CONVERSATIONS ABOUT JESUS: ALPHA & OMEGA

 

CONVERSATIONS ABOUT JESUS (NAMES OF JESUS)

April 6

Alpha & Omega (Revelation 22:13)

Based on Ann Spangler’s Praying the Names of Jesus

 

The Key Scripture

Revelation 22:13, “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.” 

 

The Name

·      Alpha & Omega are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet. 

 

·      The title “Alpha and Omega” appears only 3 times in the Bible. All three are in the book of Revelation. 

·      These verses allude to passages in Isaiah where God identifies himself as being both the first and the last. (Isaiah 44:6, 48:12)

 

·      Jesus revealed Himself as “the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”

 

·      Jesus was present at the world’s beginning; Jesus will also be present at the world’s end, when He and His work are finally and fully revealed. 

 

·      When you pray to Christ as the Alpha and the Omega, you are praying to the One who is, who was, and who is to come. 

 

·      He is our all-sufficient Lord, who will not fail to complete the good work He has begun in us. 

 

Questions 

·      Can you imagine a human claiming to be the A to Z?

·      How does this title relate to Christ’s identity?

·      Think of how this title relates to Jesus’ role in both creation and in world history. What do you think that means?

·      How is Jesus first and last in your life? 

 

Reflections

·      If Jesus is the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end of the world’s painful but hopeful story, it is vital that we not only listen, but that we respond, letting Christ weave our own small stories into the greatest story ever told. 

 

·      Let us fix our eyes on Christ, who is God forever. He is the One who is, who was, and who will be. He is the One who banishes our fear because He holds the past, the present, and the future in His all-powerful hands. 

 

·      May He be the beginning and the end of everything we believe, everything we strive for, everything we trust in. May He be the first in our families, the first in our relationships, the first in our businesses, and the first in the days that lie ahead for us. Our lives are in the hands of the only One able to save us both now and forever.