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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alpha and Omega canonical | 6 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theological concept
ⓘ
Christological title ⓘ |
| alphaIs | first letter of the Greek alphabet ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Book of Revelation
ⓘ
Revelation 1:8 ⓘ Revelation 21:6 ⓘ Book of Revelation ⓘ
surface form:
Revelation 22:13
|
| associatedWithDoctrine |
Christology
ⓘ
doctrine of God’s eternity ⓘ eschatology ⓘ |
| attributedTo |
God
ⓘ
Jesus Christ ⓘ
surface form:
Jesus Christ in Christian theology
|
| contrastsWith | temporal created beings ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| hasTheologicalTheme |
Christology
ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ |
| refersTo | Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| 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 (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.