St. John the Visionary said: "I, John, both your brother

[Mary Naeem]

Pope Shenouda III




St. John the Visionary said: "I, John, both your brother and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was on the island that is called Patmos for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. I was in the Spirit on the Lords Day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, as of a trumpet, saying, 'I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last,... Then I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. And having turned I saw seven golden lampstands, and in the midst of the seven lampstands One like the Son of Man, clothed with a garment down to the feet" (Rev. 1:9-13). Who is this One like the Son of Man, but the Lord Jesus Christ who said: "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last"? And John the Visionary emphasizes this, saying