The Excellency of Christ | December 15, 2024

 

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Revelation 1:7-8

13 7 Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen. 8 "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty."

Revelation 21:6-7

6 And he said to me, "It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment. 7 The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be my son.

Revelation 22:12-14

12 "Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense with me, to repay everyone for what he has done. 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end." 14 Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and that they may enter the city by the gates.

Talk Sheet Questions

  1. What did the 7 churches need when they received this letter? How does the title Alpha and Omega connect to what they needed?

  2. What comfort does it bring that God is the Alpha and Omega? (21:1-6)

  3. Is the point of Jesus claiming to be the Alpha and Omega, the same point as God was making? Why or Why not? (22:13)

  4. What difference does it make to you that Jesus is the Alpha and Omega?

  5. In your own words, how would you describe the immensity, the greatness and the incomprehensibility of God? Would you use First and Last, Beginning and End, Alpha and Omega? What else?

Prayer

Pray for faith to trust a God that is beyond our understanding.

 
 
Scott Reavely