John
the apostle shared in his introduction of the book of “Revelation”,
“Behold, he
comes with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also
which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because
of him. Even so, Amen”,
and in
chapter one and verse eight of “Revelation”,
John shares Jesus' words, “I
am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending” where
we read:
I
am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, says the Lord,
which
is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
The
verse begins, “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and
the ending, says the Lord, ...” John
began with the words, “I am Alpha”
which means “Jesus is the first which is derived from the first
letter in the Greek alphabet” “and Omega”
or “the finality or end which is derived from the last letter in
the Greek alphabet”, “the beginning”
which means “the origin, principality and extreme rule” “and
the ending” or “the
termination, limit at which a thing ceases to be and the last in
succession or series” “says”
which means “speaks, affirms over, maintains, exhorts, advises,
commands, directs and mentions” “the Lord”
which refers to “he
to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of
deciding; master
and the title given to God the Messiah”.
Jesus declared Himself to be “the first, last, origin and
termination” of all things.
The
verse goes on to say, “... which is, and which was, and
which is to come, the Almighty.” John
added the words, “which is”
or “who exists in the present”, “and which was”
which means “who exists in the past”,“and which is to
come” or “exists in the
future”, “the Almighty”
which refers to “the omnipotent ruler and absolute and universal
sovereign”. Jesus exists in the present, past and future all at the
same time which is affirmed by the “absolute sovereign” God.
When
we consider John's words in this verse, we learn of the “eternal
nature” of Jesus Christ. Jesus exists outside of time as we know it
because He lives in the past, present and future all at once. When we
think this through, we realize this One, this Messiah who exists
outside of time has extended His love to all people, and the
demonstration of His commitment was His dying on the cross. God
desires to have everyone in a relationship with Him through His Son
Jesus, and when they “yield” their lives to Him through “belief
and trust”, they too shall inherit, “eternal, everlasting life”.
Next
time
we shall see John share how he, “was
in the isle that is called Patmos for the word of God, and for the
testimony of Jesus Christ”,
so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until
tomorrow…there is more…
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
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