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The Awesome Names of God
Alpha and Omega
“The Beginning and the Ending”
“The First and the Last”
This name makes a statement that God is the only God there is…
Isaiah 44:6 Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.
Nowhere does the Bible explain where God came from;
however, it is clear that God is the “former” of all things.
Revelation 1:1-18
I. Alpha and Omega speaks of God as the Eternal Cause
of all that is.
A. A foundational truth of Scripture is that God is the “beginning” or origin of all
creation
Genesis 1:1 / Rev. 3:14
B. As Alpha (the first), He is the “exnihilo” creator of all
things
John 1:1-4,10 / Heb. 1:10
C. As Alpha and Omega, He is the sustainer of all
creation
Colossians 1:15-17
II. Alpha and Omega speaks of God as the chief being of
all
A. The name Alpha makes it clear that He is the
pre-eminent one
Colossians 1:18-19
B. His name is above every name
Philippians 2:9-11
C. He is chief because He has been given all authority
Matthew 28:18 Eph. 1:19-22
III. Alpha and Omega speaks of God as the final
destination at which all that exists arrives.
(Example: The River and Avatar
A. “Omega” tells us that God is the point at which
everything concludes
Rev. 1:18-22; 12:13
B. “Omega” tells us that God is the final authority on
all things
John 14:6
C. Each of us shall finally give account to Christ the
Alpha and Omega
Romans 14:11-12