BelieverInJesus,
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Yes, please explain your logic on Rev 22-12-16. How do you get that it jumps from father to son? It's clear to me, that it's Jesus speaking throughout these verses.
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There are several points we could note, but here are two. 1) The use of a personal pronoun, proper name, appears three times in the book of Revelation. Once in 1:9, once in 22:8 and once in 22:16. Both other times it denotes a speaker change. It would be natural for it to mean such in 22:16 as well. 2) Revelation 22:12 is a quote from Isaiah 40:10, which speaks of the Father and his arm ruling for him, who is the Messiah himself. (Isa. 53:1) The quoted text is dealing with the Father, giving strong indication that the speaker is the Father.
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So here on earth Nebuchadnezzer was referred to as king of kings. But Jesus said "my kingdom is not of this world."
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When God identified Nebuchadnezzar as "king of kings," he did not say: "You are the king of kings of earthly kings." The qualifier you are adding... you are adding.
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Pet's is NON-specific. Cat's and Dog's are more-specific. If I refer to my dog I say "the 3 year old miniture dachsund named Luigi Francesco. Which is highly specific. "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end." Is VERY specific.
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No, it really isn't very specific at all. He is that in what way? When Jesus is identified as the first and the last, it is with reference to the resurrection. Jesus makes this clear in Revelation 1 and 2, for both times he identifies himself as the first and the last, it is not a bare statement, but he is such as the one "who became dead and is alive forevermore." With God, he is the first and the last in the existence of all things. It means that God is the first to exist and he will exist for all eternity. With Jesus, he is the first to be raised to immortality (Rev. 1:5), and being immortal he will exist for all eternity.
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Look at verse 12...who is "coming quickly"? Look down at verse 20 ""...Yes, I am coming quickly" Amen. Come, Lord Jesus."
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Nobody denies that Jesus is coming, but that doesn't mean the Father isn't in some way also. Not only does Isaiah 40:10 speak of it, but in a parable, Jesus spoke of it as well. See Mark 12:6-9. There Jesus is represented by the Son and God is represented by the owner of the Vineyard.
Mondo