From one forefather He made every nation of mankind, for living all over the face of the earth, fixing their appointed times and the limits of their lands,

I the lord

"Write what you see in a book and send it to the seven churches, to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea."

"To the messenger of the church in Smyrna write: "'The First and the Last, who once was dead but came to life again, speaks as follows:

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.

With the

"The virgin will become pregnant and have a son, and they will call Him Immanuel" -- which means "God with us."

and teach them to practice all the commands that I have given you. And I myself will surely be with you all the days, down to the very close of an age."

General references

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today, yes, forever.

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.