' I see these words alpha and omega do refer to God, as God the Father and also God the Son, as you say Christians believe I am suppressed to hear the words from yourself there are other verses that show the same meaning.
In regards to prophets... In Luke for example below the prophets were proclaimed until John (the Baptist) after that time the prophecy was in motion in Yeshua the Redeemer. God gave us Prophets (Old Testament) and Apostles (New Testament) for the establishing of the church. Prophets pointed ahead to Yeshua, Apostles point back to Yeshua. But, now God speaks to us through His Son. What need of prophets for those who have the Living Gospel
Luke 16 - The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John.Since that time, the good news of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing their way into it.17 It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.
Of course there is likely to be other Prophets, Joseph Smith was was the last. Many people believe in him and follow his teachings, yet was he a true prophet? The Bible says we must test the spirits, (prophets) and gives a criteria for doing so. Maybe you see prophets in the Quran as the same! it is not so in the Bible, there are major prophets those who brought revelation from YHWH, and minor Prophets which foretold events or Warner's .
The account of Ishmael and Isaac is an interesting one I think. I wonder if Sarah, Abrahams wife, could have know the strife her impatience with God has cost the world. I see her life is a lesson that we should have faith that God will provide..in His own time. you see Ishmael as the father of the Arab nations? This may be true and for sure YHWH did make good on His promise to Abraham in regards to Ishmael, but His covenant He made through Isaac.
In Genesis
15 God also said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you are no longer to call her Sarai; her name will be Sarah. 16 I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her so that she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her.”
17 Abraham fell facedown; he laughed and said to himself, “Will a son be born to a man a hundred years old? Will Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?” 18 And Abraham said to God, “If only Ishmael might live under your blessing!”
19 Then God said, “Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will call him Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him. 20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard you: I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and will greatly increase his numbers. He will be the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation. 21 But my covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you by this time next year.” 22 When he had finished speaking with Abraham, God went up from him.
Genesis 16:11-12
11 And the angel of the Lord said to her,
“Behold, you are pregnant
and shall bear a son.
You shall call his name Ishmael,
because the Lord has listened to your affliction.
12 He shall be a wild donkey of a man,
his hand against everyone
and everyone's hand against him,
and he shall dwell over against all his kinsmen.”
So ya Arabia became a great nation through Gods promise for Ishmael, but that does not change the fact that Gods covenant was through Isaac. Yeshua was from the line of Isaac and He is fulfilment and promise of Gods final covenant with mankind.
Well, of course you will see things differently, and that is OK.
Peace. C
In regards to prophets... In Luke for example below the prophets were proclaimed until John (the Baptist) after that time the prophecy was in motion in Yeshua the Redeemer. God gave us Prophets (Old Testament) and Apostles (New Testament) for the establishing of the church. Prophets pointed ahead to Yeshua, Apostles point back to Yeshua. But, now God speaks to us through His Son. What need of prophets for those who have the Living Gospel
Luke 16 - The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John.Since that time, the good news of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing their way into it.17 It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.
Of course there is likely to be other Prophets, Joseph Smith was was the last. Many people believe in him and follow his teachings, yet was he a true prophet? The Bible says we must test the spirits, (prophets) and gives a criteria for doing so. Maybe you see prophets in the Quran as the same! it is not so in the Bible, there are major prophets those who brought revelation from YHWH, and minor Prophets which foretold events or Warner's .
The account of Ishmael and Isaac is an interesting one I think. I wonder if Sarah, Abrahams wife, could have know the strife her impatience with God has cost the world. I see her life is a lesson that we should have faith that God will provide..in His own time. you see Ishmael as the father of the Arab nations? This may be true and for sure YHWH did make good on His promise to Abraham in regards to Ishmael, but His covenant He made through Isaac.
In Genesis
15 God also said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you are no longer to call her Sarai; her name will be Sarah. 16 I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her so that she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her.”
17 Abraham fell facedown; he laughed and said to himself, “Will a son be born to a man a hundred years old? Will Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?” 18 And Abraham said to God, “If only Ishmael might live under your blessing!”
19 Then God said, “Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will call him Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him. 20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard you: I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and will greatly increase his numbers. He will be the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation. 21 But my covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you by this time next year.” 22 When he had finished speaking with Abraham, God went up from him.
Genesis 16:11-12
11 And the angel of the Lord said to her,
“Behold, you are pregnant
and shall bear a son.
You shall call his name Ishmael,
because the Lord has listened to your affliction.
12 He shall be a wild donkey of a man,
his hand against everyone
and everyone's hand against him,
and he shall dwell over against all his kinsmen.”
So ya Arabia became a great nation through Gods promise for Ishmael, but that does not change the fact that Gods covenant was through Isaac. Yeshua was from the line of Isaac and He is fulfilment and promise of Gods final covenant with mankind.
Well, of course you will see things differently, and that is OK.
Peace. C