The Honor of Being Last

Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him.  Even so, Amen. “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” Revelation 1:7-8

I believe many of us can painfully remember recess games when team captains would choose players for their teams.  There was embarrassment and feelings of disgrace when we would grudgingly be accepted on a team.  I can still recall more than once, hearing, “Awww, we don’t want Kenny. You take him.” There was no honor in being last.

Many still feel that way, and that’s how rejection works-unless you’re the Best.  The Best always outlasts the most.  Jesus Christ, God come to Earth in a human body, witnessed and attested to (John 1:1-2, 14, 1^st John 1:1-4, Acts 2:32), has proven that there is great honor in being the Last.

Jesus is the First and the Last in all Eternity and in all Eternity He has existed.  That means He is the A to Z and everything in between. He became a human being, being born, living, and dying, and even raising Himself from the dead ( John 2:19-22, 10:17-18).  All power and authority have been given to Him by His Heavenly Father (Matthew 28:18). There is none like Him, nor will there ever be.  There is no other name under heaven by which we can be saved (Acts 4:12, John 14:6).  He is certainly the First and without a doubt, the period at the end of the Eternal sentence.

Is there another person or thing you trust in as your salvation?  Can you be sure where your conscious soul will live throughout the eternal ages?  With Him, or away?  You can know right now by believing He is who He says He is-God’s Perfect and only way-to Him.  Just believe and become His follower.  He will lead you into an amazing and satisfying life, now and in ages to come.  I used to believe always being last was the worst.  That is until I came face to face with the Alpha and Omega.  I found He’s the Living End.

Ken