The Beginning and the End

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

There are doubters who, in their ignorance, declare that Jesus Christ never claimed to be God. Christ states this fact many times. He even declares boldly about himself, "I AM." This is a reference to the name God called Himself when speaking with Moses. The name Jehovah means, "the existing one," or "the one who is." No better picture is given of the fullness of the Existing One's nature than here in John's Revelation. Jesus Christ is the Beginning and End of all things. He is the First and the Last, sovereign over all, unbound by time, space or matter. Our Lord is the categorical summation and culmination of all things. We offer praise to His holy name for He IS the Existing One, the most high God, above all things and over all things. 

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