The Alpha and Omega

Revelation 22:13

Can you believe that we are now in the month of December? December is traditionally the month we place a great deal of emphasis upon Christ's birth and the events surrounding, but recently in the news we find that many are trying to 'de-emphasize' Christ. In a recent story this week I heard how the British Red Cross (take note of the name of that organization…the Red Cross) are saying they want nothing to do with symbols of Christ such as the nativity scenes and etc. How ridiculous! They don't want to change their name; they just want to deny the Christ of that cross! In many of our public schools it seems that it is acceptable to display the Menorah of Judaism or the Crescent of Islam, but anything to do with Christ or Christianity must not be displayed at all! For many today the theme of Christmas is "O Come Let Us Ignore Him!" Well, may I challenge you this morning not to ignore the very One who should be the focus of our attention at this time of the year? Our text this morning declares that He is the Alpha and the Omega!

The Alpha was the first letter of the Greek Alphabet and Omega was the last letter. If John had been penning these words today he would have said "I am the A to Z, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End." This verse speaks of the completeness of Christ.

That he is indeed the Alpha and Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End, the Start and the Finish. That He is One with God the Father who describes Himself in Isaiah 44:6 this way:

God said, "I am the first and the last" and Jesus says "I am the first and the last". How many firsts can there be? Or for that matter how many lasts can there be? But then again we already know that Jesus is God and now we know that he is the Alpha and Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End, the Start and the Finish. But what is He the beginning of? What is He the start of? And what is He the finish of? He is the First and Last of everything; this morning I want to give you just a few thoughts on this wonderful truth.

I. He is the Alpha and Omega of Creation

II. He is the Alpha and Omega of Life

III. He is the Alpha and Omega of Salvation

How do we get the salvation that Christ gives? We must come to Him in faith, believing that He and He alone can save us from our sin! When should we trust Him? Right now! (2Co. 6:2)