I'm sorry... it may be convenient for you, but are you under the impression that only the words in red are Scripture?
Are you saying that Revelation doesn't contain visions given to John, but only prophecies of future visions that haven't been given to John yet? Is The Book of Revelations akin to a post-dated check?
Here's the key questions for you, Reg. When John sees and hears the speaker in Rev. 1:8, is that occuring in the present (John's, that is) or the future? When John sees and hears the speaker in Rev. 1:17, is that occuring in the present (John's, that is) or the future? Is John told to give the message in 1:18 to the church now, or to sit on it until sometime in the future?
Who is the speaker in 1:8? In 1:17? In 1:18? In 2:8? How many "beginnings and ends" are there, anyway? What do each claim about themselves?
Do you mean you reject what the Book of Revelation says because it is prophesy and it hasn't happened yet?
In context, this is especially maddening. If Jesus says He is the beginning and the end, then it doesn't really matter when He says it? If He's all that, A to Z, then He is. It doesn't matter if He reveals this in a dream, 2000 years ago or next Thursday.
SD
This confuses me Reg. Are you doubting John because Jesus told him this in 1:8. (It's even in red lol)