And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as one dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying, Fear not; I am the first and the last,

And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These things saith the first and the last, who was dead, and lived again :

I know thy works, and thy love and faith and ministry and patience, and that thy last works are more than the first.

And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having seven plagues, which are the last, for in them is finished the wrath of God.

(Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walked naked, and they see his shame.)

And there came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls, who were laden with the seven last plagues; and he spake with me, saying, Come hither, I will show thee the bride, the wife of the Lamb.

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.