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ALPHA AND OMEGA

The first and last characters of the Greek alphabet. The statement “I am the alpha and omega” is attributed to God (Rev. 1:8; 21:6) and to Jesus (22:13), explained as “the beginning and the end” (21:6; 22:13) and “the first and the last” (1:17; 2:8; 22:13). Likely all three phrases allude to Isa. 44:6; 48:12, where Yahweh asserts his eternal transcendent greatness. “The alpha and the omega” designate Jesus Christ as the creator and the climax of the universe (cf. Rom. 11:36; Eph. 1:10).

Bibliography. A. König, The Eclipse of Christ in Eschatology (Grand Rapids, 1989), 23-31.

A. B. Caneday






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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