Reference

Revelation 1:8

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.
6

And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

7

Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.

8

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.

9

I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.

10

I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,

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Symbolic / Figurative Language
Semantic Discovery
90% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Counter-Arguments

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Imminent Return

The verse describes the Lord as "which is, and which was, and which is to come," indicating an eternal and enduring nature, not specifically an imminent return. The titles "Alpha and Omega" and "the beginning and the ending" speak to His comprehensive sovereignty over all time, rather than a specific timing of an event.

Symbolic / Figurative Language

The statement "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending" could be interpreted as a direct, literal declaration of the speaker's identity as the absolute first and last, rather than a symbolic representation.