Does anyone know anymore about this and whether it has been specifically mentioned in the JW literature ?
As we all know, the FIRST and LAST letters of the Greek alphabet are ALPHA and OMEGA...
The FIRST and LAST letters of the Hebrew alphabet are ALEPH and TAV
In Genesis 1:1, the first and last letter of the Hebrew alphabet appear without translation right before the word "God"... it seems as if this reads the same as when JWs say "Jehovah God", as if the Tav Aleph is a name.
The Watchtower Library has this to say about those letters :
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Rbi8Revelation***Or, "the A and the Z." Gr., t
?` ? ??fa ?a ?` t ?` ? O (toAl´phakaitoO[·me´ga]), the first and last letters of the Gr. alphabet; Sy hJ22, "the Aleph and the Taw."See App 1D.
It is well known that there is a bit of contradiction in the Watchtower literature as to the identity of the "Alpha and the Omega",
Awake! 1978 August 22 p.28 Who Is "the Alpha and the Omega"?
Finally, at Revelation 22:12, 13, we read: "Look! I am coming quickly, and the reward I give is with me, to render to each one as his work is. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end." This quotation appears among others that are ascribed to an angel and to Jesus Christ. Before these words are quoted in the book of Revelation, the angel who was instrumental in presenting the revelation to the apostle John spoke. (Rev. 22:8, 9) Then, after the quotation that begins with Revelation 22:12 and ends with the words of verse 15, we find the statement: "I, Jesus, sent my angel." (Rev. 22:16) Since the context does not necessitate our attributing the words of Revelation 22:12, 13 either to the angel or to Jesus, they could have originated with another speaker. Consistent with the rest of the book of Revelation, "the Alpha and the Omega" must be the Almighty God. He is the One who comes in the capacity of a judge to reward and to punish individuals according to their works.
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Watchtower 1978 October 1 p.15 "Keep on the Watch"
6 Also, in his final revelation concerning "the things that must shortly take place," Jesus again stresses the suddenness with which he comes:"I am coming to you quickly . . . I am coming quickly. Keep on holding fast what you have."-Rev. 2:16; 3:11.
"Look! I am coming quickly. . . . Look! I am coming quickly, and the reward I give is with me. . . . Yes; I am coming quickly." (Rev. 22:7,12, 20)
In response to these last expressions of our Master, surely each one of us joins with the apostle John in saying: "Amen! Come, Lord Jesus."
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Isaiah 44:6 states that God / Jehovah / Yahweh is the "First and the Last"
According to the Watchtower, Jesus is also the "First and The Last"
rechap.8pp.37-38par.1StrivingtoBeConquerors******
"And
totheangelofthecongregationinSmyrnawrite:Thesearethethingsthathesays,‘theFirstandtheLast,’whobecamedeadandcametolifeagain."(Revelation2:8) By stating this to those Christians in Smyrna, Jesus reminds them that he was the first integrity keeper that Jehovah directly resurrected to immortal spirit life and the last to be so raised. Jesus himself would resurrect all other anointed Christians. He is thus well qualified to give counsel to his brothers, who hope to share immortal heavenly life with him.Does the information about the Hebrew "Aleph and Taw" add any weight to the fact that they be "one" ?