Alpha and Omega Revelation 22:13

After sharing much of the beauty of the heavenly city and looking upon the wonders that shall be there, Jesus declared to John the apostle, “Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keeps the sayings of the prophecy of this book.” John continued, “And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which showed me these things. Then said he unto me, See you do it not: for I am your fellow-servant, and of your brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.” John continued, “And he said unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand. He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.” In Revelation chapter twenty-two and verse thirteen John shares how Jesus told him, “I am Alpha and Omega” where we read:

I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. 

 

The verse reads, “I am Alpha and Omega, ...” John began with the words, “I am” which means “Jesus is” “Alpha” or “the beginning” “and Omega” which means “the end or last”. Jesus employed the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet to demonstrate how He is the “first and the last”.

The verse goes on to say, “... the beginning and the end, the first and the last.” John added the words, “the beginning” which means “the origin, person who commences, first in a series and the extremity of a thing” “and the end” which refers to “the termination and limit at which a thing ceases to be, last in succession or series, the finish and eternal”, “the first” which means “the chief and principal in influence, honor, rank and succession”, “and the last” or “the end in time, place, series or temporal succession”. John shared how Jesus is also the “origin, finish, chief in influence and final one in succession”.

When we meditate upon John's words in this verse, we see how Jesus covers the full gamete of time and space. He existed before time began, and He will exist eternally. He co-exists with God the Father who desires for every person to have a relationship with Him through His Son Jesus Christ. God always has been and always shall be, and Jesus wants everyone to be with them throughout all eternity. May all who read these words know that Jesus is the preeminent One, and He shall exist forever, and those who are wise shall align their lives in submission to the “Alpha, Omega, beginning, end first and last” One today.

Next time John declares, “Blessed are they that do his commandments” so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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