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"I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End," says the Lord God, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty."
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God's Total Sovereignty
Commentators explain that "Alpha and Omega," the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet, signify God's absolute sovereignty over all creation and history. Similar to a Jewish expression for completeness, it declares that God is the beginning, the end, and everything in between, assuring believers that nothing lies outside His control.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I am Alpha and Omega. These are the first and the last letters of the Greek alphabet and properly denote the first and the last. So in Rev…
The Alpha and the Omega (το Αλφα κα το Ο). The first and the last letters of the Greek alphabet, each with its own neuter (grammat…
19th Century
Anglican
The beginning and the ending.—These words are of doubtful authority; they are in all probability taken from Revelation 22:13, and …
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Baptist
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. I John, who al…
Such a stupendous promise requires more than the prophet’s own signature or even Christ’s “Amen.” God himself speaks and, with his own signature, v…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I am Alpha and Omega These are the words of Christ himself, appearing at once, and confirming what John had said of …
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