Revelation, is Jesus the A & O? Here is why Jesus is not the A & O. Rev 1:17; 2:8; Isa 44:6; 48:12, 13? A&O, Fist&Last, Beginning&End? "Lay Trinitarians have been led to believe that the expressions used in the above, go to prove that Jesus is Jehovah and thus part of a Trinity! Empirical analysis shows otherwise! All texts are from the NWT, unless stated otherwise. Rev 1:17, 18 “And when I saw him, I fell as dead at his feet. And he laid his right hand upon me and said: “Do not be fearful. I am the First and the Last, 18 and the living one; and I became dead, but, look! I am living forever and ever, and I have the keys of death and of Ha′des.” Rev 2:8, 9 “And to the angel of the congregation in Smyr′na write: These are the things that he says, ‘the First and the Last,’ who became dead and came to life [again], 9 ‘I know your tribulation and poverty—but you are rich—and the blasphemy by those who say they themselves are Jews, and yet they are not but are a synagogue of Satan.” First, it will be noticed, that in the NT Jesus is never, ever called..." letusreason.thoughts/posts/rev-1-17-2-8-isa-44-6-48-12-13-a-o-fist-last-beginning-end Jesus the Alpha and the Omega of Rev 22:12,13? "“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 Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.” [NWT] A famous text, that Trinitarians use in an effort to apply the above to Jesus Christ! This paper is to clearly demonstrate the weakness of the Trinitarian claim! The “Alpha and the Omega” here on in designated [A&O] for brevity! The A&O begins to talk at verse 12 and continues on to v15 and this is the bone of contention with Trinitarians, as they insist that the one who is speaking, speaks through to not just v15, but v16 also, where we read..." letusreason.thoughts/posts/jesus-the-alpha-and-the-omega-of-rev-221213 Alpha and Omega? Who is talking? Jesus or God? "Trinitarians will readily point to Rev 1:8 and say that the “Alpha and “Omega” title is applying to Jesus Christ, Jehovah God’s Son! Is Jesus actually given the tile of “Alpha and Omega”? The NIV reads at Rev 1:8 “’I am the Alpha and Omega’, says the Lord God, ‘who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.’” It will be seen immediately, that the above title belongs to non other than the “Lord God” [Jehovah – NWT]. Trinitarians try and connect the “Alpha and Omega” of v8 with Jesus Christ, who is spoken of in v7 of Rev 1, which verse talks about Jesus “coming”, and the “One who is coming”! It will be shown that, when Trinitarians try to make such a connection, it is virtually impossible from a biblical view point! To find out why, we need to turn first to Rev 1:4, 5. Here John has been..." letusreason.thoughts/posts/alpha-and-omega-who-is-talking-jesus-or-god One reason why the NIV cannot be trusted in parts is it is theologically compromised in places; the late Dr. Bruce M. Metzger and ardent Trinitarian himself called the NIV "a theological translation". The NLT fares no better...!
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