Rev 1:8, 17-18 | ISV | STEP | “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” declares the Lord God, the one who is, who was, and who is coming, the Almighty.

Revelation of John 1:8

8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” declares the Lord God, the one who is, who was, and who is coming, the Almighty.Isa 41:4; 44:6; 48:12; Rev 2:8; 4:8; 11:17; 16:5; 21:6; 5:17

Revelation of John 1:17-18

17 When I saw him, I fell down at his feet like a dead man. But he placed his right hand on me and said, “Stop being afraid! I am the first and the last,Isa 41:4; 44:6; 48:12; Ezek 1:28; Dan 8:18; 10:10; Rev 2:8 18 the living one. I was dead, but look—I am alive forever and ever! I have the keys of Death and Hades. ^{▼▼I.e. the realm of the dead}Ps 68:20; Rom 6:9; Rev 4:9; 5:14; 20:1