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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Revelation 1:8

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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1:8 I am is the name of God in the Old Testament (Exod 3:13-14; 6:2; Deut 6:4). Jesus applied this name to himself (cp. John 4:26). Alpha and Omega are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet; they signify that God’s actions are all-encompassing. God is fully in control.
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