First and the Last
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"First and the Last" is a biblical title for God or Christ that emphasizes divine eternity, sovereignty, and existence beyond the beginning and end of time.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First and the Last canonical | 1 |
| The First and the Last | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christological title
ⓘ
biblical title ⓘ title of God ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Book of Isaiah
ⓘ
Book of Revelation ⓘ |
| associatedDoctrine |
Christology
ⓘ
doctrine of God ⓘ doctrine of eternity ⓘ |
| category |
Christian title for Christ
ⓘ
Christian title for God ⓘ biblical epithet ⓘ |
| conveys |
God’s presence at the beginning of time
ⓘ
God’s presence at the end of time ⓘ God’s sovereignty over creation ⓘ God’s supremacy over history ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
God as the beginning and the end
ⓘ
God’s existence beyond time ⓘ divine eternity ⓘ divine sovereignty ⓘ |
| hasSourceText | Bible ⓘ |
| isParalleledBy |
Alpha and Omega
ⓘ
Beginning and the End ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| originalLanguageForm |
Greek
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| refersTo |
God
ⓘ
Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
Christ’s divinity
ⓘ
God’s eternality ⓘ God’s uniqueness ⓘ divine self-revelation ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Christian hymnody
ⓘ
Christian prayer ⓘ Christian theology ⓘ Christian worship ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The First and the Last