Revelation 1:8 (DRB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Revelation 1:6 And hath made us a kingdom, and priests to God and his Father. To him be glory and empire for ever and ever. Amen.

Revelation 1:7 Behold, he cometh with the clouds, and every eye shall see him: and they also that pierced him. And all the tribes of the earth shall bewail themselves because of him. Even so. Amen.

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

Revelation 1:9 I, John, your brother and your partner in tribulation and in the kingdom and patience in Christ Jesus, was in the island which is called Patmos, for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus.

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "alpha", "omega", "beginning", "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 your partner...", 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.