Revelation 1:8 (GNV)

Passage

I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, Which is, and Which was, and Which is to come, euen the Almightie.

Nearby Context

Revelation 1:6 And made vs Kings and Priests vnto God euen his Father, to him I say be glory, and dominion for euermore, Amen.

Revelation 1:7 Beholde, he commeth with cloudes, and euery eye shall see him: yea, euen they which pearced him thorowe: and all kinreds of the earth shall waile before him, Euen so, Amen.

Revelation 1:8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, Which is, and Which was, and Which is to come, euen the Almightie.

Revelation 1:9 I Iohn, euen your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdome and patience of Iesus Christ, was in the yle called Patmos, for the worde of God, and for the witnessing of Iesus Christ.

Revelation 1:10 And I was rauished in spirit on the Lordes day, and heard behinde me a great voyce, as it had bene of a trumpet,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "alpha", "omega", "beginning", "ending", "saith", "lord", "come", and "euen". 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 "Beholde he commeth with cloudes and euery..." into verse 9's "I Iohn euen your brother and companion...", 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.