Revelation 1:8

"I am-being the alpha[character name, translit.] and the omega[single character]," [the] Lord, the God, is-saying, "the being and the has-been-being and the being-come, the all-mighty."

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.

In Context

7Behold, he-is-being-come alongside of{the clouds}, and every eye will-see same, and the-who[plural] goad/prick/sting/stab-out same, and all the tribes of{the earth}, will-strike-selves upon same, yes, amen.

9I, John, the brother of{you} and in-common/partner-together in to{the pressure/constriction/oppression} and to{[the] kingdom} and to{remain-under-ance/perseverance} in to{Anointed Jesus}, become in to{the island, the being-called "Patmos,"} through the word of{the God} and through the witness-ia of{Jesus Anointed}.

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Matthew Henry on Revelation 1:4-9

Apostolic Benediction. ( a. d. 95.) 3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. 4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne; 5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him… Read the whole commentary →

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