Revelation 2:8

"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:

Revelation 1:17-18

So when I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He laid His right hand upon me and said: "Do not be afraid any more. I am the First and the Last;

Revelation 1:11

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

Revelation 1:8

"I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come, the Almighty.

Revelation 2:1

"To the messenger of the church in Ephesus write: 'The One who is holding the seven stars in His right hand and is walking among the golden lampstands speaks as follows:

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Summary

Revelation 2:8

And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;

The angel

Revelation 2:1

The first

Revelation 1:8

General references

1 Corinthians 3:14

Bible References

The angel

"To the messenger of the church in Ephesus write: 'The One who is holding the seven stars in His right hand and is walking among the golden lampstands speaks as follows:

The first

"I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come, the Almighty.

General references

If the structure which one builds upon it stands the test, he will get his pay.