The Greek Qabalah: Alphabetic Mysticism and Numerology in the Ancient World by Kieren Barry

Author:Kieren Barry
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781609252274
Publisher: Samuel Weiser, inc.

More evidence of Greek Qabalah appears elsewhere in Revelation. Jesus is given to say, no less than three times:

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. (Revelation 1:8 and 21: 6; Isaiah 44 :6)

This passage gave the early Christians the ultimate authority for their use of Greek Qabalah in the interpretation of their faith, endowing it with the sanction of none other than Jesus Christ himself. It is the origin of the frequent appearance of the Greek letters alpha and omega together in Christian symbolism, from ancient times to the present (see figure 19, below). In addition to the repeated alphabetical symbolism of the famous alpha and omega, Revelation 4:1–8 is also worthy of note:

Behold, a throne set in heaven, and One sat on the throne. And He who sat there was like jasper and a sardius stone in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the throne, in appearance like an emerald. Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and on the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white robes; and they had crowns of gold upon their heads. And from the throne proceeded lightnings, thunderings, and voices. Seven lamps of fire were burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.

Before the throne there was a sea of glass, like crystal. And in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back. The first living creature was like a lion, the second living creature like a calf, the third living creature had a face like a man, and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle. The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”

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