The Alpha And The Omega
The Alpha and the Omega are the first and the last letters of the Greek alphabet.
Biblically they mean, "the beginning and the last.
" Much has been drawn from this phrase.
Consequently, the alpha and the omega may be exactly represented by the English letters A and Z, yet, there is not phrase "the A and the Z" that ever circulated the literary world, so I must conclude that they aren't counterparts, for anything.
This phrase has been concretized in the world's best seller, the Holy Bible, thus the command and the strength of the phrase have endured the test of time.
And for as long as humanity will ever flourish on the earth, this phrase might still hold water and prove to be one of the Bible's strongest phrases.
This phrase actually pertains to the authority of God himself, as this was stated by Jesus about himself being the "beginning and the end.
" While there are over dozens of other characters in the Greek alphabet, it is worth noting that the two, alpha and omega, are two of the most famous and are still raking in popularity more than any of the others.
Apart from the Bible, the phrase "alpha and omega" has gained popularity lately as the Hollywood flick in a bid to deliver a kiddy picture to this Apocalyptic-themed phrase and turn it into a household name.
However, with a box-office gross income of $25 M, it might not take the scales off its hood and probably wont do justice so I suggest, producers think back and settle with a movie that casts an eerie picture of the predicted Apocalyptic events that are to hit the earth, arguably, in the near future.
This way, a movie that portrays the actual innate purpose of the phrase might actually sell off than its emancipated counterparts, err, counterfeits.
This phrase evokes a seriousness that dates back to times of John the Beloved, who penned the book of Revelations, from which this phrase got its popularity.
In other words, long before many of the recently known phrases were ever penned, "alpha and omega" had already took a stronghold in the annals of literary history, and that seems to be one feat that is hard to beat.
Otherwise, one had to really do a better job than John the beloved, and I cannot imagine what one would have to do to be able to achieve that.
The Bible described John the Beloved as he who ate locusts and honey and was stranded in an island known as Patmos, off the coast of Greece and there wrote the book of Revelation, from which the statement "alpha and omega" were taken out from.
Nowadays, letters seem to dot our books and many of them don't have the same power as those penned and made famous hundreds of years ago.
With the advancement of technology, getting one to notice a work of literature would have to require effort that would have to match those achieved by the likes who took literary history by storm.
Biblically they mean, "the beginning and the last.
" Much has been drawn from this phrase.
Consequently, the alpha and the omega may be exactly represented by the English letters A and Z, yet, there is not phrase "the A and the Z" that ever circulated the literary world, so I must conclude that they aren't counterparts, for anything.
This phrase has been concretized in the world's best seller, the Holy Bible, thus the command and the strength of the phrase have endured the test of time.
And for as long as humanity will ever flourish on the earth, this phrase might still hold water and prove to be one of the Bible's strongest phrases.
This phrase actually pertains to the authority of God himself, as this was stated by Jesus about himself being the "beginning and the end.
" While there are over dozens of other characters in the Greek alphabet, it is worth noting that the two, alpha and omega, are two of the most famous and are still raking in popularity more than any of the others.
Apart from the Bible, the phrase "alpha and omega" has gained popularity lately as the Hollywood flick in a bid to deliver a kiddy picture to this Apocalyptic-themed phrase and turn it into a household name.
However, with a box-office gross income of $25 M, it might not take the scales off its hood and probably wont do justice so I suggest, producers think back and settle with a movie that casts an eerie picture of the predicted Apocalyptic events that are to hit the earth, arguably, in the near future.
This way, a movie that portrays the actual innate purpose of the phrase might actually sell off than its emancipated counterparts, err, counterfeits.
This phrase evokes a seriousness that dates back to times of John the Beloved, who penned the book of Revelations, from which this phrase got its popularity.
In other words, long before many of the recently known phrases were ever penned, "alpha and omega" had already took a stronghold in the annals of literary history, and that seems to be one feat that is hard to beat.
Otherwise, one had to really do a better job than John the beloved, and I cannot imagine what one would have to do to be able to achieve that.
The Bible described John the Beloved as he who ate locusts and honey and was stranded in an island known as Patmos, off the coast of Greece and there wrote the book of Revelation, from which the statement "alpha and omega" were taken out from.
Nowadays, letters seem to dot our books and many of them don't have the same power as those penned and made famous hundreds of years ago.
With the advancement of technology, getting one to notice a work of literature would have to require effort that would have to match those achieved by the likes who took literary history by storm.
