Alpha and Omega, The First and The Last-Part II

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I am the FIRST and the LAST, the BEGINNING and the END.

We know that Yeshua said this; we know that it is no contradiction for him to call himself the "last" because he will live forever. We know it is no contradiction for him to call himself the "end" because he is the END RESULT of having kept his Father's laws perfectly. In Romans 10:4 we read --

Christ is the end (ultimate goal –result) of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.

He says something similar in Revelation 22:13, as he calls Himself the "LAST". We know he said this because he was resurrected to eternal life and will never die again. He also calls himself the "END" because he is the END PRODUCT -- the ultimate result of the law of YHVH.

But what did he mean when he called himself the "FIRST" in Revelation 22:13? Did he mean that he was the first being to ever exist or that he was the everlasting Father, or that he pre-existed? Many are led to believe this, but if you let scripture interpret scripture, the meaning would be very clear. Note, Revelation 1:5:

And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth...

So therefore, when Yeshua called himself the "FIRST" in Revelation 22:13, he was not referring to "pre-existence" at all! Yeshua simply meant that he was the first begotten of the dead, which means that he was THE FIRST TO BE RAISED FROM THE DEAD! Because Yeshua is now raised from the dead, he is now the FIRST among YHVH's incorruptible creation.

What, then, did he mean when he called himself the "BEGINNING" in the same verse? Does this imply that he was in the beginning with YHVH as many are led to believe? The answer to these questions is found in Revelation 3:14, which says --

And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God [YHVH]:

In this scripture Yeshua calls himself the "beginning of the creation of G-d [YHVH]." Meaning, he was ONCE created with a corruptible flesh like Adam, but NOW he is the END RESULT, meaning he is the FIRST to be resurrected as a NEW creation of an incorruptible being! Paul says in I Corinthians 15:53:

For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

Yeshua the Messiah being the FIRST to be raised from the dead to eternal life is NOW in the FULL IMAGE of YHVH; he is PERFECTED. He has become the First, or the Beginning AMONG MEN to reach the state of PERFECT, completed, whole creation, as YHVH's plan for mankind is. Therefore, he was NOT referring to pre-existence in calling himself the "Beginning" in Revelation 22:13. Yeshua the Messiah simply means that HE was the "Beginning" -- the FIRST PERFECTED of YHVH's whole creation plan for mankind.

Source: Hope of Israel Ministries