Jesus Said, "I Am Alpha and Omega, The Beginning and the Ending, Which Is, And Which Was, And Which Is To Come, The Almighty! - Part 1691

Jesus does not just identify Himself once, but rather, throughout the scriptures. Indeed, Jesus declares  His disciples, "Lo, the volume of the book is written of Me!" In scripture after scripture -- line upon line and precept upon precept -- there is Jesus -- the Bread of Life, the Light of this world, the Way, the Truth, and the Life -- this same Jesus who is both Lord and Christ, inviting us with arms wide open into His fold.

Sadly, however, at the same time, there is a modern day religious culture that does everything possible to deny the Name of Jesus. Denying the very words of Jesus when He stated -- "All power is given unto Me in heaven and in earth." (Matthew 28:18) These do not water baptize in the Name of the Lord Jesus, as instructed for the New Testament church. (Acts 2:36-38; Acts 10:44-48; Romans 6:3-4; I Peter 3:20-21; Acts 19:1-5; Acts 16:25-34) These do not proclaim that Jesus is the only name whereby we must be saved. (Acts 4:12) Neither will these admit that Jesus was given a name "which is ABOVE every name" or that "at the name of Jesus, every knee should bow, of [things] in heaven, and [things] in earth and [things] under the earth." (Philippians 2:9-10; Hebrews 2:9; Psalm 68:18; Psalm 110:1; Isaiah 52:13; Acts 2:33; Isaiah 9:6; Luke 1:31-32, 35; Matthew 1:21-23)

"Look unto Me and be ye saved -- all the ends of the earth: for I am God and there is none else ... that unto Me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear ..." (Isaiah 45:21-23; Isaiah 43:9-15, 19, 21, 25; Isaiah 44:8; Psalm 22:27; Psalm 65:5; Hebrews 6:13; Romans 14:11; Philippians 2:10; Deuteronomy 6:4, 13)

"Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world but also in that which is to come, and hath put all [things] under [His] feet, and gave Him [to be] the Head over all [things] to the church -- which is His body, the fullness of Him that fills all in all." (Ephesians 1:21-23; Philemon 2:9-10; Romans 8:38;-39; Psalm 8:6; Psalm 110:1; Matthew 28:18; I Corinthians 15:27; Hebrews 2:7-8; Romans 12:5; Colossians 2:9; I Corinthians 12:6)

"Then said I, "Lo, I come: in the volume of the book [it is] written of Me ... " (Psalm 40:7)

"Fear ye not, neither be afraid; have not I told thee from that time, and have declared [it]?" Ye are even My witnesses. Is there a God beside Me? yea, there is no God, I know not any." (Isaiah 44:8)

"Then said I "Lo, I come (in the volume of the book, it is written of Me) to do Thy will, O God." Above when He said, "sacrifice and offering and burnt offering for sin Thou would not, neither hadst pleasure [therein]; which are offered by the law; then said He, "Lo, I come to do Thy will, O God." He takes away the first that He may establish a second, by the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all." (Hebrews 10:7-10; John 17:19; Hebrews 9:2-3, 8, 11-18)

You see, in this current dispensation of grace -- the new testament side of the cross-- the Lord set about to do a new thing. He spoke of His plan of salvation long before God became our Saviour. And in this new work that the Lord was about to do -- the dayspring on high visiting us -- no longer would the blood of bulls and goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling be sufficient to cover our transgressions. So, instead, the Lord came forth as a mighty man. (Isaiah 42:13; Isaiah 9:6; Titus 3:4-7) 

While the first [covenant] with its ordinances of divine service and a worldly sanctuary was still standing -- "the Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not YET made manifest ..." (Hebrews 9:8; John 14:6)

Thus, "how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?" And for this cause, He is the mediator of the new testament that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions, that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. For where a testament [is], there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise, it is of no strength at all while the testator lives ... whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood, for when Moses had spoken ever precept to all the people according to the law ..." (Hebrews 9:13-19)

"It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; BUT the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these ... for Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us; nor yet that He should offer Himself often, as the high priest enters into the holy place every year with blood of others; for then must He often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath He appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself, and as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment ... so Christ was once offered to bear the sins of man: and unto them that look for Him shall He appear the second time, without sin unto salvation." (Hebrews 9:23-28; Hebrews 8:2, 5-13; Hebrews 6:20)

"Who, His own self bare our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls." (I Peter 2:24-25)

"Whither the forerunner is for us entered. [even] Jesus made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec." (Hebrews 6:20; Hebrews 4:14; Hebrews 3:1)

"And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey Him, called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec." (Hebrews 5:9-10)

It is for this reason that if we are holy brethren, and partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession Christ Jesus; who was faithful to Him that appointed Him ... " (Hebrews 3:1-11)

Hear ye Him! Today if ye will hear His voice, harden not your hearts. His Name? Jesus -- Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, the first and the last -- which is and which was and which is to come! (Revelation 1:8, 11) Our Lord God and Saviour. (Titus 3:4-7)

Stand in the offering plate.