Rev 1:8 | Family | STEP | Alpha and Omega ; these are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet, and by thus applying them to himself, Christ shows that he is the cause and end of all things. Compare . Is--was--is to come ; a description of Christ as Jehovah, self-existent, unchangeable, and eternal. See note to verse .

Revelation of John 1:8

Alpha and Omega; these are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet, and by thus applying them to himself, Christ shows that he is the cause and end of all things. Compare Isa 44:6.

Is--was--is to come; a description of Christ as Jehovah, self-existent, unchangeable, and eternal. See note to verse Re 1:4.