The Alpha and Omega, The Beginning and the End,
The First and the Last
The terms Alpha
and Omega give a beautiful, awesome description of God. Long before the stars
filled the heavens and our universe existed, God, was! He is from everlasting to everlasting. Genesis says, In the Beginning God…God alone
deserves the titles Alpha ( the first ) and Omega ( the last ) Beginning and
End!
Thus, these
names express the eternal nature of God. He is the source and goal of all
creation. No created being could ever rightfully claim to be the first and last
of all that is.
Jesus and God
are both called the Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, in Scripture. These Scriptures below refer
to God the Father, Jehovah God, Hebrew text, where he states that he
alone is first and last, beginning and end, Alpha and Omega. Besides him there is no other God. He is the
one who is, who was and who is coming quickly!
Isaiah
41:4 NASB " Who has performed and accomplished it,
Calling forth the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD, am the first, and with the last. I am He.'
Isaiah
44:6 " Thus says the LORD,
the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts: 'I am the first and I am the last, And there is no God besides Me.
Isaiah
48:12 "Listen to Me, O
Jacob, even Israel whom I called;
I am He, I am the first, I am also the last.
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."
Revelation 21:6 Then He said to me, "It is done I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end I will give to the one who thirsts from the spring of the water of life without cost.
Quotes from Josh
Mcdowells book “Jesus A Biblical Defense of
His Deity”
Note that the
Scriptures below refer to Jesus where he states that he is the first
and last, beginning and end, Alpha and Omega. It also says He is the Living One, he became dead, but is
Alive forever more and holds the keys to death in his hands. That is a powerful statement. Who was it that Died? It was not God the father! See for yourself!
Revelation
1:17-18 When I saw Him, I fell at
His feet like a dead man And He placed His right hand on me, saying, "Do
not be afraid; I am the first and the last, 18 and the living One; and I was dead,
and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades.
Revelation
2:8 "And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: The first and
the last, who was dead, and has come to life, says this:
Revelation
22:12-21 "Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with
Me, to render to every man according to what he has done. 13"I
am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the
end." Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have
the right to the tree of life, and may enter by the gates into the city. 15 Outside are the dogs and the sorcerers and the
immoral persons and the murderers and the idolaters, and everyone who loves and
practices lying. 16 I, Jesus, have sent
My angel to testify to you these things for the churches I am the root
and the descendant of David, the bright morning star."
17The Spirit and the bride
say, "Come " And let the one who hears say, "Come
" And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who wishes
take the water of life without cost. 18 I testify to everyone who hears the
words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him
the plagues which are written in this book; 19 and if anyone takes away from the
words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the tree
of life and from the holy city, which are written in this book. 20 He who testifies to
these things says, "Yes, I am coming quickly " Amen Come, Lord
Jesus. 21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with
all. Amen.
The significance of the above passages in the book of Revelation cannot be
underestimated. They are some of the strongest and clearest examples of Christ's claim
to deity. There cannot be Two Firsts and Two Lasts, Two Alphas and Omegas
Thank you Jesus, for dieing for us, that we might have life eternal with you, as you are the First and the Last the Living One who died but is alive forever more.