,
and every eye will see Him, even
those who pierced Him; and all the tribes of the earth will mourn over Him. So it is to be. Amen.
8 "
I Am the Alpha and the Omega,"
says the Lord God, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty."
We know from Revelation 1:8 that
Alpha and Omega is the
Almighty. So we can see that Christ is the Almighty
Revelation 1:17
17And when I saw Him, I fell at his feet as dead. And He laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I Am the
first and the last:
We know from Revelation 1:17-18 that the
first and the last is He that lives, was dead but is alive forevermore is Christ.
Revelation 2:8
"To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of him who is
the First and the Last, who died and came to life again.
Revelation 22:12-13
12 "Behold,
I Am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to render to every man according to what he has done. 13 "
I Am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end."
We know from Revelation 22:13 that the
first and the last is the
Alpha and Omega.
Revelation 22:16,20
16 "
I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star."
20 He who testifies to these things says, "
Yes, I Am coming quickly." Amen.
Come, Lord Jesus.
The immediate text clearly tells us that it was Jesus who was pierced and who is Coming in the clouds. This person coming in the clouds is God(Jesus-the Son of Man),
Daniel 7:13-14
And behold, with
the clouds of heaven
One like a
Son of Man was coming,
And He came up to the Ancient of Days
And was presented before Him.
14 "And to Him was given dominion,
Glory and a kingdom,
That all the peoples, nations and men of every language
Might serve Him.
His dominion is an everlasting dominion
Which will not pass away;
And His kingdom is one
Which will not be destroyed.
Matthew 24:30-31
30 "And then the sign of
the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see
the SON OF MAN COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF THE SKY with power and great glory.
Matthew 26:64
Jesus said to him, "You have said it yourself; nevertheless I tell you, hereafter you will see
THE SON OF MAN SITTING AT THE RIGHT HAND OF POWER, and
COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF HEAVEN."
1 Thessalonians 4:17-18
Then we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in
the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall always be with the Lord. 18 Therefore comfort one another with these words.
Revelation 1:7-8
7 BEHOLD,
HE IS COMING WITH THE CLOUDS,
and every eye will see Him, even
those who pierced Him; and all the tribes of the earth will mourn over Him. So it is to be. Amen.
8 "
I Am the Alpha and the Omega,"
says the Lord God, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty."
So we can see that the One who comes/is coming in the NT always refers to Jesus the Son of Man and NEVER refers to the Father. Therefore we can conclude it is Jesus who is coming whom John calls God the Alpha and Omega. This is sound biblical exegesis based on the context of the passage as well as the principle established in both Testaments on the One who is Coming in/with the Clouds- The Son of Man not the Father !!!!!!
Isaiah 44:6
Thus says
the Lord, the King of Israel
And his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts:
'I am the first and I am the last,
And there is no God besides Me.
Isaiah 48:12
"Listen to Me, O Jacob, even Israel whom I called;
I am He, I am the first, I am also the last.
hope this helps !!!
