Revelation 2:8

To the angel of the congregation in Smyrna write: This is the message from the one who is the 'First and the Last', who died and came to life again.

Revelation 1:17-18

When I saw him, I fell as dead at his feet. He laid his right hand on me and said: Do not fear. I am the first and the last:

Revelation 1:11

It said: Write what you see in a book and send it to the seven congregations in Asia: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.

Revelation 1:8

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end, says Jehovah (YHWH) God, the one who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty (all ruling) (universal sovereign). (Isaiah 48:12)

Revelation 2:1

To the angel of the congregation of Ephesus write: The one who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lamp stands, says:

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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 angel of the congregation of Ephesus write: The one who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lamp stands, says:

The first

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end, says Jehovah (YHWH) God, the one who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty (all ruling) (universal sovereign). (Isaiah 48:12)

General references

If a man's work that he built upon lasts, he will receive a reward.