Many Christians believe that Jesus Christ is God because the Bible describes Him as “the First and the Last.” They assume that these two attributes mean that He is eternal and everlasting. But is this claim correct?
The answer: Anyone who reads the Bible carefully will immediately realize that this belief is baseless and unsupported. When we examine the Bible, we find that describing Jesus as “the First and the Last” does not mean that He is eternal; rather, it carries a different meaning. For example:
When the Bible speaks of the attribute “the First” (or Alpha or the Beginning), it means that Jesus is the first of creation and the first among the dead.
Paul the Apostle says about Jesus in Colossians 1:15:
“The firstborn of all creation.”
This means that Jesus is the first created being among all creatures.
In Revelation 1:5, it is stated:
“Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn (i.e., the first) from the dead.”
From this text, it becomes clear that the Bible considers Jesus to be “first” in relation to death, not that He is an eternal God.
As for the attribute “the Last” (or Omega or the End), it means that Jesus will come at the end of time, as mentioned in the Book of Revelation.
Regarding those who cite the prologue of the Gospel of John, it does not indicate the eternity of Jesus; rather, it shows that He is a being who has a beginning, like all of us.
Consider the opening of the Gospel of John:
“In the beginning was the Word.”
We all know that what is eternal does not have a beginning.
In conclusion, there is no evidence that Jesus Christ is an eternal God. Rather, this belief is a flawed doctrine inherited by Christians from misguided, pagan Church Fathers.
My Christian friend, leave Christianity and embrace Islam, for Islam is the path of truth, happiness, life, and light.
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