Jesus is “the Alpha and the Omega,” Revelation 1:8; 22:13. Most Americans know those words. We talk about alpha dogs and Omega-3 vitamins, but few people actually know what those words mean.

The symbol represents the belief that Jesus is the Christ, ... The Alpha and Omega represent Jesus, as he is at the beginning of all things and will return at the end.

There is an alpha and omega (the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet) on either side of the chi rho, which is another Christian symbol, as Christ was often described as the ""the beginning ...

As the PCMA statement explains, the small tattoo contains the “Chi-Rho” symbol, an abbreviation for Christ that first appeared around 324 C.E., as well as the Greek letters alpha and omega.