Ep. 791 1 min
Revelation 1:8
I am the Alpha and the Omega.
Jesus's self-description at the start of Revelation.
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Ep. 791 · Revelation 1:8
Key takeaways
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- 01Alpha and Omega are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet.
- 02The image means: I am the beginning and the end of everything.
- 03'Who is and who was and who is to come' — all three tenses.
- 04'The Almighty' — total power held by total love.
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Revelation 1:8: 'I am the Alpha and the Omega, says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.'
Alpha and Omega are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet. The image: I am A to Z. The whole of it. Beginning and end.
'Who is and who was and who is to come.' Past, present, future — all held in one person. Time doesn't contain him; he contains time.
'The Almighty.' All-powerful. Not partially. Not theoretically. Practically and completely.
Revelation opens with this self-description so that whatever you see in the rest of the book, you know who's on the throne. Beginning to end, he is in charge.
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