Jesus is the Alpha & Omega

The fact that our Lord - remember, our Christ, Messiah, Savior, and Immanuel - is also the Alpha and Omega should really astound us.  Look at Revelation 1:7-8:

“Look, he is coming with the clouds,”
   and “every eye will see him,
even those who pierced him”;
   and all peoples on earth “will mourn because of him.”
            So shall it be! Amen. “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”

It can be confusing, as I said earlier this week, to try to comprehend if some of these names we are studying are Jesus' or God's.  Many can certainly apply to both, as in today's name - Alpha and Omega.  We know that verse 7 refers to Jesus; and yet verse 8 could be spoken by the Father or the Son.  Instead of allowing myself to be confused by this, I've decided that it's awesome.  In this case, it's as if they are both speaking at the same time.  They are one, after all!  And to me it just shows how united they are. 

I found a great commentary online at www.apocalipsis.org, and in referring to verse 8, the author says this: 

Alpha and Omega are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet . . . this should be thought of as the beginning and the end of history.  He is the author of history.  Revelation shows us that God is sovereign over human history, that God is both the beginning and the end is particularly appropriate to this book. He came to earth and died on the cross (who was), he is now exalted at the right hand of God and intercedes for us (who is) and he is coming again in power and glory to claim his own (who is to come).

Wooooooooooooooohooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He is the beginning of history, and the end of time as we know it, and absolutely everything in between.  That's Alpha and Omega baby!!  That rocks!