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In the last chapter of the last book of the Bible, we have recorded the last words of our Lord to us. Here’s something He says to all mankind: “Behold, I am coming quickly and My reward is with Me, to render to every man according to what he has done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end” (Rev. 22:12-13).
Now, here’s what we learn from this statement:
1. Jesus will eventually come back and when He comes, it will all be done quickly…i.e. the resurrection, the change of bodies, and the judgment. There will be no last minute opportunities to readjust our condition before God.
2. Jesus will judge “every man” and will do so “according to what he has done.” Therefore, it behooves us to get our lives right before God while we have opportunity. When the Lord returns, it will be too late to make any changes.
3. We also learn that He is qualified to render just judgment because of who He is. The expressions, “the Alpha and the Omega” refer to the first and the last letters of the Greek alphabet. We would say, “He is the A and the Z.” This just means that He is the one who got the whole creation started and He is the one who will bring it all to an end. Thus, not only is He “the first and the last,” but also “the beginning and the end.”
There’s a great day coming…when it comes, things will happen very quickly. Are you ready for that day?
Guy Orbison, Jr.