Alpha and Omega
Alpha and Omega, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=57529 [retrieved November 19, 2021]. Original source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AlphaOmega.jpg.
Spiritual Practices: Keyword Listing
Keyword listing is a method of observational Bible study. It doesn’t require any special skills, tools, or training. You can read more about the process of keyword listing here. You can choose any word or short phrase to study using keyword listing. For this passage, we suggest the following keyword(s) to start your study.
Starting Points
Keyword listing is a method of observational Bible study. It doesn’t require any special skills, tools, or training. You can read more about the process of keyword listing here. You can choose any word or short phrase to study using keyword listing. For this passage, we suggest the following keyword(s) to start your study.
Starting Points
- Jesus Christ (and related pronouns) - Explore how John describes Jesus at the beginning of his letter to the churches
Spiritual Practices: Lectio Divina
Lectio Divina, or Diving Reading, is a method of reading, reflecting on, and praying the Scripture that has been used by the church for centuries. It focuses on communing with God in Scripture rather than simply studying Scripture for intellectual understanding. Click here for more information on how to practice Lectio Divina. Here are some suggested verses in this passage that may lend themselves to conversation with God through the practice of Lectio Divina.
Suggested Verses
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” (Revelation 1:8)
Lectio Divina, or Diving Reading, is a method of reading, reflecting on, and praying the Scripture that has been used by the church for centuries. It focuses on communing with God in Scripture rather than simply studying Scripture for intellectual understanding. Click here for more information on how to practice Lectio Divina. Here are some suggested verses in this passage that may lend themselves to conversation with God through the practice of Lectio Divina.
Suggested Verses
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” (Revelation 1:8)
Exploring the Text: An unchanging God
Lately I have been working on a new series of lessons. It is titled “The things that God (Jesus) cannot do”. That sounds a little awkward because we have always been told that God can do anything. The truth is that God cannot contradict Himself, so there are some things that He is bound by His Word to not do. For instance, Jesus is the truth (John 14:6), therefore He cannot tell a lie (Titus 1:2).
Another thing that He cannot do is to change. The writer of Hebrews states that “Jesus is the same, yesterday, today, and forever (Hebrews 13:8) Here in Revelation John speaks of Jesus as the one who was and is and is to come. That’s great news!!
That means that we serve an awesome God, even today.
Rick Heinrich
Lately I have been working on a new series of lessons. It is titled “The things that God (Jesus) cannot do”. That sounds a little awkward because we have always been told that God can do anything. The truth is that God cannot contradict Himself, so there are some things that He is bound by His Word to not do. For instance, Jesus is the truth (John 14:6), therefore He cannot tell a lie (Titus 1:2).
Another thing that He cannot do is to change. The writer of Hebrews states that “Jesus is the same, yesterday, today, and forever (Hebrews 13:8) Here in Revelation John speaks of Jesus as the one who was and is and is to come. That’s great news!!
That means that we serve an awesome God, even today.
Rick Heinrich