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The Alpha & The Omega

Revelation 22:13


• John 21:25—And there are also many

other things which Jesus did, which if they

were written in detail, I suppose that even

the world itself would not contain the

books that would be written.

• John’s focus is primarily on Jesus’ earthly

ministry.


• However, when we think about the fact

that Jesus is eternally God, we should also

remember that He is infinite.

• As finite human beings, we’ll never know

all that our infinite Savior has done.


• Revelation 22:13—I am the Alpha and the

Omega, the first and the last, the

beginning and the end.

• All three of these statements point to the

fact that Jesus is infinite and eternal.

• In other words, they tell us that Jesus is

fully and completely God.


• He’s not just a great teacher, a prophet, a

super spiritually in tuned person, and He’s

not just a baby in the manger, either.


• John 1:1-3—1 In the beginning was the

Word, and the Word was with God, and

the Word was God. 2 He was in the

beginning with God. 3 All things came into

being through Him, and apart from Him

nothing came into being that has come

into being.


• John 1:14—And the Word became flesh,

and dwelt among us, and we saw His

glory, glory as of the only begotten from

the Father, full of grace and truth.


• Jesus is eternal: “In the beginning was

the Word, and the Word was with God.”

• Jesus isn’t part of creation.

• He wasn’t God’s highest creation.

• He is the creator.


• Genesis 1:1—In the beginning God

created the heavens and the earth.

• God existed before time began.

• And, Jesus was there with Him.

• Not only was Jesus with God, He was

God.

• John 1:1—In the beginning was the Word,

and the Word was with God, and the

Word was God.


• Jesus is God.

• He “created the heavens and the earth.”

• John 1:3—All things came into being

through Him, and apart from Him nothing

came into being that has come into being.


• Colossians 1:16-17—16 For by Him all

things were created, both in the heavens

and on earth, visible and invisible, whether

thrones or dominions or rulers or

authorities—all things have been created

through Him and for Him. 17 He is before

all things, and in Him all things hold

together.


• Revelation 22:13—I am the Alpha and the

Omega, the first and the last, the

beginning and the end,

• Since we are bound by time, it’s virtually

impossible for us to imagine the absence

of time.

• However, before time and space existed,

there was God.


• God spoke, and brought time, space, and

the material universe into existence.

• And, Jesus was just as much a part of

bringing the universe into existence as

God the Father.


• Mohamad didn’t speak the earth into

existence, Buddha didn’t speak the earth

into existence, Krishna didn’t speak the

earth into existence, and Joseph Smith

didn’t speak the earth into existence,

Jesus did.

• Jesus isn’t just a great religious leader; He

is God.


• Jesus spoke all of that into existence.

• There was no universe, no galaxies, no

space, and no time.

• But, with a word, He brought everything

into being.


• Every year, people around the world

celebrate the birth of Christ.

• Jesus died for our sins, rose from the

dead, ascended into heaven, and reigns

over His creation.

• No one could possibly do what He did,

because no one else was God in the flesh.


• Jesus alone is worthy of praise, because

He alone is God.

• He is “the Alpha and the Omega, the first

and the last, the beginning and the end.”

• He was God before time began and He’ll

be God for all of eternity.


• He would be worthy of our worship even if

He didn’t die for our sins.

• He is God, has always been God, and

always will be God.

• He is the creator and sustainer of the

universe.

• And, He is worthy of all our praise.

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