A short film
From Bereshit to Amen
How the first word, the first verse of John, and the last words of the Bible all point to Jesus.
WHAT THE GOSPEL IS
Matthew · Mark · Luke · John
The Gospel is the entire Bible.
בְּרֵאשִׁיתGENESIS 1:1
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ἈμήνREVELATION 22:21
GENESIS 1:1 · HEBREW
בְּרֵאשִׁית בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים אֵת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֵת הָאָרֶץ
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GENESIS 1:1
בְּרֵאשִׁית בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים אֵת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֵת הָאָרֶץ
Bereshit · bara · Elohim · et · hashamayim · ve'et · ha'aretz
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
THE FIRST WORD · בְּרֵאשִׁית · BERESHIT
Shown left to right, in the order the Hebrew is read. The pictures are the ancient letter-forms; this is a devotional reading of them, not a translation.
READ THE PICTURES IN ORDER
בְּרֵאשִׁית
The Sonof God,the Highest,crowned with thorns,pierced by His own hand,on the cross.
THE UNTRANSLATED WORD · GENESIS 1:1
בְּרֵאשִׁית בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים אֵת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֵת הָאָרֶץ
א ת
אALEPH · FIRST
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ΑALPHA · FIRST
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תTAV · LAST
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ΩOMEGA · LAST
“I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.” — Revelation 22:13
Written into the first word.
JOHN 1:1 · GREEK
Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ Λόγος, καὶ ὁ Λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν Θεόν, καὶ Θεὸς ἦν ὁ Λόγος.
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JOHN 1:1
Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ Λόγος, καὶ ὁ Λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν Θεόν, καὶ Θεὸς ἦν ὁ Λόγος.
En archē ēn ho Logos, kai ho Logos ēn pros ton Theon, kai Theos ēn ho Logos.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
בְּרֵאשִׁיתGENESIS 1:1 · IN THE BEGINNING
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Ἐν ἀρχῇJOHN 1:1 · IN THE BEGINNING
JOHN 1:1 · JOHN 1:14
Λόγος
Logos · the Word
Καὶ ὁ Λόγος σὰρξ ἐγένετο καὶ ἐσκήνωσεν ἐν ἡμῖν
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us.
The Logos is Jesus.
REVELATION 22:20–21 · GREEK · THE LAST WORDS OF THE BIBLE
Λέγει ὁ μαρτυρῶν ταῦτα· Ναί, ἔρχομαι ταχύ. Ἀμήν, ναί, ἔρχου Κύριε Ἰησοῦ. Ἡ χάρις τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ μετὰ πάντων ὑμῶν. Ἀμήν.
REVELATION 22:20–21
Legei ho martyrōn tauta· Nai, erchomai tachy. Amēn, nai, erchou Kyrie Iēsou. Hē charis tou Kyriou hēmōn Iēsou Christou meta pantōn hymōn. Amēn.
He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
THE LAST NAME IN SCRIPTURE
Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ
Iēsou Christou · Jesus Christ
The Bible does not end with a law, or a warning. It ends with His name, His grace, and a promise: I come quickly.
בְּרֵאשִׁיתTHE FIRST WORD
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ΛόγοςTHE WORD MADE FLESH
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ἸησοῦTHE LAST NAME
The entire Bible points to Jesus.
Acts 17:11 · “they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily”