'I Am the First' in the Bible

This is what the LORD says, the King of Israel and its Redeemer the LORD of the Heavenly Armies is his name "I am the first and I am the last, and apart from me there is no God.

"Listen to these things, Jacob, and Israel, whom I have called. I am the One: I am the first, I am even the last.

When I saw him, I fell down at his feet like a dead man. But he placed his right hand on me and said, "Stop being afraid! I am the first and the last,