Decoder Terminal

ALPHA AND OMEGA

FIRST TRANSMISSION AND LAST WORD — THE FRAME AROUND EVERYTHING

IDENTITY MARKER

Specs

letters

First and last of Greek alphabet

appearance

Book opening and closing — the frame

implication

Every communication exists within this range

speaker ch1

God (v8)

speaker ch22

Christ (v13)

Intelligence Brief

God speaks this title in verse 8. Christ will claim it again in Revelation 22:13: 'I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.' The title appears at the opening and closing of the book — a frame around the entire vision. This is not a metaphor for being very old or very wise. It is a claim to be the origin point and the terminus of all meaning. Every word spoken in human history falls between Alpha and Omega.

Scripture References

Revelation 1:8 Revelation 22:13 Isaiah 44:6