and of (one) man he created every nation of men to dwell upon the whole face of the earth, having determined their predestinated times, and the boundaries of their habitation;

I the lord

saying, Write what you are seeing in a book, and send it to the seven churches; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamum, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.

And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write; The first and the last, who was dead, and is alive, says these things:

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

With the

Behold, the virgin shall have gestation and bring forth a son, and they will call his name Emmanuel, which is interpreted, God is with us.

teaching them to observe all things which I commanded you. And lo, I am with you all the days, unto the end of the age.

General references

Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to-day, and forever.

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