Revelation 1:8
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.
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Study Note
The divine self-declaration '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' applies the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet to God's comprehensive self-description as origin, sustainer, and goal of all existence. The triple temporal formula ('which is, and which was, and which is to come') is a theological expansion of the divine name Yahweh (ehyeh asher ehyeh, I AM who I AM, Exodus 3:14), translated into Greek philosophical categories of eternal present. The title 'Almighty' (pantokratōr) is the LXX rendering of 'Lord of Hosts' (Yahweh Sabaoth), the commanding military title of the God of Israel. That this formula is applied to Christ in Revelation 1:17 and 22:13 ('I am the Alpha and Omega') represents one of the New Testament's most explicit identifications of Jesus with the divine Name.
Andere Übersetzungen
I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.
`I am the Alpha and the Omega, beginning and end, saith the Lord, who is, and who was, and who is coming--the Almighty.'
I am the First and the Last, says the Lord God who is and was and is to come, the Ruler of all.
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