Thematic Bible: Alpha


Thematic Bible



"I am the Alpha and the Omega" [Note: These are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet, and indicate "the beginning and the end" See 21:6], says the Lord God Almighty, who is [in the present], and who was [in the past] and who will come [in the future]. Verse ConceptsAccepting ChristAlpha And Omegaeternity, nature ofGod, The EternalGod, Titles And Names OfHistoryGod Is Self ExistentJesus Christ, Eternity OfNames And Titles For ChristThe I Am's Of ChristThe AlmightyGod, InfiniteThe Existence Of GodBeginning And EndGod Being Of OldThe Fact Of His Cominga new beginningThe End Of The WorldTrinityThe Second Comingrevelation

saying, "Write down in a book what you see and send it to the seven churches: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicia" [Note: These seven congregations were all located in western Asia Minor]. Verse ConceptsScrollsWritingChurch, Examples OfPreeminence Of ChristSeven PeopleWriting The New TestamentInspiration

Then He said to me, "These things have already happened. [Note: These words express the certainty of what has been predicted in this book, even though not all the events had actually taken place yet]. I am the Alpha and the Omega [See note at 1:8], the beginning and the end. I will give the person who is [spiritually] thirsty [a drink] from the spring of water of life without his having to pay for it. Verse ConceptsAppetite, Satisfaction OfSpiritual Famine, Relief OfendBeginningSpiritual HungerLonging For GodSpring Of WaterChrist, Names ForBeginning And EndGod Providing WaterMetaphorical SpringsFree Of ChargeWater, As A Symbol Of LifeBenefits Of HeavenPrivileges of saintsFinishing Strongatheismrevelation