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"You" and Alpha & Omega
| "As
man is, God once was; as God is, man may become." --- Joseph Smith, Jr. |
The Alphabetic word studies from the scriptures, especially the Bible, verify a core
landmark theology revealed through the prophet Joseph Smith, that "as man is, God
once was, and as God is, man may become."
See listing of Biblical
Scriptures affirming that man has the divine potential (throug grace) and is invited
by God to become as He is.
Introduction
"You" in Hebrew is:
(spelled: aleph, taw)
aleph
aleph is the first letter of the Hebrew
alphabet, and taw
taw
is the last
(the omega word). This provides yet another verification that as children
of deity (i.e. of Heavenly Father & Heavenly Mother), we have within us the potential
to become as our Heavenly parents are: "alpha and omega" -- it's written
in the very meaning of the word "you"!
Other Firsts & Lasts, Alpha & Omega
- Last Word in James Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the
Bible
- You.
[because utility words such as "and," "the," and
"it" are listed at the end.]
First Word alphabetically in the Old Testament Hebrew
- Father. [e.g. God the Father, alpha & omega]
- Last Word alphabetically in the Old Testament Hebrew
- Gift. [e.g.
of salvation.]
[See word #866 "A gift" in Hebrew
below, which Gesenius lists just after word #859(c), which means 2nd person plural,
"YOU, YE."]
- First Word alphabetically in the New Testament Greek
- (1) first; (3) unity. [e.g. "That they all may be one; as
thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us." (John
17:21.)]
- Last Word alphabetically in the New Testament Greek
- Helpful, propitious [e.g. arm of God]
- Last Word in the LDS Bible Dictionary
(1971)
- Zepporah, (Moses' wife) [e.g. exalted role
of women]
Vicinity Words
- Words around "You" in the Greek Lexicon " in the Greek Lexicon (quoting from Zodhiates)
5207 huios, Son. In a wider sense it means a descendant. Fig.
Of one who is the object of parental love and care. The son of something is one connected
with, partaking of, or exposed to that thing. Deriv. (5206), adoption. Syn.
(5043), a child. Ant. (3962), father; (1118), a parent. [We
are spiritual offspring of deity, and hence inherit the spiritually "genetic"
potential to develop into the parental pattern, through the superintendence of the loving
parents.]
5208 hule, The basic material or matter of which all
things are formed. Syn. (3776), substance. Ant..
(4151), spirit, non-matter; (5590), soul.
hylism, (Gr. hyle, matter) A theory which regarded matter as
the original principle of evil, in opposition to the good spirit.
[yin/yang relationship of matter/spirit, which must become one through Christ.]
hylozoism, The doctrine that matter possesses a species of life, or
that life and matter are inseparably connected. [i.e. the
"intelligence" innate in all things.]
5209 humas, You.
5210 humeis, You.
5211 humenaios, pr.n. Hymenaeus. [Note in
Paul's reference to Hymenaeus the connection to the above definition of
"hylism." "In a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver ,
but also of wood and or earth {hyle}; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.
If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified,
and meet for the master's use." (2 Tim. 2:21.)] Said that "the
resurrection is past already" [code allusion to previous mortal
incarnations and resurrections on previous worlds?].
5212 humeteros, Your.
5213 humin, ["human"] Unto You.
5214 humneo, To sing a hymn; to praise (God) in song.
5215 humnos, A song or hymn in honor of God.
5216 humon, ["human"] Of,
from, or concerning You.
5217 hupago, (from hupo, denoting secrecy, and ago,
to go) To go away, particularly under cover, out of sight, with stealth [e.g. miche]. [(1) The veil is drawn and a person experiences life without a remembrance of
who they really are; but are brought to an awareness as they attune him/herself with God,
from whence they came. (2) "go" is connected to "god" and
"gold" , these being vicinity words in English, which combined allude to the
concept of God him/herself coming in the flesh in the end times, hidden from detection by
mankind, to do a "strange work," helping all mankind to come into their godly
potential; similar to the work done by the Son among the Jews in the meridian of time.]
5218 hupakoe, Obedience, compliance. [compare 851Heb. below.]
- Words around "You" in the Hebrew Lexicon " in the Hebrew Lexicon
(quoting from Gesenius, p. 95)
849 [1] Rebellion; [2] to strive, to endeavor. [opposite meanings for same
word]
851 "obedience"
[compare 5218Gr. above]
852 A sign, a portent.
859(a) Thou
853 Self, this same.
854 With, at, by, near; besides. [(1) in our midst; (2)
"with" is just before "you" in James
Strong's Concordance appendix.]
855 A plough-share [swords (division/rank/strife) shall be turned to
plow-shares (peace)]
857-8 Come. [Isa. 55:1-3; Rev. 22:17; 2 Ne. 26:25.]
859 , Thou.
861 , A furnace. [(1) baptism. of fire; (2) cleansing of earth --
separate dross from silver; chastening of God's children.]
859(c) , you, ye.
866 , A gift. [ "gift" = definition of last word in Hebrew O.T.
lexicon (#8649 )]
- Words around "You" in English
(quoting from Webster's' 1971)
- yon, Referring to an object at a distance [as God now
is, man may become]
- you
- young, Being in the first or early stage of life or growth; not yet
arrived at maturity.
by Sterling D. Allan; November 5, 1997
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