Revelation 1:8; The Almighty

Revelation 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.

This is the description of God, that expresses not only eternity, but also infinitude, the boundless life which embraces all and while it transcends all. [Swete]

Isaiah 41:4 Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he.

Isaiah 43:10 Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.

Isaiah 44:6 Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.

Isaiah 48:12 Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.

The term “Almighty” focuses on God’s sovereignty, and with its emphasis on authority might be rendered “all-ruler” as well as “Almighty” [Swete, Apocalypse]

Abraham acknowledged the Almighty God who revealed Himself to him, sending him out of his home to a land that he was a stranger. He believed and obeyed and proved Him as the Almighty God as He revealed Himself – Hebrews 11:8-10 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. 9 By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as ina strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: 10 For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

May we embrace the faith of Abraham to follow Abraham’s God. Amen.