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Subject Biblical References to The Father AND to the Son OF God - Bible Study

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[quote:Jesus Christ Is God Almighty!:MV8zODgzMTc4XzY5OTUwNTIxXzhDMjEyRDFB]
Revelation 22:13 - “I AM the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.”... 22:16 - “I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches.”

Revelation 1:8 - “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,” says the Lord, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”
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You need to do your homework.

Revelation 1:8 is the Father talking.

Alpha and Omega are not in MOST translations of the Bible of Rev 1:11.

AND not in the oldest manuscripts.

https://www.biblestudytools.com/revelation/1-11-compare.html

http://biblehub.com/revelation/1-11.htm

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From here...  http://www.bibleanswerstand.org/alpha-omega.htm

Comparisons Between God and the Man Jesus in Revelation 1:1-9

Having established the difference between God the Father and Jesus, the son of God, let us now contrast the differences as seen in the Book of Revelation.  Comparisons between God and Jesus in the Book of Revelation are especially important, because at the time it was written, Jesus had already ascended into heaven, and was seated at the Father’s right hand for many years.

God Gave Jesus (the man) the Revelation

Revelation 1:1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show to His bond-servants, the things which must shortly take place; and He sent and communicated {it} by His angel to His bond-servant John,  (NAS)

[b]Note that “God gave” Jesus Christ the “Revelation.”  If Jesus is God in heaven, then why does he need another God to give him the revelation?  Obviously this proves God is different than Jesus Christ.[/b]

The Word Of God and Testimony Of Jesus Are Separate

Revelation 1:2 who bore witness to the word of God AND to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw.  (NAS)

The contrast in Revelation 1:2 is seen with the use of the conjunction, “AND,” because the word “AND” separates the phrase, “the word of God” from the phrase, “the testimony of Jesus.”  The apostle John, who received the revelation, bore witness to two separate beings.

He ‘Who Is And Who Was And Who Is To Come’ Is Separate From Jesus

Revelation 1:4-6 John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from Him (God the Father) who is and who was and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne; AND from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the first-born of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth.  To him (Jesus) who loves us, and released us from our sins by his blood, AND he (Jesus) has made us to be a kingdom, priests to his God and Father; to him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever.  Amen. (NAS)

John writes his apocalypse in very clear terms; he addresses the “seven churches” in Asia, and then qualifies exactly from WHOM the message was given.  First he gives supreme recognition to God the Father by addressing Him as, “Him who is and who was and who is to come.”  Many Christians mistake this phrase as referring to Jesus without carefully reading the grammatical structure of the paragraph.  The paragraph reads, “…Him who is and who was and who is to come AND from Jesus Christ.”  The word, “and,” is a conjunction, which divides and separates.  This alone PROVES Jesus is not the same as God, and later, in Revelation 1:8, this is verified.

God the Father, who is also known as Yahweh in the OT, is the One, “who is,” because in Exodus 3:14 He tells Moses His name, saying, “I AM THAT I AM.”  This is an incomplete translation of the Hebrew wording, “Ehyeh Asshur Ehyeh.”  This Hebrew term is more accurately translated as, “I exist {present tense} as what I AM, and what I have always existed as {in the past tense}, and what I will continue to exist as {in the future}.”  This Hebrew phrase matches the Greek equivalent description in Revelation 1:4 perfectly as, “Him who is {in the present} and who was {in the past} and who is to come {in the future}.”  .

Jesus Cannot Be God If He Is The Firstborn From Among The Dead

Secondly, in order of rank and importance, John writes concerning Jesus by calling him, “the faithful witness, the first-born of the dead,” who, “released us from our sins by his blood.”  Again as mentioned earlier, God cannot die, nor does He have blood like a man.

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Original Message Overwhelming evidence. Jesus was making a point of contention.

He's the Son of God...sent by the Father

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Jesus uses the phrase "My Father" 63 times

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Jesus uses the phrase "the Father" about 75 times

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The Apostles use it another 55+ times

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Jesus uses the phrase "SENT Me" 39 times

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The phrase "Son of God" is used 28 times in the 4 Gospels

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19 times in Acts thru Revelation

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The phrase "kingdom of God" (NOT "MY kingdom") is used 54 times in the 4 Gospels

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