"I am the Alpha and the Omega"

“I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last” (Revelation 22:13).

This verse is probably the greatest general description of God found in scripture. It shows us how God exists and why He is the Supreme Being that He is. Let us just for a moment look at God and His existence from beginning to end.

God is the Alpha or the beginning. This shows that God was the beginning of everything (Genesis 1:1); but not only this, it shows that God always has been. This of course is very hard for the human mind to grasp -- that someone could have always existed -- but nevertheless it is the case with God. One of the greatest arguments against evolution is the old adage, “Something is, therefore something always was.” And that “something” happens to be “someone,” and that someone is God!

God is also the Omega or the end. He brought this world into existence and He will be the One who will bring it to an end (2 Peter 3:10). After this He will continue to exist throughout eternity. Someone as powerful as this deserves our respect and devotion. Let us hope that we can give Him that devotion so He will be our eternity. We need to be sure that our soul belongs to Him and not to Satan because like God, we will exist forever. Let us strive to make sure we do not spend that existence in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone! “But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death” (Revelation 21:8). Become a Christian today if you have not already done so (John 3:16; Romans 10:10; Luke 13:3; Mark 16:16) and don’t look back (Hebrews 10:39)!

Jonathan Glaesemann