What does Revelation 1:8 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"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."
REVELATION 1:8 +W {A} After +W 2 the Textus Receptus, following a* 1 (2344) itgig, ar vg _al_, adds avrch. kai. te,loj, and twenty other minuscules add h` avrch. kai. to. te,loj. If the longer text...
Verse Revelation 1:8. _I AM ALPHA AND OMEGA_] I am from eternity to eternity. This mode of speech is borrowed from the Jews, who express the _whole compass of things_ by א _aleph_ and ת _tau_, the _fi...
I AM ALPHA AND OMEGA - These are the first and the last letters of the Greek alphabet, and denote properly the first and the last. So in Revelation 22:13, where the two expressions are united, “I am A...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. THE PATMOS VISION OF THE GLORIFIED SON OF MAN CHAPTER 1 _ 1. The introduction (Revelation 1:1)_ 2. Greeting and benediction (Revelation 1:4) 3. The praise (Revelation...
THE GREETING is addressed to the seven churches of Asia for whom the book was written. REVELATION 1:4. SEVEN CHURCHES, _ i.e._ Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, Laodicea. ASI...
The opening scenes of Revelation are of the most striking character. Though the apostle is confined upon. lonely rock of the sea and is far away from the saints assembled in the name of Christ, yet be...
GOD'S REVELATION TO MEN (Revelation 1:1-3)...
ALPHA AND OMEGA. The Alpha and the Omega. See Revelation 1:17; Revelation 22:13. THE... ENDING. The texts omit. LORD. The texts read "LORD God" (see App-4). LORD. App-98. ALMIGHTY App-98. The Gree...
_Alpha and Omega_ The first and last letters of the _Greek_alphabet used, as in Rabbinical proverbs the first and last letters of the _Hebrew_alphabet were, as symbols of "the beginning and the end....
ΤῸ ἌΛΦΑ ΚΑῚ ΤῸ Ὦ. The first and last letters of the _Greek_ alphabet used, as in Rabbinical proverbs the first and last letters of the _Hebrew_ alphabet were, as symbols of “the beginning and the end....
_A REVELATION OF LOVE AND BLOOD -- REVELATION 1:4-8:_ The book of Revelation was written to the seven churches of Asia. There were other churches in that general area including Troas, Colosse and Hier...
ΈΓΏ (G1473) я, эмфатическое: "Я, и никто другой!" ΆΛΦΑ (1) альфа; первая буква _греч._ алфавита. Арт. ΤΌ с praed. _пот._ указывает, что подлежащее и сказуемое являются одним и тем же и взаимозаменяем...
I AM ALPHA AND OMEGA,— "I was before all worlds, and shall continue the same, when all the revolutions of this world are over, and the final scenes relating to it shall be concluded." This verse affor...
Tomlinson's Comments PROLOGUE 1:18 1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his...
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 am the Alpha and the Omega'-the first and last letters of the alp...
1 This is the unveiling of a Person Jesus Christ-not merely a prediction revealed through Him. God gives it to Him as a reward for His sufferings. 1 Swiftly-not _ soon_, but with speed. On the mornin...
1:8 come, (e-22) It is not 'about to come,' for the _ act_ of the Lord's coming is not immediately before the mind. I will not say there is no allusion to the future awaited exercise of divine power;...
THE VISION OF THE SON OF MAN St. John addresses 'the seven churches which are in Asia,' telling them of a vision of Christ, who bade him, write in a book what he saw and send it to them. 1-3. Introdu...
FROM NOW TO THE END OF TIME REVELATION _IAN MACKERVOY_ ABOUT THE BOOK OF REVELATION 1 THE WRITER The writer of this book simply calls himself John. He wrote to the *churches in Asia. He describe...
THE BEGINNING AND THE ENDING. — These words are of doubtful authority; they are in all probability taken from Revelation 22:13, and interpolated here. The description of the verse applies, with little...
CHAPTER I. THE PROLOGUE. Revelation 1:1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show unto His servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and He sent and signified it t...
The prologue....
THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST Revelation 1:1 In His capacity as mediator, our Lord receives from the Father and transmits to His servants, that they may in turn transmit to the world of men, the gr...
The theme of this Book is found in its opening sentence, "The Revelation of Jesus Christ." This should be borne in mind from first to last, and our object should be to see Him as He is here revealed....
IDENTIFYING JESUS This letter is also from Jesus, who is the "faithful witness" of God's will (Revelation 1:5; John 3:31-32; John 8:14; John 18:36-38). Jesus was also the first one to be raised from t...
(6) I am (f) Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. (6) A confirmation of the greeting earlier, taken from the wor...
_I am Alpha, and Omega. These, the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet, signify the same as what follows, the beginning, and the end, the first cause and last end of all intelligent beings, w...
(8) 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. What a blessed verse is here! It should seem, that no sooner had th...
That God should have chosen John to be the instrument of communicating the closing volume of the New Testament is worthy of our consideration. It is not a new thing for God thus to set out the stronge...
I Am I. INTRODUCTION A. Isaiah 11:1-2 There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots. 2 The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisd...
The revelation is one belonging to Jesus Christ, which God gave Him, and He signifies it to John. Though God over all blessed for ever, He is here seen as Son of man, the rejected Messiah or Lamb, and...
I AM ALPHA AND OMEGA,.... These are the words of Christ himself, appearing at once, and confirming what John had said of him, concerning his person, offices, and future coming: Alpha is the first lett...
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. Ver. 8. _Which is, and which was_] The Father is called "He that is,...
_I am Alpha and Omega, saith the Lord Alpha_ is the first, _Omega_ the last letter in the Greek alphabet. Let his enemies boast and rage ever so much in the intermediate time, yet he is both the _Alph...
ALPHA AND OMEGA; these are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet, and by thus applying them to himself, Christ shows that he is the cause and end of all things. Compare Isaiah 44:6. IS-WAS...
The prologue:...
God gave this Revelation to Jesus Christ so that He might, as the Son of Man, communicate this to His servants. It is He who has been entrusted with the restitution of all things, and is therefore giv...
_8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,” says the Lord, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”_ A. ALPHA AND OMEGA - These are the first and last letters of the G...
4-8 There can be no true peace, where there is not true grace; and where grace goeth before, peace will follow. This blessing is in the name of God, of the Holy Trinity, it is an act of adoration. Th...
ALPHA and OMEGA are the first and last letters in the Greek alphabet, as _Aleph_ and _Tau_ are in the Hebrew alphabet: the meaning of these is expounded, THE BEGINNING AND THE ENDING; he who was befor...
Clement of Alexandria The Instructor Book I Rightly, therefore, the Lord again promises milk to the righteous, that the Word may be clearly shown to be both, "the Alpha and Omega, beginning and end;...
Revelation 1:8 I G1473 am G1510 (G5748) Alpha G1 and G2532 Omega G5598 Beginning G746 and G2532 End G5056 says G3004 (G5719) Lord G2962 who G3588 is G5607 (G5752) (G5625) G3801 and G2532 who G3588 was...
‘I am the Alpha and the Omega,' says the Lord God, ‘who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.' At this point God is seen as dramatically stepping in to make His declaration over the whole...
In the first paragraph of the chapter we have the Preface and the Salutation of the book, the one extending from Revelation 1:1 to Revelation 1:3, the other from Revelation 1:4 to Revelation 1:8. The...
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 (grammatical gender) article. This description of the eternity of God recurs...
Revelation 1:1. _The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to show unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant J...
CONTENTS: The Patmos vision of John and the command to write. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, John. CONCLUSION: Jesus Christ, the Alpha and the Omega, speaks to believers through the Apostle J...
Revelation 1:1. _The Revelation of Jesus Christ,_ which reaches to the end of time, and is a continuation of the Hebrew, and the christian prophets of the new testament. This revelation properly begin...
I AM THE ALPHA AND THE OMEGA. The first and last letters of the Greek alphabet - the beginning and the end (Isaiah 41:4). All things begin and end in God (The Father - see also Revelation 21:5-6. But...
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 1:1 Prologue. The terms “revelation,” “show,” “made it known,” and “he saw” prepare readers for symbolic visions. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img")...
These verses must be held together, and grasped comprehensively to get the proper view-point. "John to the seven churches which are in Asia." What he writes, he writes to those seven churches; and thi...
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Revelation 1:8. ALPHA AND OMEGA.—First and last letters of the Greek alphabet, regarded as including all the letters between. So Christ bears relation to the whole sto...
EXPOSITION THE TITLE. The simplest form of this, as of other books of the New Testament, is the oldest: 'The Revelation of John' (Αποκάλυψις Ιωάννου). Other forms worth noting are: 'The Revelation o...
_8 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._ In Revelation 1:4, the one which is, which was and which is to come...
Shall we turn in our Bibles now to the book of Revelation, chapter one? The Revelation of Jesus Christ (Revelation 1:1), The Greek word "apokalupsis" is literally the unveiling. So in the very first...
2 Corinthians 6:18; Exodus 6:3; Genesis 17:1; Genesis 28:3; Genesis 35:11; Genesis 43:14; Genesis 48:3; Genesis 49:25; Isaiah 41:4; Isaiah 43:1
Alpha and Omega [τ ο α κ α ι τ ο ω]. Rev., rightly, gives the article, "the Alpha," etc. The words are explained by the gloss, properly omitted from the text, the beginning and the ending. The Rabbini...
THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST Revelation 1:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The word "Revelation." The word "revelation" means an unveiling or uncovering, thus we approach the last Book of the Bible with a...
I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord God — Alpha is the first, Omega, the last, letter in the Greek alphabet. Let his enemies boast and rage ever so much in the intermediate time, yet the Lord...
Observe here, 1. That what was applied to God the Father, at the fourth verse, namely, that he WAS, IS, and IS TO COME, is here by Christ applied to himself at the eighth verse: I AM ALPHA AND OMEGA,...