Revelation 1:8 (ASV)

Passage

I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.

Nearby Context

Revelation 1:6 and he made us [to be] a kingdom, [to be] priests unto his God and Father; to him [be] the glory and the dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

Revelation 1:7 Behold, he cometh with the clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they that pierced him; and all the tribes of the earth shall mourn over him. Even so, Amen.

Revelation 1:8 I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.

Revelation 1:9 I John, your brother and partaker with you in tribulation and kingdom and patience [which are] in Jesus, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.

Revelation 1:10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord`s day, and I heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "alpha", "omega", "saith", "lord", "come", and "almighty". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "alpha" and "omega", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "Behold he cometh with the clouds and..." into verse 9's "I John your brother and partaker with...", so "alpha" and "omega" belong inside that flow. In Revelation context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "alpha" and "omega" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.