#3 The Alpha and the Omega

The Alpha and the Omega

Joh 1:1 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 were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.

“He was…..” He, meaning  the “Word”, Jesus Christ, was with God from the incomprehensible beginning. Jesus told John in Rev 21:6, “I am the alpha and the omega, the beginning and the end.”

I love the use of the first letter of the Greek alphabet, (alpha) and the last. (omega) It’s like Jesus  is saying, “I am the first letter of the alphabet to the last letter of the alphabet and every expressive combination of all the letters in-between! I am the Word!

Every word ever formed in every language uses the letters of their respective alphabets. But Jesus is not restricting Himself to the Greek alphabet! His point is that He is the first letter of God the Father’s alphabet, the last letter of God’s alphabet, and every expressive combination in-between! He IS the Word of God! (and His name is called The Word of God. Rev 19:13)

He is the Divine expression, with the Father from eternity. He is every word formed in God’s language, using God’s alphabet to express God’s thoughts! Jesus is behind all of God’s thoughts toward us. That’s why John can say with full certainty that ALL things were made through Him (Jesus) and without Him (the Word) “nothing was made that was made.”

Let’s go back to the beginning of the Bible: Ge 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God (the eternal third person of the Trinity) was hovering over the face of the waters (awaiting the command or communication from the Father to create…..in other words, awaiting the WORD)  3 Then God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light”  At this point, the Word was unleashed, the thought of God was expressed, and the Spirit then proceeded to instantaneously bring forth light.

When you think about it, the whole process mirrors the salvation experience. God’s thoughts toward men are thoughts of salvation and eternal life! Those thoughts are expressed in Jesus, received by faith, and brought forth in an instant by the Holy Spirit! The Holy Spirit, flips the switch,  and man’s sin darkened soul is enlightened with saving faith in Jesus, (the Word and the Light of the world!)