Revelation 22:13 (ASV)

Passage

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.

Nearby Context

Revelation 22:11 He that is unrighteous, let him do unrighteousness still: and he that is filthy, let him be made filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him do righteousness still: and he that is holy, let him be made holy still.

Revelation 22:12 Behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to render to each man according as his work is.

Revelation 22:13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.

Revelation 22:14 Blessed are they that wash their robes, that they may have the right [to come] to the tree of life, and my enter in by the gates into the city.

Revelation 22:15 Without are the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the fornicators, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one that loveth and maketh a lie.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "alpha", "omega", "first", "last", and "beginning". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "alpha" and "omega", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "Behold I come quickly and my reward..." into verse 14's "Blessed are they that wash their robes...", so "alpha" and "omega" belong inside that flow. In Revelation context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "alpha" and "omega" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.