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.
Cross-reference
In Revelation 1:17, Jesus declares 'I am the first and the last,' a synonymous title to 'Alpha and Omega,' linking His eternal nature.
In Revelation 1:11, Jesus repeats the 'Alpha and Omega' and 'first and last' titles, directly echoing the self-identification in Rev 1:8.
Revelation 1:4 introduces the phrase 'who is and who was and who is to come,' which Rev 1:8 applies to the Lord God Almighty.
In Revelation 22:13, Jesus combines all three designations: Alpha and Omega, first and last, beginning and end — a comprehensive echo of Rev 1:8.
In Rev 21:22, 'the Lord God the Almighty' is the temple of the new Jerusalem — the same divine title from Rev 1:8 now dwelling with His people.
In Revelation 21:6, God declares 'I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end,' using the same framework for the new creation.
In Rev 11:17, God is addressed as 'Lord God Almighty, who is and who was' — directly echoing Rev 1:8 but now His reign has begun, so 'who is to come' is dropped.
In Rev 4:8, the four living creatures repeat 'who was and is and is to come' and 'Almighty' — the same divine self-identification sung in heaven.
In Revelation 2:8, Jesus identifies Himself as 'the first and the last, who died and came to life,' applying the eternal title to His resurrection.
In Revelation 16:5, the angel echoes the divine self-identification 'who is and who was' from Rev 1:8, emphasizing God's eternal nature and righteous judgment.
In Rev 19:15, 'the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty' applies the title 'Almighty' from Rev 1:8 to Christ's judgment at His return.
In Rev 16:14, 'the great day of God the Almighty' uses the same title 'Almighty' from Rev 1:8, linking the final battle to God's sovereign power.
In Gen 28:3, Isaac invokes 'God Almighty' to bless Jacob — the same name of God that appears as 'the Almighty' in Rev 1:8.
2 Corinthians 6:18 quotes 'the Lord Almighty' — the same Greek title (Pantokrator) used here, emphasizing God's sovereign fatherhood.
Isaiah 48:12 repeats 'I am the first and I am the last,' reinforcing the same divine self-identification from the Old Testament.
In Gen 17:1, God reveals Himself to Abram as 'God Almighty' (El Shaddai) — the OT foundation for the title 'Almighty' used in Rev 1:8.
In Gen 35:11, God says 'I am God Almighty' to Jacob — directly prefiguring the self-identification of 'the Almighty' in Rev 1:8.
In Gen 43:14, Jacob prays 'May God Almighty grant you mercy' — the same title used in Rev 1:8, showing God's power over human affairs.
In Gen 48:3, Jacob recalls 'God Almighty appeared to me' — the same divine name echoed in Rev 1:8 as 'the Almighty'.
Isaiah 44:6 explicitly says 'I am the first and I am the last,' a direct Old Testament parallel to the Revelation title.
Isaiah 41:4 identifies God as 'the first and with the last,' providing the Old Testament source for the 'first and last' title in Revelation.
Psalm 102:27 says God is the same with no end to his years, directly paralleling the eternal God of Rev 1:8.
Exodus 3:14 declares 'I AM' — the self-existent God, echoed here by 'who is and who was and who is to come'.
Psalm 90:2 says God is 'from everlasting to everlasting' — directly parallel to 'who is and was and is to come' in this verse.
Psalm 93:2 declares God's throne established from eternity, reinforcing the eternal kingship echoed in Rev 1:8's 'who was'.
In 1 John 1:1, the Word was 'from the beginning' — echoing the eternal pre-existence of the Alpha in Revelation 1:8, affirming Christ's deity.
In Hebrews 13:8, Jesus is 'the same yesterday, today, and forever' — a direct parallel to the unchanging eternal nature of Revelation 1:8.
In Colossians 1:17, Christ is 'before all things' and sustains all — directly echoing the eternal pre-existence of Revelation 1:8.
In John 8:58, Jesus declares 'I am' before Abraham — the same eternal self-existence proclaimed in Revelation 1:8 as Alpha and Omega.
John 1:1 affirms the Word's eternal existence with God, resonating with the 'who was' in Rev 1:8.
Malachi 3:6 declares the Lord does not change, directly paralleling the unchanging eternal God of Rev 1:8.
Habakkuk 1:12 calls God 'from everlasting' and 'the Rock', echoing the eternal God described in Rev 1:8.
Lamentations 5:19 declares God's throne endures forever, reinforcing the eternal reign proclaimed in Rev 1:8.
Exodus 6:3 reveals God as 'God Almighty' to the patriarchs — here that same title is proclaimed for the eternal Lord.
Isaiah 43:10 affirms that no god was formed before or after the LORD, echoing the eternal uniqueness expressed by 'Alpha and Omega'.
Numbers 24:4 describes Balaam seeing a vision 'of the Almighty' — echoing the divine title used in this verse.
In Genesis 49:25, Jacob invokes 'the Almighty' to bless Joseph — the same title used here for God's supreme power.