Study it in the app“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.”
Jesus says he is coming soon and is the beginning and the endJesus Will Return
I amἐγὼthe Alphaτὸ Ἄλφαandκαὶthe Omega,τὸ Ὦthe firstὁ πρῶτοςandκαὶthe last,ὁ ἔσχατοςthe beginningἡ ἀρχὴandκαὶthe end.τὸ τέλος
Both texts say “the first and the last”; in Isaiah 44:6 YHWH says it.
They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.
Alpha
Alpha, the first letter of the Greek alphabet; "the Alpha and the Omega" means the first and the last, the beginning and the end.
Where else “Alpha” appearsO
O!
Where else “Ō” appearsfirst
The one who comes before all others, in time or in order.
Where else “prōtos” appearslast
The one who comes behind all, in line or in esteem.
Where else “eschatos” appearsbeginning
The point where something starts: its first moment.
Where else “archē” appearsend
The end of something.
Where else “telos” appears12“Look, I am coming soon, and my reward is with me, to repay each one as his work is.
13 · This verse (above)
14Happy are those who wash their robes, so that they will have the right to the tree of life, and may enter into the city by the gates.
