Volume 25, No.2, May 2014
“Aleph-Tau, Alpha and Omega, Even I”
“I am Alpha and Omega” (Revelation 1:8). It would be comforting to know that the translators of the Bible were working with the original words of the sacred canon’s prophets, evangelists, epistle authors, and particularly the text of Revelation. Sadly, this is not the case for many verses of scripture. The problem is particularly acute for the transmission of the text of Revelation. For [...]
A Different View of Alpha and Omega
As soon as it is recognized that “A and Ω” is not supported by any of the ancient and best manuscripts of Revelation 1:11, the need goes away to allow that expression to apply to Jesus, rather than always to God.1 What results is a progression from 1:8, “I am the A and the Ω,” to adding “the beginning and the end” (21:6), to [...]
The Prophecy of Obadiah
“How are the things of Esau searched out! how are his hidden things sought up!” (Obadiah 1:6). Obadiah’s prophecy relates the judgment to come on symbolic Edom, which symbolizes Christendom. There appear to be four aspects of Edom in prophecy: (1) EDOM = Christendom overall — Political, Religious, Civil, Financial, Social, etc. (2) BOZRAH (Capital of Edom) = Religious Segment of Christendom (3) MOUNT [...]