• Names of God

    Alpha and Omega

    I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty. – Revelation 1:8 This name, the Alpha and the Omega, only occurs in the last book of the Bible. Alpha and Omega are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet, the beginning and the end. And even though the name is used only in the last book, it’s used both at the beginning and the end of the book. Maybe that’s a Godwink. John started his gospel, “In the beginning was the Word.” How appropriate that Jesus would tell John He’s not just the Word, He’s the letters. That’s another wink.…