Revelation 2:8

God's Word

“To the messenger of the church in Smyrna, write: The first and the last, who was dead and became alive, says:

Cross References

Revelation 1:8

“I am the A and the Z,”  says the Lord God, the one who is, the one who was, and the one who is coming, the Almighty.

Revelation 1:11

saying, “Write on a scroll what you see, and send it to the seven churches: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”

Revelation 2:1

“To the messenger of the church in Ephesus, write: The one who holds the seven stars in his right hand, the one who walks among the seven gold lamp stands, says:

Isaiah 44:6

The Lord is Israel’s king and defender. He is the Lord of Armies. This is what the Lord says: I am the first and the last, and there is no God except me.

Isaiah 48:12

Listen to me, Jacob, Israel, whom I have called. I am the one. I am the first and the last.

Romans 14:9

For this reason Christ died and came back to life so that he would be the Lord of both the living and the dead.

Revelation 22:13

I am the A and the Z, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.