And he hath made of one the whole nation of men, to dwell on all the face of the earth, having determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation:

I the lord

and heard behind me a great voice as of a trumpet, Saying, what thou seest, write in a book and send to the seven churches, to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.

And to the angel of the church of Smyrna write, These things saith the First and the Last, who was dead and is alive.

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

With the

saying, Behold the virgin shall be with child, and bring forth a Son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which is, being interpreted, God with us.)

Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you; and lo I am with you always, even to the end of the world.

General references

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and to day and for ever.

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