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
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Bible References
The angel
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:
The first
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)
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1 Corinthians 3:14
If a man's work that he built upon lasts, he will receive a reward.