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REVELATION 1:8 +W {A}
After +W 2 the Textus Receptus, following a* 1 (2344) itgig, ar vg
_al_, adds avrch. kai. te,loj, and twenty other minuscules add...
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Verse Revelation 1:8. _I AM ALPHA AND OMEGA_] I am from eternity to
eternity. This mode of speech is borrowed from the Jews, who express
the _whole compass of things_ by א _aleph_ and ת _tau_, the _f...
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I AM ALPHA AND OMEGA - These are the first and the last letters of the
Greek alphabet, and denote properly the first and the last. So in
Revelation 22:13, where the two expressions are united, “I am A...
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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS
I. THE PATMOS VISION OF THE GLORIFIED SON OF MAN
CHAPTER 1
_ 1. The introduction (Revelation 1:1)_
2. Greeting and benediction (Revelation 1:4)
3. The praise (Revel
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THE GREETING is addressed to the seven churches of Asia for whom the
book was written.
REVELATION 1:4. SEVEN CHURCHES, _ i.e._ Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum,
Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, Laodicea. ASI...
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AM ALPHA AND OMEGA.
These two words are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet;
the. and _Z,_ the beginning and end, and mean that this is true of the
speaker. Jesus had just been spoken of...
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The opening scenes of Revelation are of the most striking character.
Though the apostle is confined upon. lonely rock of the sea and is far
away from the saints assembled in the name of Christ, yet be...
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GOD'S REVELATION TO MEN (Revelation 1:1-3)...
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ALPHA AND OMEGA. The Alpha and the Omega. See Revelation 1:17;
Revelation 22:13.
THE... ENDING. The texts omit.
LORD. The texts read "LORD God" (see App-4).
LORD. App-98.
ALMIGHTY App-98. The Greek...
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_Alpha and Omega_ The first and last letters of the _Greek_alphabet
used, as in Rabbinical proverbs the first and last letters of the
_Hebrew_alphabet were, as symbols of "the beginning and the end....
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ΤῸ ἌΛΦΑ ΚΑῚ ΤῸ Ὦ. The first and last letters of the
_Greek_ alphabet used, as in Rabbinical proverbs the first and last
letters of the _Hebrew_ alphabet were, as symbols of “the beginning
and the end....
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_A REVELATION OF LOVE AND BLOOD -- REVELATION 1:4-8:_ The book of
Revelation was written to the seven churches of Asia. There were other
churches in that general area including Troas, Colosse and Hier...
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I AM ALPHA AND OMEGA,— "I was before all worlds, and shall continue
the same, when all the revolutions of this world are over, and the
final scenes relating to it shall be concluded." This verse affor...
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Tomlinson's Comments
PROLOGUE 1:18
1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his
servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent
and signified it by his...
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Strauss-' Comments
SECTION 2
Text Revelation 1:4-8
4 John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace,
from him who is and who was and who is to come; and from the seven
Spirits th...
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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.
'I am the Alpha and the Omega'-the first and last letters of the
alp...
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1 This is the unveiling of a Person Jesus Christ-not merely a
prediction revealed through Him. God gives it to Him as a reward for
His sufferings.
1 Swiftly-not _ soon_, but with speed. On the morning...
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1:8 come, (e-22) It is not 'about to come,' for the _ act_ of the
Lord's coming is not immediately before the mind. I will not say there
is no allusion to the future awaited exercise of divine power;...
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THE VISION OF THE SON OF MAN
St. John addresses 'the seven churches which are in Asia,' telling
them of a vision of Christ, who bade him, write in a book what he saw
and send it to them.
1-3. Introdu...
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ALPHA AND OMEGA] RV 'the Alpha and the Omega'; i.e. the Eternal One:
cp. Revelation 2:16; Isaiah 44:6. In Revelation 22:13 the title is
applied to Christ. Alpha and Omega are the first and last letter...
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FROM NOW TO THE END OF TIME
REVELATION
_IAN MACKERVOY_
ABOUT THE BOOK OF REVELATION
1 THE WRITER
The writer of this book simply calls himself John. He wrote to the
*churches in Asia. He describe...
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THE BEGINNING AND THE ENDING. — These words are of doubtful
authority; they are in all probability taken from Revelation 22:13,
and interpolated here. The description of the verse applies, with
little...
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CHAPTER I.
THE PROLOGUE.
Revelation 1:1
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show unto His
servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and He sent
and signified it th...
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The prologue....
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Only here and in Revelation 21:5 f. is God introduced as the speaker,
in the Apocalypse. The advent of the Christ, which marks the end of
the age, is brought about by God, who overrules
(παντοκράτωρ a...
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THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST
Revelation 1:1
In His capacity as mediator, our Lord receives from the Father and
transmits to His servants, that they may in turn transmit to the world
of men, the gre...
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The theme of this Book is found in its opening sentence, "The
Revelation of Jesus Christ." This should be borne in mind from first
to last, and our object should be to see Him as He is here revealed....
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IDENTIFYING JESUS
This letter is also from Jesus, who is the "faithful witness" of God's
will (Revelation 1:5; John 3:31-32; John 8:14; John 1
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(6) I am (f) Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the
Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
(6) A confirmation of the greeting earlier, taken from the wor...
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_I am Alpha, and Omega. These, the first and last letters of the Greek
alphabet, signify the same as what follows, the beginning, and the
end, the first cause and last end of all intelligent beings, w...
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(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.
What a blessed verse is here! It should seem, that no sooner had th...
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That God should have chosen John to be the instrument of communicating
the closing volume of the New Testament is worthy of our
consideration. It is not a new thing for God thus to set out the
stronge...
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I Am
I. INTRODUCTION
A. Isaiah 11:1-2 There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse,
And a Branch shall grow out of his roots.
2 The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisd...
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The revelation is one belonging to Jesus Christ, which God gave Him,
and He signifies it to John. Though God over all blessed for ever, He
is here seen as Son of man, the rejected Messiah or Lamb, and...
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I AM ALPHA AND OMEGA,.... These are the words of Christ himself,
appearing at once, and confirming what John had said of him,
concerning his person, offices, and future coming: Alpha is the first
lett...
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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.
Ver. 8. _Which is, and which was_] The Father is called "He that is,...
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_I am Alpha and Omega, saith the Lord Alpha_ is the first, _Omega_ the
last letter in the Greek alphabet. Let his enemies boast and rage ever
so much in the intermediate time, yet he is both the _Alph...
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ALPHA AND OMEGA; these are the first and last letters of the Greek
alphabet, and by thus applying them to himself, Christ shows that he
is the cause and end of all things. Compare Isaiah 44:6.
IS-WAS-...
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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.
This paragraph strikes the keynote of the entire book, its sentences
mo...
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The prologue:...
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God gave this Revelation to Jesus Christ so that He might, as the Son
of Man, communicate this to His servants. It is He who has been
entrusted with the restitution of all things, and is therefore giv...
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_8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,” says
the Lord, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”_
A. ALPHA AND OMEGA - These are the first and last letters of the G...
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4-8 There can be no true peace, where there is not true grace; and
where grace goeth before, peace will follow. This blessing is in the
name of God, of the Holy Trinity, it is an act of adoration. Th...
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ALPHA and OMEGA are the first and last letters in the Greek alphabet,
as _Aleph_ and _Tau_ are in the Hebrew alphabet: the meaning of these
is expounded, THE BEGINNING AND THE ENDING; he who was befor...
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Clement of Alexandria The Instructor Book I
Rightly, therefore, the Lord again promises milk to the righteous,
that the Word may be clearly shown to be both, "the Alpha and Omega,
beginning and end;...
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Revelation 1:8 I G1473 am G1510 (G5748) Alpha G1 and G2532 Omega G5598
Beginning G746 and G2532 End...
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‘I am the Alpha and the Omega,' says the Lord God, ‘who is and who
was and who is to come, the Almighty.'
At this point God is seen as dramatically stepping in to make His
declaration over the whole...
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Revelation 1:8. This conclusion is strengthened by the words of the
eighth verse, in which the emphasis lies upon the ALMIGHTY, thus
bringing into prominence that all-powerful might in which Jesus goe...
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In the first paragraph of the chapter we have the Preface and the
Salutation of the book, the one extending from Revelation 1:1 to
Revelation 1:3, the other from Revelation 1:4 to...
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THE ALPHA AND THE OMEGA
(το Αλφα κα το Ο). The first and the last letters of the
Greek alphabet, each with its own neuter (grammatical gender) article.
This description of the eternity of God recurs...
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Revelation 1:1. _The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto
him, to show unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass;
and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant J...
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Revelation 1:1. _The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto
him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass;
and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant J...
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CONTENTS: The Patmos vision of John and the command to write.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, John.
CONCLUSION: Jesus Christ, the Alpha and the Omega, speaks to believers
through the Apostle J...
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Revelation 1:1. _The Revelation of Jesus Christ,_ which reaches to the
end of time, and is a continuation of the Hebrew, and the christian
prophets of the new testament. This revelation properly begin...
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I AM THE ALPHA AND THE OMEGA. The first and last letters of the Greek
alphabet - the beginning and the end (Isaiah 41:4). All things begin
and end in God (The Father - see also Revelation 21:5-6. But...
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REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 1:7 COMING WITH THE CLOUDS. See note
on 1 Thess. 4:16–17. Jesus is the Son of Man. He will have a
universal kingdom (see...
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REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 1:1 Prologue. The terms
“revelation,” “show,” “made it known,” and “he saw”
prepare readers for symbolic visions.
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These verses must be held together, and grasped comprehensively to get
the proper view-point. "John to the seven churches which are in Asia."
What he writes, he writes to those seven churches; and thi...
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_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
Revelation 1:8. ALPHA AND OMEGA.—First and last letters of the Greek
alphabet, regarded as including all the letters between. So Christ
bears relation to the whole stor...
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EXPOSITION
THE TITLE. The simplest form of this, as of other books of the New
Testament, is the oldest: 'The Revelation of John'
(Αποκάλυψις Ιωάννου). Other forms worth noting
are: 'The Revelation o...
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_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._
In Revelation 1:4, the one which is, which was and which is to come...
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Shall we turn in our Bibles now to the book of Revelation, chapter
one?
The Revelation of Jesus Christ (Revelation 1:1),
The Greek word "apokalupsis" is literally the unveiling. So in the
very first...
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2 Corinthians 6:18; Exodus 6:3; Genesis 17:1; Genesis 28:3; Genesis 35
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Alpha and Omega [τ ο α κ α ι τ ο ω]. Rev., rightly, gives the
article, "the Alpha," etc. The words are explained by the gloss,
properly omitted from the text, the beginning and the ending. The
Rabbini...
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THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST
Revelation 1:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
1. The word "Revelation." The word "revelation" means an unveiling or
uncovering, thus we approach the last Book of the Bible with a...
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CHRIST AMONG THE CHURCHES
Revelation 1:8
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We enter in this marvelously descriptive chapter, centering our
thoughts upon the appearance of Christ as He walks among His Churches.
1....
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I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord God — Alpha is the
first, Omega, the last, letter in the Greek alphabet. Let his enemies
boast and rage ever so much in the intermediate time, yet the Lord...
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Observe here, 1. That what was applied to God the Father, at the
fourth verse, namely, that he WAS, IS, and IS TO COME, is here by
Christ applied to himself at the eighth verse: I AM ALPHA AND OMEGA,...