Neither did Jesus, who Scripture tells us over and over is a man.
The Alpha and Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the Ending, King of Kings, Lord of Lords, the Author and Finisher
Isaiah 41:4 KJB - Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he.
Isaiah 44:6 KJB - Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.
Isaiah 48:12 KJB - Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.
The
“... First and the Last ...” is JEHOVAH - the LORD:
Revelation 1:17 KJB - And 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:
Compare:
“... Fear not ...” - Genesis 15:1, 21:17, 26:24, 46:3; Joshua 8:1; Isaiah 41:13... etc ... Matthew 14:27, 17:7, 28:10; Luke 8:50, 12:7, etc. KJB
Revelation 1:18 KJB -
I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold,
I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
Revelation 2:8 KJB - And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith
the first and the last,
which was dead, and is alive;
“... Alpha and Omega, the first and the last ...”, even Jesus Christ:
Revelation 1:11 KJB - Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
See Context:
Revelation 1:12 KJB - And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;
Revelation 1:13 KJB - And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.
Side Note:
The
NWT [the Wa
tch
Tower's, or Jehovah's Wi
tness, New World
Transla
tion], because it follows the corrupt Alexandrian Greek texts, like Codex Aleph [Sinaiticus], B [Vaticanus] and A [Alexandrinus] (demonstrable upon request), etc, it leaves out the phrase as found in the preserved [Psalms 12:6-7 KJB] and unbreakable [John 10:35 KJB] word of God, the King James Bible, “... I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, ...”. However, it may be shown from the scripture itself that the phrase
belongs, and
was there from the beginning, because of the way the book of Revelation, yea the whole of the Bible [KJB], is written:
Rev. 1:8,11
“... Alpha and Omega ...”
Rev. 21:6, 22:13
“... Alpha and Omega ...”
Rev. 1:8
“... the beginning and the ending ...”
Rev. 21:6, 22:13
“... the beginning and the end ...”
A more complete table is seen in
“[XX] Appendix 6 – Daniel & the Revelation compared”
Revelation 22:13 KJB - I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
Revelation 22:16 KJB - I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.
Side Note:
If seeking the 'translation' (the NW
T is no such thing) from the
NWT [the Wa
tch
Tower's
Trac
t Socie
ty, or Jehovah's Wi
tness, New World
Transla
tion] notice carefully where the quote marks [in both singles and doubles] actually begin and end in
verses 12-16, and who is directly speaking [verse numbers are bracketed, bolded for emphasis, and quotation marks emphasized in bold red and key words]:
Revelation 22:12-16 NWT - [12] “ ' Look! I am coming quickly, and the reward I give is with me, to render to each one as his work is. [13] I am the Al'pha and the O·me'ga, the first and the last, the beginning and the end. [14] Happy are those who wash their robes, that the authority [to go] to the trees of life may be theirs and that they may gain entrance into the city by its gates. [15] Outside are the dogs and those who practice spiritism and the fornicators and the murderers and the idolaters and everyone liking and carrying on a lie.'
[16] “ ' I, Jesus, sent my angel to bear witness to YOU people of these things, for the congregations. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright morning star. ' ”
Who comes with the reward?
Isaiah 40:10 KJB - Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.
Matthew 16:27 KJB - For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
Colossians 3:24 KJB - Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
Revelation 22:12 KJB - And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
1 Timothy 6:14 KJB - That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:
1 Timothy 6:15 KJB - Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;
1 Timothy 6:16 KJB - Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.
Revelation 17:14 KJB - These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
Revelation 19:11 KJB - And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
Revelation 19:12 KJB - His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
Revelation 19:13 KJB - And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
Revelation 19:14 KJB - And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
Revelation 19:15 KJB - And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
Revelation 19:16 KJB - And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
Jesus is the “... author and finisher ...”:
Hebrews 12:2 KJB - Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.