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| − | Alpha, the first letter of the [[Greek | + | Alpha, the first letter of the [[Text:EBD:Greek|Greek]] alphabet, as [[Text:EBD:Omega|Omega]] is the last. These letters occur in the text of Rev. 1:8,11; 21:6; 22:13, and are represented by 'Alpha' and 'Omega' respectively (omitted in R.V., 1:11). They mean 'the first and last.' (Comp. Heb. 12:2; Isa. 41:4; 44:6; Rev. 1:11,17; 2:8.) In the symbols of the early [[Text:EBD:Christian|Christian]] [[Text:EBD:Church|Church]] these two letters are frequently combined with the [[Text:EBD:Cross|cross]] or with [[Text:EBD:Christ|Christ]]'s monogram to denote his divinity. |
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Latest revision as of 15:13, 28 November 2008
Alpha, the first letter of the Greek alphabet, as Omega is the last. These letters occur in the text of Rev. 1:8,11; 21:6; 22:13, and are represented by 'Alpha' and 'Omega' respectively (omitted in R.V., 1:11). They mean 'the first and last.' (Comp. Heb. 12:2; Isa. 41:4; 44:6; Rev. 1:11,17; 2:8.) In the symbols of the early Christian Church these two letters are frequently combined with the cross or with Christ's monogram to denote his divinity.
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