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title: Revelation 22:13
url: https://jw-apologetics.app/verses/revelation-22-13/
markdown: https://jw-apologetics.app/verses/revelation-22-13.md
type: verse
perspective: Protestant (historic Nicene) response to Jehovah's Witness teaching
reference: Revelation 22:13
testament: NT
section: Prophecy
index: https://jw-apologetics.app/llms.txt
---

# Revelation 22:13

## Text (Berean Standard Bible)

> I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”

## JW Usage

JWs insist that the Alpha and Omega in Revelation 22:13 is Jehovah, not Jesus. They argue that different speakers alternate throughout Revelation 22 and that a speaker change occurs between verse 12 (which they concede is Jesus) and verse 13. This allows the Watchtower to maintain that the divine titles "Alpha and Omega," "the First and the Last," and "the Beginning and the End" belong exclusively to the Father. When pressed, JWs typically respond that they would need to look it up, as most have not closely examined the speaker chain in this chapter.

## Protestant Usage

The Protestant reading demonstrates that Revelation 22:13 is spoken by Jesus. The speaker says "I am coming quickly" in verse 12, then claims "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End" in verse 13, with no speaker transition. Verse 16 confirms the identity: "I, Jesus, sent my angel to you." The same "I am coming quickly" phrase appears in verse 20, where it is explicitly attributed to Jesus. If only Jehovah is the First and the Last (Isaiah 44:6), and Jesus takes this title upon himself, then Jesus is claiming the very identity that Jehovah says belongs to him alone. The self-identification "I, Jesus" in verse 16 makes it impossible to argue that the Father is speaking. This is the key insight of the Alpha and Omega argument: there is no ambiguity in the text.

## Arguments Using This Verse

- [Jesus as Alpha and Omega](https://jw-apologetics.app/arguments/alpha-omega.md) — Revelation 22:12–16 [Deity of Christ]
- [Whose Angel Is It? — God and Jesus Both Claim Ownership](https://jw-apologetics.app/arguments/rev22-whose-angel.md) — Revelation 22:6 / 22:16 [Deity of Christ]
- [Every Title For Yahweh Is Given To Jesus](https://jw-apologetics.app/arguments/yahweh-titles-applied-to-jesus.md) — Isaiah 44:6 / Acts 4:12 / Romans 10:9 / Hosea 13:4 / Revelation 22:13 [Deity of Christ]