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Feb 22, 2021 · I, the LORD—the first and the last—I am He.” ["I AM" in LXX] Isa 44:6 - Thus says the LORD, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the LORD of Hosts: “I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God but Me. Isa 48:12 - Listen to Me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I have called: I am He; I am the first, and I am the last.
Jun 21, 2022 · The Lord’s statement that the last would be first and the first last might also have held special meaning for Peter, who had just spoken of having “left all” (Matthew 19:27). Perhaps Jesus detected in Peter’s statement a bit of boasting—Peter was on the verge of becoming spiritually complacent—as the rich young ruler was, but for a different reason.
Jan 4, 2022 · A second meaning of Jesus as the “Alpha and Omega” is that the phrase identifies Him as the God of the Old Testament. Isaiah ascribes this aspect of Jesus’ nature as part of the triune God in several places. “I, the Lord, am the first, and with the last I am He” (41:4). “I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no ...
Apr 5, 2024 · Alpha is the first letter of the Greek alphabet, and is defined as "something that is first." It is often used figuratively to describe superiority or dominance. Omega is the 24th, and last, Greek letter. Put another way, it means "the final part; the end." In Revelation, God is using both of these words literally, as names for Himself.
Jun 19, 2023 · The actual phrase “…the last shall be first and the first shall be last…” can be found in four major passages: Matthew 19:30; 20:16; Mark 10:31, and Luke 13:30. The first and quite revealing use of the phrase came in an actual event — after Jesus’ encounter with a young man, commonly called the “rich young ruler.” (Often, the header “The Rich and the Kingdom of God” can be ...
Jesus Christ: Savior. Christ is “the first and the last” with reference to the gospel system as well. The writer of Hebrews characterizes the Lord as “the author” (archegos – the beginner, the leader) and “the finisher” (teleiotes – one who brings to completion) of “the faith” (12:2). The expression “the faith” (the ...
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Let’s consider what it means for Jesus to say that He is the first and the last. Jesus as the First. For Jesus to be the first means that no one and nothing existed before Him. Jesus Christ is the creator God, as we read in John 1:3: “All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.”
