(12) And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. (13) I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
If we needed any additional testimony in proof of the God HOOD of Christ here we have it very blessedly. In the old Testament scripture, we find the Lord, more than once informing the Church, of his coming to their comfort. Thus for example, he saith by the Prophet. Behold! the Lord God will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him, behold his reward is with him, and his work before him, Isaiah 40:10. And again, Behold! the Lord hath proclaimed unto the end of the world, say ye to the daughter of Zion, behold thy salvation cometh, behold his reward is with him, and his work before him! Isaiah 62:11. And here we find similar language, as also more than once, in this blessed book of God. Revelation 3:11-20. And when we add to these testimonies, that it is Christ that is to be the judge both of quick and dead, that the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son; what higher testimonies can we have that it is the Son of God all the way through, who, in our nature was, and is the visible Jehovah, and that He; and He only, is the Lord administrator, in all the departments of divine government, Acts 10:42; John 5:22.