Wow! This is shouting terriortory, my friends!
When studying Biblical Hebrew, I saw, noticed, and was taught that when the direct object marker את (Alef-Tav) was in a scripture (not translated in the script) that it pointed to the object doing the action, whomever it was.
In this verse the direct-object is God.
Gen 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
In Hebrew it is written as such (with translation), Gen 1:1 בראשׁיתH7225(In the beginning) בראH1254(Created)אלהיםH430(God) אתH853(Alef-Tav, not translated in the verse, but the direct-object marker pointing to the One doing the creating) השׁמיםH8064(the heavens) ואתH853(and‘joining to the direct-object’) הארץ׃H776(the earth).
In the book of Revelation Jesus gave us some exciting news! Not only does it point to God, but to a particular member of the godhead.
Look with me at this scripture,Rev 1:8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
Alpha and Omega are the first and last letter of the Greek alphabet. Since the New Testament was written in Greek, it is translated this way. But Jesus in His native tongue would have been talking to John in Hebrew. So before being translated into Greek, it would have said “I Am Alef Tav!”
Oh praise the Lord! Jesus, The Son, the One who did the creating. He is the One who the Father so loved that He gave Him to be our redeemer! He is the bright and morning star, the Prince of peace.
My friends, realizing this allows us to get really excited about the places where the direct object points to our Savior! Jesus is our Alef-Tav, the first and last, and the author and finisher of our faith.
#AlefTav #JesusTheFirstAndLast #JesusSonOfGod
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Larry Atkerson Sr. was born-again at a young age. He grew up in rural southeastern Oklahoma, then in high school, his family moved to Tulsa, Ok.
During this time he met the young lady who would become his wife, Lisa. They got married when they were still in their teen years. Obviously, getting married at this age created some very interesting times as they both grew up and matured together. However, they have stayed true to their vows, to each other, and have basically grown up with their 3 wonderful children.
Larry Atkerson Sr. and Lisa Atkerson both have received training in ministry at "Rhema Bible Training Center" and "School of the Local Church"/"Grace School of Ministry" in Broken Arrow, and Tulsa, Ok. respectively.
While attending "School of the Local Church", he received his first taste of the original languages of the Bible, in a course called "Beginning Biblical Greek". Since that time he has also received training in "Biblical Hebrew", with a university based in Israel. "eTeacher".
Larry Atkerson Sr. has worked/volunteered in just about every position a church or ministry can have. In doing so, he has filled many different roles ranging from door-greeter to Sunday-School teacher, and children’s church worker to counselor. He has also served in the pastoral positions of children’s, youth, and adult ministries. He has worked and been involved in hospital/visitation ministries where he has seen the power of God change people’s lives.
He delights in going on short-term mission trips! All the while, seeing the love of God with applied wisdom - transform people and their lives forever.
Larry Atkerson Sr. teaches a weekly bible study class starting just after spring break each year and continuing until right before Thanksgiving. In the class, he delves into the wonderful-exciting-mysteries and simplicity of the Word of God.
