Bible Strands
Revelation 22:13
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Christ speaks this as the final self-declaration of the book, addressing the churches and the reader, immediately after announcing His imminent coming with reward (v. 12).
The words — ἐγώ (egō) is the emphatic first-person pronoun, "I myself," setting the speaker apart from any other claimant.
The thread — This is the third occurrence of "Alpha and Omega" in Revelation (1:8; 21:6) and echoes the divine self-identification of Isaiah 44:6.
Why it lands — The speaker is the one who comes soon, rewards according to deeds, and gives freely to the thirsty; the title leaves no room for a second being in that position.
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The Greek words
King James Version
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
Cross-references
- Revelation 1:8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.
- Revelation 21:6 And He told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life.
- Isaiah 44:6 Thus says the LORD, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the LORD of Hosts: “I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God but Me.
- Isaiah 48:12 Listen to Me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I have called: I am He; I am the first, and I am the last.
- Revelation 1:17 When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,
- Isaiah 41:4 Who has performed this and carried it out, calling forth the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD—the first and the last—I am He.”
- Revelation 1:11 saying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”