Alpha and Omega - Jesus, or God ?

Jesus allowed people to identify him as God.

His disciple Thomas said to him, "My Lord and my God !" John 20:28

And Jesus himself said, "I and the Father are one."  John 10:30

 Sometimes people are tempted to explain this away and suggest that Christianity is a belief of multiple gods, or that Jesus was a 'lesser' god.

But here are two verses that cut right to the heart of the matter.

In the old testament, the prophet Isaiah is instructed by God to explain:

"This is what the Lord says, Israel's King and Redeemer, the Lord Almighty:

   I am the first and the last; apart from me there is no God."  Isaiah 44:6

That's God with a big "G" and it clearly teaches 1 God.

Then in the final book of the Bible, Jesus says,

"I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the end."  Revelation 21:5

Jesus uses the very words of the old testament prophecy to explain who he is.

The Believers of the Bible are monotheistic - that is, belief in one God.

 So, Jesus claimed to be as One with God the Father Almighty - and allowed his followers to say so.

We can too.

What do you believe?