DAILY TEXT, Wednesday, October 15, 2025. I am the Alpha and the Omega (Rev. 1:8).

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Wednesday, October 15, 2025

I am the Alpha and the Omega (Rev. 1:8).

Alpha is the first letter of the Greek alphabet, and Omega is the last. By calling themselves “the Alpha and the Omega,” Jehovah implies that when he begins something, he finishes it. After creating Adam and Eve, God told them: “Have many children, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it.” (Gen. 1:28)

In revealing his purpose, it's as if Jehovah had said "Alpha" at that moment. One day, the obedient and perfect descendants of Adam and Eve would fill the Earth and turn it into a paradise. On that day, Jehovah will, so to speak, say "Omega."

When Jehovah finished creating “the heavens, the earth, and everything in them,” he guaranteed the fulfillment of his purpose. He dedicated the seventh day to fulfilling his purpose for humanity and the earth. By the end of that seventh day, his purpose would be fully realized (Gen. 2:1-3).

Why might it have given the impression that Jehovah could no longer fulfill his purpose?

After rebelling, Adam and Eve became sinners and passed on sin and death to their descendants (Rom. 5:12). Would that affect God's purpose of filling the earth with obedient and perfect people? Would Satan make it so Jehovah could never say "Omega"? He might give that impression. Perhaps the Devil thought Jehovah had very little choice.

For example, one option was to eliminate Adam and Eve and create another perfect couple who would fulfill his purpose for humanity. But if Jehovah had done that, the Devil would have accused him of being a liar. Why? Because, according to Genesis 1:28, Jehovah had told Adam and Eve that their descendants would fill the earth.

Why might Satan have thought he could accuse Jehovah of being a failure?

What other option might have crossed the Devil's mind? Perhaps he thought Jehovah would allow Adam and Eve to have children, but that they would never be perfect (Eccl. 7:20; Rom. 3:23). If that had happened, Satan would surely have accused Jehovah of being a failure. Why? Because God's purpose could not be fulfilled; the earth would not be filled with perfect human beings.

What did Jehovah do to resolve the rebellion of Satan and the first humans, and how will it all end?

The way Jehovah dealt with the rebellion of Satan and the first humans must have left Satan speechless (Ps. 92:5). By allowing Adam and Eve to have children, Jehovah demonstrated that he is not a liar, but that his word always comes true. And he also demonstrated that he is not a failure, but quite the opposite. How? He arranged for a “seed” to save the obedient descendants of Adam and Eve, and thus his purpose was carried out (Gen. 3:15; 22:18).

Satan would never have imagined that Jehovah would save humanity through a ransom. Why? Because a ransom is an act of pure love (Matt. 20:28; John 3:16). Satan is so selfish that he cannot feel that kind of love. So what will the ransom accomplish? At the end of the 1,000 years, the obedient and perfect descendants of Adam and Eve will live on the earth, transformed into a paradise, just as Jehovah intended from the beginning. At that time, Jehovah will be able to say "Omega."

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