Alpha and Omega (Christianity)
Alpha (Α, α) and Omega (Ω, ω) are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet, and a title of Christ or God in the Book of Revelation. This pair of letters is used as a Christian symbol, and is often combined with the Cross, Chi Rho or other Christian symbols.
Quotes
[edit]- John, to the seven churches which are in Asia:
- Grace to you and peace from Him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne, and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth.
- Revelation 1,4 (NKJV).
- 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.
- Revelation 1,8 (NKJV).
- And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. But He laid His right hand on me, saying to me, “Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last. I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death.
- Revelation 1,17-18 (NKJV).
- The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying:
- “Holy, holy, holy,
- Lord God Almighty,
- Who was and is and is to come!”
- Revelation 4,8 (NKJV).
- God said to Moses, “I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I am has sent me to you.’”
- Exodus 3,14 (NKJV).
- Instaurare omnia in Christo.
- To restore all things in Christ.
- Latin motto of Pope Pius X.
- To restore all things in Christ.
