Alpha and Omega
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Alpha and Omega is a Christian theological title for Jesus Christ that emphasizes his eternal nature as the beginning and the end of all things.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theological concept
→
Christological title → |
| alphaIs |
first letter of the Greek alphabet
→
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| appearsIn |
Book of Revelation
→
Revelation 1:8 → Revelation 21:6 → Revelation 22:13 → |
| associatedWithDoctrine |
Christology
→
doctrine of God’s eternity → eschatology → |
| attributedTo |
God
→
Jesus Christ in Christian theology → |
| contrastsWith |
temporal created beings
→
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| emphasizesAttribute |
eschatological lordship of Christ
→
eternity of Christ → pre-existence of Christ → sovereignty of Christ over all time → |
| expressesRelation |
Christ’s relation to creation
→
Christ’s relation to final judgment → Christ’s relation to time → |
| hasMeaning |
the beginning and the end
→
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| hasTheologicalTheme |
Christ as Lord of history
→
Christ as consummator of all things → Christ as eternal and uncreated → |
| invokedIn |
Christian creedal statements
→
Christian devotional writings → Christian prayers → |
| languageOfOrigin |
Greek
→
|
| omegaIs |
last letter of the Greek alphabet
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|
| refersTo |
Jesus Christ
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|
| relatedConcept |
Beginning and the End
→
First and the Last → |
| symbolizes |
Christ as goal of creation
→
Christ as origin of creation → God’s eternal nature → completeness → totality → |
| usedAs |
Christogram element
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|
| usedBy |
Catholic theology
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Orthodox theology → Protestant theology → early Church Fathers → |
| usedInTradition |
Christian hymnody
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Christian iconography → Christian liturgy → |
| usesLetter |
Alpha
→
Omega → |
| writtenForm |
Α and Ω
→
|
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Labarum
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depicts |
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First and the Last
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|
isParalleledBy |
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Alpha
→
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isPartOfExpression |
|
Chi-Rho monogram
→
|
relatedSymbol |
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Jesus Christ
→
|
title |