Devotionals
The Alpha and the Omega
Read: Revelation 1:8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God. Alpha and omega are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet. I’m it, says
Rev. David Bast October 7, 2020
Read: Revelation 1:8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God. Alpha and omega are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet. I’m it, says
Read: Revelation 1:7; Acts 1:6-11 This Jesus . . . will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven. (Acts 1:11) A lot of ink has
Read: Revelation 1:5b-6; Revelation 5 . . . to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. (1:6) A doxology is literally a “word of glory.” Doxologies are brief ascriptions
Read: Revelation 1:4-5a; 1 Corinthians 15:42-52 Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. (v. 5) Abraham Lincoln, Mahatma Gandhi, and
Read: 2 Corinthians 4:16–5:10 Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come. (Rev. 1:4) Following his introductory comments, John opens with
Read: 2 Corinthians 4:16–5:10 . . . the time is near. (Revelation 1:3) Picture the cartoon of a bearded guy in a robe walking along the sidewalk holding a sign
Read: Revelation 1:1-3 Blessed is the one who reads . . . and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it. (v. 3) The first
Read: Genesis 25:7-10 The field that Abraham purchased . . . (v. 10) Abraham, says Hebrews 11:9 (NRSV), “stayed for a time in the land he had been promised, as
Read: Genesis 22:1-14 So Abraham called the name of that place, “The LORD will provide”; as it is said to this day, “On the mount of the LORD it shall be