Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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
The first
General references
Bible References
The angel
Revelation 2:1
"To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: "This is what the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand says, the one who walks in the midst of the seven gold lampstands:
The first
Revelation 1:8
I am the Alpha and the Omega, says the Lord God, the one who is and the one who was and the one who is coming, the All-Powerful.
General references
1 Corinthians 3:14
If anyone's work that he has built upon [it] remains, he will receive a reward.