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I wonder about the Greek, because in the begging of Revelation Christ said, I am Alpha and Omega. In Hebrew it would have been Alef and Tav which has the meaning of OX and Cross. To me, He said I am the sacrificial Ox at the Cross the beginning and the end. Hebrew brings more meaning to me, but I may be wrong. That is why I started this thread.

. . . I am the sacrificial Ox . . ."

Ox?? That's an emasculated male? Show me any place in Scripture where that refers to an acceptable sacrifice, especially under the Mosaic Law! And where ever did you get this is Jesus speaking of Himself?

To me, the whole theory you propose is a lot of bull.

Dear duhe,

The problem with speculating too much about the prophecy in the the Book of the Revelation, is that there is a warning at the end. So it is best to focus on keeping you name in the Book of Life and not having to experience the plagues written in the book of Revelation.

Revelation Chapter 22 18iFor I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: †If anyone adds to these things, jGod will add to him the plagues that are written in this book; 19and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, †Godk shall take away his part from the lBook of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

Nelson, Thomas (2009-02-18). Holy Bible, New King James Version (NKJV) (p. 1202). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition.

It is interesting that neither Hebrew nor Greek have separate numbers, so all of the words have numerical value. The study of these values is called Gematria. One of the more interesting books I have read on this is Coincidences in the Bible and in Biblical Hebrew by Haim Shore (2012-12-11). Another really interesting book is Torah, Chazal & Science by Rabbi Moshe Meiselman which gives many examples of how the Jewish Sages were able to answer scientific questions by studying the Torah. If you are really interested in understanding the hidden meaning in Genesis Chapter 1, then read Sefer Yetzirah: The Book of Creation in Theory and Practice, by Aryeh Kaplan.