| Alpha, the first letter of the Greek alphabet, as Omega is the
last. These letters occur in the text of
Rev. 1:8;
Rev. 1:11;
Rev. 21:6;
Rev. 22:13,
and are represented by "Alpha" and "Omega" respectively
(omitted in R.V., 1:11). They mean "the first and last." (Comp.
Heb. 12:2;
Isa. 41:4;
Isa. 41:6;
Rev. 1:11;
Rev. 1:17;
Rev. 2:8) In the symbols
of the early Christian Church these two letters are frequently
combined with the cross or with Christ's monogram to denote his
divinity. |