β Master of Time
ALPHA and the OMEGA
In the book of Revelation, Jesus makes a profound declaration: He is the Alpha and the Omega. These are the 1st and last letters of the Greek alphabet, but their significance stretches far beyond language. They represent a divine mastery over the very concept of time itself. To call God the Alpha and the Omega is to conceptualise Him as the supreme author, sustainer, and ultimate conclusion of all temporal existence.
The Alpha: The Genesis of Time
Eternity, by its very nature, does not exist within the confines of time; it has no start and no finish. Therefore, when Genesis 1:1 states, "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth," it is not merely describing the formation of matter. It is documenting the exact moment the clock's hand began to turn. God created "the beginning." He formed time out of the eternal void, setting the earth to spin on its axis and dividing the light from the dark to create the very 1st day. He is the Alpha standing at the dawn of existence.
The Sustainer of the Temporal
Because God originated time, He is not bound by it. Instead, all time exists within Him. He is the grand architect who actively maintains time and space. We experience life linearly—moving from yesterday into today and hoping for tomorrow—but the Alpha and Omega encompasses it all simultaneously.
The Omega: Ending the Old
Just as time had a definitive beginning in Genesis, it will reach its ultimate conclusion at the end of the book of Revelation. However, God's role as the Omega is not just a distant, apocalyptic event; it is a deeply personal reality for the believer. When a person steps into a relationship with Jesus, He acts as the Omega to their past. He brings an end to "yesterday"—putting a definitive stop to old mistakes, past sins, and former ways of living. The old life is taken to the grave and completely erased. There cannot be a new creation if the old 1 still exists, and as the Omega, Jesus ensures the old time has passed away.
An Eternal New Beginning
Because Jesus is both the beginning and the end, His "newness" never decays. When He ends the old life, He immediately acts as the Alpha again, initiating a spiritual timeline that never ages. As Lamentations reminds us, His mercies are new every morning. Because He is eternally the same, the new life He grants never becomes tired, weak, or old. Every single day becomes a fresh dawn—a perpetual 1st day—guarded by the Master of Time who ensures that our new life in Him has no end.
Conclusion
Just as God created physical time and space out of eternity in Genesis, Jesus—as the Alpha and the Omega—initiates a brand-new timeline for every believer. By stepping into this "new creation," our past and previous sins are entirely ended (the Omega), and we are granted a continually refreshing, eternal life that is renewed every single day (the Alpha).