Alpha
& Omega
Rev
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."
Our
text shows Jesus claiming His deity. He is the fullness of God
eternally. Paul said in Col. 2:9 that in Him dwelt the fullness of
the Godhead, bodily. John told us in John 1:1-3 that He was God from
the beginning, and that He was the Creator. Here in our text Jesus
claimed to be the Alpha, the first Letter of the Greek alphabet, and
Omega, the last letter of that alphabet. He tells us that He has
been, that He is, and that He shall come. He further tells us that
in this He is the Almighty.
Why
was God (Jesus) caring about creation? It was for the unfolding and
displaying of His own glory Eph. 1:6, 12, 14. It was for the
revealing and displaying of His love Jer. 31:3. He loved us to give
us light and beauty described in Gen. 1. He Loved us to give us food
Gen. 1:29. He loved us to provide for companionship Gen. 2:18,
21-25. He loved us to govern His Kingdom and to make us a part of it
Matt. 25:34. He loved us to have us share in the intimacy of His
church Eph. 3:6, 9, 21
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