Revelation Lesson # 029
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.
I AM: God met with Moses at the Burning Bush and commissioned him to deliver the children of Israel from Egyptian bondage. God revealed Himself to Moses as the "I AM" at that time.
Exodus 3:14 And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
Grammatically, "I AM" is the perpetual present tense—from eternity past to eternity future, God is the "I AM." This name reflects that God is eternal and goes by "I AM."
• "I AM" signifies God's eternality—His timelessness: He exists beyond the confines of time and is eternal.
• "I AM" denotes God's self-existence and self-sufficiency: God as an uncreated being that exists by His own power. He relies on nothing outside Himself for His existence. He is the source of all life and being.
• "I AM" reflects God's immutability or unchangeableness: His character, goodness, righteousness, mercy, love, and truth never change.
• "I AM" encapsulates God's covenant faithfulness: He revealed Himself to Moses, affirming that He is the same God who made a covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
When God identifies Himself as "I AM," it affirms His eternal, self-existent, unchanging, and covenant-keeping nature.
ALPHA AND OMEGA: Alpha and Omega are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet. Alpha—nothing came before me. Omega—nothing comes after me. The presence and person of God bound everything in creation, time, and eternity. The LORD (all caps) is Jehovah, the Almighty God. The I AM is the first and the |
