Post 12: The Five “I Am” Statements in the Book of Revelation

There are five “I am” statements in the book of Revelation: “I am the Alpha and the Omega: who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty”; “I am the First and the Last the Living One”; “I am he who searches hearts and minds, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds”; “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End”; and, “I am the Root and the Offspring of David and the bright Morning Star.”

 

Consider meditating on the below scriptures and allowing God to use them to inform your thoughts, prayers, and decisions for today. The names of God still fuel my daily prayers and life, both private and public. They also inform my desire to “know God and make him known.” May they similarly serve you in this way.

 

God’s name represents who he is. The psalmist says, “Give thanks to the LORD and praise his name. For he is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations. . . . Those who know your name will trust in you. For you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you” (Ps 100:4–5; 9:10). The LORD says, “Those who love me, I will deliver; I will protect those who know my name.” (Ps 91:14). Knowing and trusting in the name of the LORD is important!

 

Each of God’s names represents a dimension of him still exhibited today—somewhere, somehow. Clicking on the below scriptures will open these names within the paragraphs they are found in the Bible.

 

1. “I am the Alpha and the Omega: who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty” (Rev 1:8).

2. “I am the First and the Last the Living One” (Rev 1:17-18).

3. “I am he who searches hearts and minds, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds” (Rev 2:23).

4. “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End” (Rev 21:6).

5. “I am the Root and the Offspring of David and the bright Morning Star” (Rev 22:16).

 

Every day, for the foreseeable future, I hope to post five more names of God.

 

Click here for a full list of the names of God.

 

Click here for a full list of the names of Jesus.

 

“And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God” (Phil 1:9–11).