June 24, 2025 • 14 mins
Title: From Aleph to Tav — The Eternal Word in Psalm 119 and Jesus Psalm 119 opens with Aleph and closes with Tav, the first and last letters of the Hebrew alphabet. This intentional structure isn’t just poetic—it’s theological. The psalm is a full-spectrum meditation on God’s Word, using every letter to express devotion to divine truth. With phrases like “Your word is a lamp to my feet” and “Forever, O Lord, your word is firmly fixed in the heavens,” the psalmist paints Scripture as eternal, stable, and alive. The structure—from A to Z, so to speak—reflects completeness, suggesting that every facet of life can be anchored in the Word. Enter Jesus, who in Revelation declares, “I am the First and the Last, the Alpha and the Omega.” Just as Psalm 119 celebrates the enduring nature of God's Word, Jesus claims to be that Word in flesh—the living embodiment of divine truth (John 1:1). His words echo the same eternal constancy: from the beginning of time to its end, He is the source, sustainer, and fulfillment of all things. In saying “I am the First and the Last,” He takes the very framework of Psalm 119 and steps into it—completing what the psalmist longed for: not just written instruction, but a living relationship with the Word Himself.
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Agreed.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
The Christian Corner Ministries greets you. In the name of Jesus.
We are delighted that you have joined us. We pray
that the worship and biblical teaching would help and encourage you. Now,
the next voice you will hear is our own pastor
Caleb Santos.
Speaker 1 (00:33):
Amen, Praise the Lord. Thank you so much for joining
us in this wonderful day. This is the day that
the Lord has made. We will rejoicing it. Amen, no
matter what kind of a day it is, if it's
a rainy day, a hot day, this is the day
that the Lord has made. Amen, We're going to rejoice. Amen.
(00:53):
I want to start off with a worship song. It's
called in the House of the Lord. We're gonna be
preparing our hearts to listen to this worship, wonderful worship soul,
and we're gonna be blessed. And after that we're gonna
share some thoughts on the topic the first and the Last.
What does Jesus mean when he talks about the first
(01:16):
and the last? So prepare your hearts.
Speaker 3 (01:28):
The Lord is my guide.
Speaker 4 (01:30):
I'm standing tall, we're faithing. My heart fall in shadows
of doubt, I see the light with hand as my
shield out in every fight. No hear so maskins.
Speaker 5 (01:50):
In the house of your fine love, he's scarce goodness
surround you see.
Speaker 3 (02:00):
For ever breathing harpy, I see his.
Speaker 4 (02:03):
Place whatever he has lots.
Speaker 3 (02:07):
Of souls of lace.
Speaker 4 (02:18):
When prose gets around trying to brave me, they may
try the best, don or shape me.
Speaker 2 (02:28):
An armie.
Speaker 3 (02:29):
Don't can't hold me down. Lord has a straight out
of the ground gusses stand every single.
Speaker 5 (02:40):
Day in the house of God fine love.
Speaker 3 (02:45):
He's his goodness surrounds.
Speaker 5 (02:48):
My motceas forever breathing Harpy, I see his.
Speaker 4 (02:54):
Grace forever has lot of sons.
Speaker 3 (02:58):
Of lace, guided by grapes. I take my still with
light in.
Speaker 5 (03:14):
My life on his in the house of the Blood
of fine loves is good in the lounds. My Moses,
ever free, hearty, serious place, but has my souls of lace,
(03:36):
but has us of lace.
Speaker 3 (03:44):
Guided mysing mast light in my life.
Speaker 4 (03:50):
Miss Send.
Speaker 1 (04:02):
Praise the Lord, Praise the Lord. I'm praying that that
song of worship with minister to you, Amen, it did
minister to me and help me to be encouraged. Amen.
Today we're gonna talk about the topic the first and
the last, and we're gonna be reading from the King
(04:24):
James version. Let's look at Revelation one seventeen. And when
I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead,
and he laid his right hand upon me, saying, unto me,
fear not. I am the first and the last. Revelation
twenty two thirteen. I am Alfha and Omega the beginning
and the end, the first and the last. Isaiah forty
(04:49):
four to six, the Saith, the Lord, the King of
Israel and his redeemer, the Lord of Hosts. I am
the first, and I am the last, and besides me
there is no God. Now look at this interesting scriptures.
Here three times we hear the first and the last.
(05:11):
The second one has alpha and Omega, which is Greek
for the first and the last, and then the Isaiah
forty four to six, the first and the last. But
it's interesting because in Revelation twenty two to three it
has the Greek meaning I am Alpha and Omega at
the beginning and the end, the first and the last,
and some of these translations in the Bible it's translated
(05:35):
as I am ade to z. Now that doesn't have
much meaning in our alphabet. But if you do an
in depth study of the first and the last, you'll
find that there's a lot of hidden blessings, a lot
of gems that we could gardner gather from here and
(05:55):
be able to learn from it. So I'm going to
share a few thoughts here about Psalms one hundred and nineteen,
which is really where it starts from the first and
the last, and how does it do so well? We're
going to look at this. We're going to look at
a few things here. How this is interlined interlink with
Psalms one hundred and nineteen. Psalms one hundred and nineteen
(06:17):
is the longest chapter in the Bible, composed of one
hundred and seventy six verses arranged as an acrostic poem
using the Hebrew alphabet. It is a profound meditation on
the beauty, power, and guidance on God's word. Each stanza
emphasizes a different aspect of the psalmist devotion to divine instruction,
(06:41):
using terms like law, precepts, commandments, and statues to express reverence.
The Psalmist finds comfort, strength, and purpose in scripture, portraying
it as a lamp to his feet and the light
to his path, especially during times of affliction and uncertainty.
And that's in all you can find that in Psalms
(07:02):
one hundred and nineteen verses one oh five, one hundred
and five. The Psalm is not merely a theological treatise,
but a deeply personal and emotional outpouring of faith. It
reflects a longing to live righteousness, a plead for understanding,
and the celebration of the eternal nature of God's word.
(07:24):
The structure itself twenty two stanza of eight verses each
mirrors the completeness, the completeness and order the psalmness finds
in divine truth. Psalms one hundred and nineteen invite readers
to immerse themselves in scripture, not just for knowledge before
transformation and spiritual intimacy. And we're going to see how
(07:47):
this is intelink here to what Jesus was saying of
revelation and Isaiah, hold on because this gets better. The
first Hebrew letter used in Psalms one nineteen is alipet
and the last is tub. So if you have an
old Bible, I don't think these New Bible has it
(08:08):
broken down in different Hebrew letters. But if you have
an old Bible mostly or an unusual Bible that you
can see.
Speaker 5 (08:16):
This.
Speaker 1 (08:17):
Psalms one hundred and nineteen is broken into different sections,
and it starts with Alip, which is the first letter
of the Hebrew alphabet, and the last is tub. Okay,
I don't know if I'm pronouncing it right. Psalms one
hundred and nineteen is beautifully structure as an acoustic poem,
with each of its twenty two sections corresponding to a
(08:39):
letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Every section contains eight verses,
and within each section, all eight verses begin with the
same Hebrew letter. So the psalm begins with alip and
ends with tub, essentially covering the age to z of
the Hebrew language, symbolizing completeness in devotion to God's word.
(09:02):
When Jesus said I Am the first and the last
Revelation one seventeen, twenty two thirteen, he was declaring his
eternal nature and divine authority. This title echoes to the
Old Testament, where God Yahweh uses the same phrase in
Psalms forty four to six. I am the first and
I'm the last. Apart from me, there is no God.
(09:25):
By applying it to himself Jesus was affirming his identity
as divine, eternal, unchanging, and sovereign over all of history.
This should solve all confusion concerning the Trinity, because if
we see that the Lord Jesus defines themselves as the
(09:46):
first and the last in revelation. You see that in
Isaiah forty four says does Saith the King of Israel
and his redeemer, the Lord of Hosts. I am the first,
and I'm the last, and besides me there is no God.
He called himself God. Jesus is God in the flesh.
When Jesus came to earth, he came to earth as
(10:08):
the Lord Jesus Christ, which is father, son, and the
Holy Spirit three and one. And it's the same with us.
When we were made. God made us as spirit, soul,
and body. So that should clear the controversy of the trinity.
But many and by and the Body of Christ are
(10:28):
being confused, and they're saying that the Trinity is not
of God. Let me tell you be careful with that,
because if you don't get the Trinity down pat you
won't be able to experience the fullness of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
And also speak to his role in salvation history, this
first and the last. He was present at creation, he
(10:50):
entered time through the incarnation, and he will bring all
things to completion. In Revelation, this title is paired with
the living room one who was dead, and behold now
I am alive, forever and ever, emphasizing his victory over
death and his authority over life and eternity. In short,
(11:11):
Jesus wasn't just making a poetic statement. He was revealing
his identity as the alpha omega, the beginning and the
end of all things. So basically, this is just amazing
when you get to think about what is in this
thing and this gem of scripture, and let's keep on
(11:32):
looking into these things. Here in Psalms whe nineteen, God's
word is portrayed as eternal, perfect, and unchanging. Quality is
also used by Jesus when he calls himself the first
and the last. The Psalmists declare in verse eighty nine,
your word, Lord is eternal. It stands firm in the heavens.
That eternal word celebrated throughout Psalms one hundred and nineteen,
(11:57):
has not just written instruction, but ultimately fulfilled in the
person of Christ. John one one echoes this by saying,
and the beginning was the Word, and the word was
with God, and the Word was God. So when Jesus
refers himself as the first and the last, he's aligning
with the eternal nature of God's truth celebrated and Psalms
(12:19):
one hundred and nineteen. He's both the embodiment of the
Word and the fulfillment of his promises from the beginning
of the alphabet Alep to the end of and from
Genesis to Revelation. And so this is something that you
need to think about. Jesus is the first and the last.
He should be the first thing you think about when
(12:41):
your feet hiss the floor to start your day, and
he should be the last thing that you think about
before you go to bed. And that's something that challenges us.
It challenges me because sometimes I be in prayer most
of the day, but when I go to bed, sometimes
I'm terrible about praying at night, and I you know,
(13:02):
and sometimes I find that it hurts me. So I
need to develop discipline to pray at night. I pray
during most of the day, I really do, and I
try to pray as much as I can, but at
nighttime I need to develop that stroll hoold and that's
where the battle starts at night at night. Amen. So
I want to challenge you to put Jesus as first
(13:24):
and last in your life. Let me tell you, when
you see the connection with Psalms one hundred and nineteen
and the Book of Revelation, it really is showing the
Hebrew mindset about the fulfillment about Christ being and that
Psalms one hundred and nineteen, let me tell you it
is a wonderful gem to think about and to ponder.
(13:47):
So I want you to ponder about this and ponder
about this teaching and see what the Lord shows you. Amen.
He may show you further things about this. Amen. So
in the meantime, I want to say thank you so
much for joining us. We really appreciate your company, and
I just want to let you know that we're here
(14:07):
to help you in any which way we can. We
can in any which way we can, and so please
share with us your prayer requests. We want to help
pray for you. So in the meantime, remember you have
the mind of Christ. Bye bye for now, Thank you
for joining us.
Speaker 2 (14:27):
We pray that you were blessed with our worship and
biblical teaching. Join us again for a time of Bible study.
God bless
Agreed.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
The Christian Corner Ministries greets you. In the name of Jesus.
We are delighted that you have joined us. We pray
that the worship and biblical teaching would help and encourage you. Now,
the next voice you will hear is our own pastor
Caleb Santos.
Speaker 1 (00:33):
Amen, Praise the Lord. Thank you so much for joining
us in this wonderful day. This is the day that
the Lord has made. We will rejoicing it. Amen, no
matter what kind of a day it is, if it's
a rainy day, a hot day, this is the day
that the Lord has made. Amen, We're going to rejoice. Amen.
(00:53):
I want to start off with a worship song. It's
called in the House of the Lord. We're gonna be
preparing our hearts to listen to this worship, wonderful worship soul,
and we're gonna be blessed. And after that we're gonna
share some thoughts on the topic the first and the Last.
What does Jesus mean when he talks about the first
(01:16):
and the last? So prepare your hearts.
Speaker 3 (01:28):
The Lord is my guide.
Speaker 4 (01:30):
I'm standing tall, we're faithing. My heart fall in shadows
of doubt, I see the light with hand as my
shield out in every fight. No hear so maskins.
Speaker 5 (01:50):
In the house of your fine love, he's scarce goodness
surround you see.
Speaker 3 (02:00):
For ever breathing harpy, I see his.
Speaker 4 (02:03):
Place whatever he has lots.
Speaker 3 (02:07):
Of souls of lace.
Speaker 4 (02:18):
When prose gets around trying to brave me, they may
try the best, don or shape me.
Speaker 2 (02:28):
An armie.
Speaker 3 (02:29):
Don't can't hold me down. Lord has a straight out
of the ground gusses stand every single.
Speaker 5 (02:40):
Day in the house of God fine love.
Speaker 3 (02:45):
He's his goodness surrounds.
Speaker 5 (02:48):
My motceas forever breathing Harpy, I see his.
Speaker 4 (02:54):
Grace forever has lot of sons.
Speaker 3 (02:58):
Of lace, guided by grapes. I take my still with
light in.
Speaker 5 (03:14):
My life on his in the house of the Blood
of fine loves is good in the lounds. My Moses,
ever free, hearty, serious place, but has my souls of lace,
(03:36):
but has us of lace.
Speaker 3 (03:44):
Guided mysing mast light in my life.
Speaker 4 (03:50):
Miss Send.
Speaker 1 (04:02):
Praise the Lord, Praise the Lord. I'm praying that that
song of worship with minister to you, Amen, it did
minister to me and help me to be encouraged. Amen.
Today we're gonna talk about the topic the first and
the last, and we're gonna be reading from the King
(04:24):
James version. Let's look at Revelation one seventeen. And when
I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead,
and he laid his right hand upon me, saying, unto me,
fear not. I am the first and the last. Revelation
twenty two thirteen. I am Alfha and Omega the beginning
and the end, the first and the last. Isaiah forty
(04:49):
four to six, the Saith, the Lord, the King of
Israel and his redeemer, the Lord of Hosts. I am
the first, and I am the last, and besides me
there is no God. Now look at this interesting scriptures.
Here three times we hear the first and the last.
(05:11):
The second one has alpha and Omega, which is Greek
for the first and the last, and then the Isaiah
forty four to six, the first and the last. But
it's interesting because in Revelation twenty two to three it
has the Greek meaning I am Alpha and Omega at
the beginning and the end, the first and the last,
and some of these translations in the Bible it's translated
(05:35):
as I am ade to z. Now that doesn't have
much meaning in our alphabet. But if you do an
in depth study of the first and the last, you'll
find that there's a lot of hidden blessings, a lot
of gems that we could gardner gather from here and
(05:55):
be able to learn from it. So I'm going to
share a few thoughts here about Psalms one hundred and nineteen,
which is really where it starts from the first and
the last, and how does it do so well? We're
going to look at this. We're going to look at
a few things here. How this is interlined interlink with
Psalms one hundred and nineteen. Psalms one hundred and nineteen
(06:17):
is the longest chapter in the Bible, composed of one
hundred and seventy six verses arranged as an acrostic poem
using the Hebrew alphabet. It is a profound meditation on
the beauty, power, and guidance on God's word. Each stanza
emphasizes a different aspect of the psalmist devotion to divine instruction,
(06:41):
using terms like law, precepts, commandments, and statues to express reverence.
The Psalmist finds comfort, strength, and purpose in scripture, portraying
it as a lamp to his feet and the light
to his path, especially during times of affliction and uncertainty.
And that's in all you can find that in Psalms
(07:02):
one hundred and nineteen verses one oh five, one hundred
and five. The Psalm is not merely a theological treatise,
but a deeply personal and emotional outpouring of faith. It
reflects a longing to live righteousness, a plead for understanding,
and the celebration of the eternal nature of God's word.
(07:24):
The structure itself twenty two stanza of eight verses each
mirrors the completeness, the completeness and order the psalmness finds
in divine truth. Psalms one hundred and nineteen invite readers
to immerse themselves in scripture, not just for knowledge before
transformation and spiritual intimacy. And we're going to see how
(07:47):
this is intelink here to what Jesus was saying of
revelation and Isaiah, hold on because this gets better. The
first Hebrew letter used in Psalms one nineteen is alipet
and the last is tub. So if you have an
old Bible, I don't think these New Bible has it
(08:08):
broken down in different Hebrew letters. But if you have
an old Bible mostly or an unusual Bible that you
can see.
Speaker 5 (08:16):
This.
Speaker 1 (08:17):
Psalms one hundred and nineteen is broken into different sections,
and it starts with Alip, which is the first letter
of the Hebrew alphabet, and the last is tub. Okay,
I don't know if I'm pronouncing it right. Psalms one
hundred and nineteen is beautifully structure as an acoustic poem,
with each of its twenty two sections corresponding to a
(08:39):
letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Every section contains eight verses,
and within each section, all eight verses begin with the
same Hebrew letter. So the psalm begins with alip and
ends with tub, essentially covering the age to z of
the Hebrew language, symbolizing completeness in devotion to God's word.
(09:02):
When Jesus said I Am the first and the last
Revelation one seventeen, twenty two thirteen, he was declaring his
eternal nature and divine authority. This title echoes to the
Old Testament, where God Yahweh uses the same phrase in
Psalms forty four to six. I am the first and
I'm the last. Apart from me, there is no God.
(09:25):
By applying it to himself Jesus was affirming his identity
as divine, eternal, unchanging, and sovereign over all of history.
This should solve all confusion concerning the Trinity, because if
we see that the Lord Jesus defines themselves as the
(09:46):
first and the last in revelation. You see that in
Isaiah forty four says does Saith the King of Israel
and his redeemer, the Lord of Hosts. I am the first,
and I'm the last, and besides me there is no God.
He called himself God. Jesus is God in the flesh.
When Jesus came to earth, he came to earth as
(10:08):
the Lord Jesus Christ, which is father, son, and the
Holy Spirit three and one. And it's the same with us.
When we were made. God made us as spirit, soul,
and body. So that should clear the controversy of the trinity.
But many and by and the Body of Christ are
(10:28):
being confused, and they're saying that the Trinity is not
of God. Let me tell you be careful with that,
because if you don't get the Trinity down pat you
won't be able to experience the fullness of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
And also speak to his role in salvation history, this
first and the last. He was present at creation, he
(10:50):
entered time through the incarnation, and he will bring all
things to completion. In Revelation, this title is paired with
the living room one who was dead, and behold now
I am alive, forever and ever, emphasizing his victory over
death and his authority over life and eternity. In short,
(11:11):
Jesus wasn't just making a poetic statement. He was revealing
his identity as the alpha omega, the beginning and the
end of all things. So basically, this is just amazing
when you get to think about what is in this
thing and this gem of scripture, and let's keep on
(11:32):
looking into these things. Here in Psalms whe nineteen, God's
word is portrayed as eternal, perfect, and unchanging. Quality is
also used by Jesus when he calls himself the first
and the last. The Psalmists declare in verse eighty nine,
your word, Lord is eternal. It stands firm in the heavens.
That eternal word celebrated throughout Psalms one hundred and nineteen,
(11:57):
has not just written instruction, but ultimately fulfilled in the
person of Christ. John one one echoes this by saying,
and the beginning was the Word, and the word was
with God, and the Word was God. So when Jesus
refers himself as the first and the last, he's aligning
with the eternal nature of God's truth celebrated and Psalms
(12:19):
one hundred and nineteen. He's both the embodiment of the
Word and the fulfillment of his promises from the beginning
of the alphabet Alep to the end of and from
Genesis to Revelation. And so this is something that you
need to think about. Jesus is the first and the last.
He should be the first thing you think about when
(12:41):
your feet hiss the floor to start your day, and
he should be the last thing that you think about
before you go to bed. And that's something that challenges us.
It challenges me because sometimes I be in prayer most
of the day, but when I go to bed, sometimes
I'm terrible about praying at night, and I you know,
(13:02):
and sometimes I find that it hurts me. So I
need to develop discipline to pray at night. I pray
during most of the day, I really do, and I
try to pray as much as I can, but at
nighttime I need to develop that stroll hoold and that's
where the battle starts at night at night. Amen. So
I want to challenge you to put Jesus as first
(13:24):
and last in your life. Let me tell you, when
you see the connection with Psalms one hundred and nineteen
and the Book of Revelation, it really is showing the
Hebrew mindset about the fulfillment about Christ being and that
Psalms one hundred and nineteen, let me tell you it
is a wonderful gem to think about and to ponder.
(13:47):
So I want you to ponder about this and ponder
about this teaching and see what the Lord shows you. Amen.
He may show you further things about this. Amen. So
in the meantime, I want to say thank you so
much for joining us. We really appreciate your company, and
I just want to let you know that we're here
(14:07):
to help you in any which way we can. We
can in any which way we can, and so please
share with us your prayer requests. We want to help
pray for you. So in the meantime, remember you have
the mind of Christ. Bye bye for now, Thank you
for joining us.
Speaker 2 (14:27):
We pray that you were blessed with our worship and
biblical teaching. Join us again for a time of Bible study.
God bless
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