In the bible, He is found in the
FIRST verse of Genesis, and in the LAST verses of Revelation.
“In the beginning God created
the heaven and the earth.”
Genesis 1
“I AM the Alpha and the Omega,
the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.” Revelation 22:13
“Alpha and Omega are the first and last letters of
the Greek alphabet. It was common to use
the first and the last letters of the Hebrew alphabet to denote the whole of
anything…from beginning to end. And Jesus proclaimed Himself to be the ‘Alpha
and Omega’ in Revelation 1:8, 11; 21:6; and 22:13
Jesus being the ‘Alpha and Omega’ is that He was at
the beginning of all things and will be at the close. It is equivalent to
saying He always existed and always will exist
A second meaning of Jesus as the ‘Alpha and Omega’ is
that the phrase identifies Him as the God of the Old Testament. Isaiah ascribes
this aspect of Jesus’ nature as part of the triune God in several places. ‘I,
the Lord, am the first, and with the last I am He’ (41:4). ‘I am the first, and
I am the last; and beside me there is no God’ (Isaiah 44:6). ‘I am he; I am the
first, I also am the last’ (Isaiah 48:12). These are clear indications of the
eternal nature of the Godhead.
Christ, as the Alpha and Omega, is the first and last
in SO many ways. He is the “author and
finisher” of our faith (Hebrews 12:2), signifying that He begins it and carries
it through to completion. He is the totality, the sum and substance of the
Scriptures, both of the Law and of the Gospel (John 1:1, 14). He is the
fulfilling end of the Law (Matthew 5:17 ), and He is
the beginning subject matter of the gospel of grace through faith, not of works
(Ephesians 2:8-9). He is found in the first verse of Genesis and in the last
verse of Revelation. He is the first and last, the all in all of salvation,
from the justification before God to the final sanctification of His people.
Jesus IS the Alpha and Omega…the first and last, the
beginning and the end! Only God incarnate could make such a statement. Only
Jesus Christ is God incarnate.”
Each of us struggle and grapple
NOW with pain, loss, change, and MANY uncertainties in this life…
If JESUS is THE Beginning and
THE End of time as we know it…then our burdens today WILL BE seen through from
start to finish…
He will NEVER leave yourside…He
will be ALWAYS be your shelter, and He will take care of ALL your needs…
In Trust…and IN thankfulness we
claim you Jesus…THE Alpha and THE Omega of MY life…as I journey here on this
earth…Amen
Commentary from:
gotquestions.org
