He caused to spring from one forefather people of every race, for them to live on the whole surface of the earth, and marked out for them an appointed span of life and the boundaries of their homes;

I the lord

It said, "Write forthwith in a roll an account of what you see, and send it to the seven Churches--to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyateira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea."

"To the minister of the Church at Smyrna write as follows: "'This is what the First and the Last says--He who died and has returned to life.

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.

With the

"Mark! The maiden will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call His name Immanuel" --a word which signifies 'God with us'.

and teach them to obey every command which I have given you. And remember, I am with you always, day by day, until the Close of the Age."

General references

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and to-day--yes, and to the ages to come.

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.