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Alpha and Omega: To whom does this title properly belong? (1) At Revelation 1:8, its owner is said to be God, the Almighty. In verse 11 according to KJ, that title is applied to one whose description thereafter shows him to be Jesus Christ. But scholars recognize the reference to Alpha and Omega in verse 11 to be spurious, and so it does not appear in RS, NE, JB, NAB, Dy. (2) Many translations of Revelation into Hebrew recognize that the one described in verse 8 is Jehovah, and so they restore the personal name of God there. See NW, 1984 Reference edition. (3) Revelation 21:6, 7 indicates that Christians who are spiritual conquerors are to be ‘sons’ of the one known as the Alpha and the Omega. That is never said of the relationship of spirit-anointed Christians to Jesus Christ. Jesus spoke of them as his ‘brothers.’ (Heb. 2:11; Matt. 12:50; 25:40) But those ‘brothers’ of Jesus are referred to as “sons of God.” (Gal. 3:26; 4:6) (4) At Revelation 22:12, TEV inserts the name Jesus, so the

2007-11-13 20:48:34 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

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The expression "Alpha and Omega" is used exclusively with reference to Almighty Jehovah, God the Father.

No actual Scripture ever refers to Jesus as Alpha and Omega. The KJV (of 1611) and a few other bibles include a fraudulent additional phrase in Revelation 1:11 which has been exposed as a lie for over a hundred years.

Actually, neither Alpha and Omega do not appear in the most authoritative renderings of Revelation 1:11. Jehovah's Witnesses are not unique in recognizing this bible truth, but are perhaps unique in recognizing the repercussions in exposing the origins of this spurious addition (see John 8:44-47).

Here is Revelation 1:11 in its entirety from several respected translations.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
saying, "Write in a book what you see, and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamum and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea."

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
saying, "Write on a scroll what you see, and send it to the seven churches: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea."


American Standard Version
saying, What thou seest, write in a book and send it to the seven churches: unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamum, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.

Bible in Basic English
Saying, What you see, put in a book, and send it to the seven churches; to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamos and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Saying: What thou seest, write in a book, and send to the seven churches which are in Asia, to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamus, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.

Darby Bible Translation
saying, What thou seest write in a book, and send to the seven assemblies: to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.

English Revised Version
saying, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it to the seven churches; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamum, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.

Weymouth New Testament
It said, "Write forthwith in a roll an account of what you see, and send it to the seven Churches--to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyateira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea."

World English Bible
saying, " What you see, write in a book and send to the seven assemblies : to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and to Laodicea."

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2007-11-16 08:23:20 · answer #1 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 1 0

The term "Alpha and Omega" is used four times. Rev 1:8, 1:11, 21:6, 22:13.

In Rev 1:8 it says the "Alpha and Omega" is the Almighty.
Who is the Almighty?

Exd 6:3 "And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them."

So the "Alpha and Omega" was known as the Almighty to Abraham's fathers and then called himself Jehovah is Abraham.

Is Jesus the "Alpha and Omega"?

The bible gives Jesus a slighty different meaning to the A-Z. It calls Jesus instead the "First and Last" which in greek is "protos and eschatos" of the dead.

Jesus dead brothers are the ones that will take part in the new creation. - Rev 1:17,18

2007-11-15 03:01:14 · answer #2 · answered by keiichi 6 · 0 0

If you try to separate the Father from the son you will have no one.

My friend and I were just talking about similar things;
quantum physics and relativity.

2007-11-13 20:53:02 · answer #3 · answered by Gypsy Priest 4 · 0 0

i think the ALPHA and OMEGA means the beginning and the end. on revelation " THE JUDGEMENT DAY"

2007-11-13 20:54:53 · answer #4 · answered by shamyr jun d 2 · 0 0

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