In Revelation 22:13, Jesus declares Himself to be the first and last Greek alphabets: Alpha and Omega. That, He explains, makes Him the Beginning and the End. But, since He has no beginning and end, having always existed, and always will, is there a contradiction?

No. It is written about Jesus that “All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.” (John 1:3). That means the timeless One, as Creator, is the Beginning or Beginner of all creation, including time. At His second coming, He is the Ender of creation, as we know it.

The second meaning of Alpha and Omega is found in the Old Testament. In Isaiah 41: 4, 44: 6, and 48: 12, we read, respectively, these statements:

“I, the Lord, am the first, and with the last I am He.”

“I am the first, and I am the last; and there is no God besides Me.”

“I am He; I am the first, I am also the last.”

Connecting these statements with the Alpha and Omega declarations in Revelation, debunks the idea put forth by some that the God of the Old Testament is different from the God of the New Testament. The same God presides over both, and Jesus is that God.