Alpha & Omega

Revelations 1

[8] I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.

[11] Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.

Revelations 21:6

And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.

Revelations 22:13

I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last

3 Nephi 9:18

I am the light and the life of the world. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end.

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Alpha and Omega also appears in the following verses of the Doctrine & Covenants: 19:1, 35:1, 38:1, 45:7, 54:1, 61:1, 63:60, 68:35, 75:1, 81:1, 84:120, 112:34, 132:66

An example is:

Behold, I am Alpha and Omega, even Jesus Christ. Doctrine & Covenants 63:60

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Related verses:

Isaiah 44:6

Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts: I am the first and I am the last, And there is no God besides Me.

Isaiah 48:12

Listen to Me, O Jacob, even Israel whom I called; I am He, I am the first, I am also the last.

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Alpha and omega are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet. Among the Jewish rabbis, it was common to use the first and the last letters of the Hebrew alphabet to denote the whole of anything, from beginning to end.

The Hebrew equivalent is:   Ani h’aleph v’tav – I am the Aleph (א) and Tav (ת).

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Bhagavad Gita 9:18

Krishna declares to Arjuna:

I am the Supreme Goal of all living beings, and I am also their Sustainer, Master, Witness, Abode, Shelter, and Friend. I am the Origin, End, and Resting Place of creation; I am the Storehouse and Eternal Seed.

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– Tom Irvine

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