ALPHA AND OMEGA - “Alpha” and “omega” are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet. Jesus being the “Alpha and Omega” means that He was at the beginning of all things and will be at the close. He has no beginning, nor will He have any end with respect to time, being from everlasting to everlasting.

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Alpha and the Omega?

Why is Jesus the Alpha and the Omega?

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Jesus proclaimed Himself to be the “Alpha and Omega” in: Revelation 1:8

⁸ “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” English Standard Version (ESV)

Revelation 21:6  

⁶ And he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment. (ESV)

Revelation 22:13

¹³ I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.” (ESV)

“Alpha” and “omega” are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet.

Among the Jewish rabbis, 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.

Jesus as the beginning and end of all things is a reference to no one but the true God.

This statement of eternality could apply only to God. It is seen especially in Revelation 22:13, where Jesus proclaims that He is “the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”

One of the meanings of 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.

It was Christ, as second Person of the Trinity, who brought about the creation: “Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made” (John 1:3).

His Second Coming will be the beginning of the end of creation as we know it (2 Peter 3:10).

As God incarnate, He has no beginning, nor will He have any end with respect to time, being from everlasting to everlasting.

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” (Isaiah 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.

Are you struggling with a big decision or wondering how your eternal future will play out?

Why not talk to the God of the universe and let Him work in your behalf?

He says, “I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you" (Psalm 32:8).

Ask God to show you what to do. Pray the following prayer:

“Heavenly Father,

I admit that I am a sinner and my sins have separated me from You. I now want to turn away from my past sinful life and begin a new life with You.

Please forgive me. I now receive your Son, Jesus Christ as my Savior, my Master and my Lord. I believe and confess that Jesus Christ died for my sins, was buried, and rose from the dead.

I want to receive all that Jesus Christ has provided for me as my Savior. Your Word says, ‘Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved’ (Romans 10:13).

I believe and confess that Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth, and the Life, and no man comes unto the Father, but by Him.

Lord Jesus, I pray and ask You, to come into my heart and be Lord of my life. I thank You that you have given me eternal life, and according to Your Word, I am born again.

Heavenly Father, thank You for the gift of the Holy Spirit Who is in me now. I surrender my life to You. I promise to study Your Word – the Bible.

Use me for Your glory.

In Jesus’ Name. Amen.”

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