Salvation Revealed Series

God is the Alpha and the Omega. He is the beginning and the end. In other words, God is eternity. Before anything existed, there was God. After all is over there will be God.

John 1:1-5 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. 4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

Revelation 22:13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.”

The word eternal means "everlasting, having no beginning and no end.

Psalm 90:2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever You had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God.

Eternity has no time it is without beginning and without end. God is eternal. There is no time before and, in the future, God does not exist in time.

God is timeless yet God entered our time. God is in our time and therefore exists in every moment of our time.

Hebrews 11:3 By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.

Everything which we see now in our time was already in God, complete. Jesus was crucified before the foundation of the world. Salvation was already complete before anything was made manifest.

1 Peter 1:19-21 but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. 20 He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world but was manifest in these last times for you 21 who through Him believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

Before the foundation of the world, all existed and all will be gathered together in Christ in the fullness of time

Ephesians 1:9-10 having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself, 10 that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times, He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth—in Him.

God completed all things even before He began. Like an artist, God painted a "megalography” a massive painting. Starting with creation, Adam and Eve, Abraham, Moses the Ten Commandments, Jerusalem, the Birth of Jesus, the crucifixion, resurrection and the ascension, the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, Paul, the Revelation, and right until all things are wrapped up back into Himself. He completed His picture.

God then covered the mega painting with a veil. From the foundation of the earth, God has slowly been busy unveiling His masterpiece. His plan and intent for mankind. The people of faith, the prophets, and priests had glimpses of the painting of God. Right through the Old Testament God slowly revealed His creation and let out secrets of the future to those who found grace.

Even though there were great Prophets who prophesied the coming of the Messiah, they never saw The Messiah in person. The greatest of all prophets John the Baptist pointed to Jesus in person. Jesus Christ the central and most important figure in the Masterpiece. Jesus Christ the focus point of the whole picture the Lamb Crucified.

Matthew 11:11-15 “Assuredly, I say to you, among those born of women there has not risen one greater than John the Baptist; but he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. 12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force. 13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. 14 And if you are willing to receive it, he is Elijah who is to come. 15 He who has ears to hear, let him hear!

John 1:29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

God continues to unfold the veil

On a certain day Saul, Paul has an encounter with the artist Himself.

Acts 9:1-20 Then Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest 2 and asked letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. 3 As he journeyed he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven. 4 Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?” 5 And he said, “Who are You, Lord?” Then the Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goads.” 6 So he, trembling and astonished, said, “Lord, what do You want me to do?” Then the Lord said to him, “Arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.” 7 And the men who journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice but seeing no one. 8 Then Saul arose from the ground, and when his eyes were opened, he saw no one. But they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus. 9 And he was three days without sight, and neither ate nor drank.