Revelation 1:8 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Revelation 1:3-8

We have here an apostolic benediction on those who should give a due regard to this divine revelation; and this benediction is given more generally and more especially. I. More generally, to all who either read or hear the words of the prophecy. This blessing seems to be pronounced with a design to encourage us to study this book, and not be weary of looking into it upon account of the obscurity of many things in it; it will repay the labour of the careful and attentive reader. Observe, 1. It... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 1:8

1:8 I am alpha and omega, says the Lord God, he who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty. Here is a tremendous description of the God in whom we trust and whom we adore. (i) He is alpha and omega. Alpha ( Greek #1 ) is the first letter and omega ( Greek #5598 ) the last of the Greek alphabet; and the phrase alpha ( Greek #1 ) to omega ( Greek #5598 ) indicates completeness. The first letter of the Hebrew alphabet is aleph and the last is tau; and the Jews used... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 1:8

I am Alpha and Omega ,.... These are the words of Christ himself, appearing at once, and confirming what John had said of him, concerning his person, offices, and future coming: Alpha is the first letter, and Omega the last in the Greek alphabet, and signifies that Christ is the first and the last, as it is interpreted in Revelation 1:11 , and is a character often given to the divine Being in prophetic writings; see Isaiah 41:4 ; and is no small proof of the proper deity of Christ. Alpha... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 1:8

I am Alpha and Omega - I am from eternity to eternity. This mode of speech is borrowed from the Jews, who express the whole compass of things by א aleph and ת tau , the first and last letters of the Hebrew alphabet; but as St. John was writing in Greek, he accommodates the whole to the Greek alphabet, of which Α alpha and Ω omega are the first and last letters. With the rabbins ת ועד מא meeleph vead tau , "from aleph to tau," expressed the whole of a matter, from the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 1:1-20

Revelation 3:1-22 THE INTRODUCTION . Most writers agree that the first three chapters are introductory. They may be thus subdivided: Revelation 1:1-3 , the superscription; Revelation 1:4-8 , the address and greeting; Revelation 1:9-20 , the introductory vision; Revelation 2:1-29 ; Revelation 3:1-22 , the epistles to the seven Churches of Asia. The earliest systematic commentator on the Apocalypse in the Greek Church, Andreas of Caesarea, in Cappadocia... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 1:4-8

The address and greeting. Of this section only Revelation 1:4-6 are, strictly speaking, the salutation; Revelation 1:7 , Revelation 1:8 constitute a kind of summary, or prelude— Revelation 1:7 being more closely connected with what precedes, Revelation 1:8 with what follows. The salutation proper ( Revelation 1:4-6 ) should be compared with the salutations in St. Paul's Epistles. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 1:7-8

It is difficult to determine the exact connexion of these verses with one another, and with what precedes and follows. It seems best to make Revelation 1:7 a kind of appendix to the salutation, and Revelation 1:8 a kind of prelude to the whole book. They each give us one of the fundamental thoughts of the Apocalypse; Revelation 1:7 , Christ's certain return to judgment; Revelation 1:8 , his perfect Divinity. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 1:8

A prelude to the book. In the simple majesty of its solemn language it reminds us of the opening of St. John's Gospel and of his First Epistle. "I am the Alpha and the Omega" is here not followed by "the Beginning and the End," which the Vulgate and some other authorities insert from Revelation 21:6 and Revelation 22:13 . Who is "the Lord," that utters these words? Surely the Christ, as seems clear from Revelation 22:17 ; Revelation 2:8 ; Revelation 22:13 . To attribute them to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 1:8

The August Speaker declaring his Name from the throne. One theme alone remains before we enter on the visions of this book. Ere we are told what is said, we have once more to be assured—Who says it? An all-important question, on the answer to which the value of what follows entirely depends, inasmuch as the Speaker declares himself, as if it were from him that the revelation proceeds, and as if it were from his lips that the words went forth. This being the case, since, according to the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 1:8-9

A transcendent Being, and a remarkable character. "I am Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the Ending," etc. Hero we have two objects arresting our attention and demanding thought. I. A BEING WHOSE EXISTENCE IS TRANSCENDENT . "I am Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the Ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come." Although these words are considered of doubtful authority, and probably an interpolation, they are a representation of the Infinite One.... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Revelation 1:3-8

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 1:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 1:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 1:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 1:1-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 1:4-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 1:7-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 1:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 1:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 1:8-9

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