REVELATION ITS GRAND CLIMAX AT HAND!/Chapter Six - "The First and the Last"

 Nevertheless, our awe need not give way to morbid fear. Jesus reassured John, as the apostle next relates: "And he laid his right hand upon me and said: 'Do not be fearful. I am the First and the Last, and the living one.' " (Revelation 11:17b, 18a)  In Isaiah 44:6, Jehovah rightly describes his own position as the one and only almighty  God, saying: "I am   the first and the last, and besides me there is no God."  When Jesus  presents himself by the title  "the First and the Last," he is not claiming equality with Jehovah, the Grand Creator.  He is using a title properly bestowed upon him  by God. In Isaiah, Jehovah was making a statement about His unique position as the true God.  He is God eternal, and besides him there is indeed no God. (1 Timothy 1:17) In Revelation, Jesus is talking about his bestowed title, calling attention to his unique resurrection.

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