Revelation 1:11
1:11 saying: “Write in a book what you see and send it to the seven churches – to Ephesus,
Smyrna,
Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”
Revelation 1:17
1:17 When
I saw him I fell down at his feet as though I were dead, but
he placed his right hand on me and said: “Do not be afraid! I am the first and the last,
Revelation 2:8
To the Church in Smyrna
2:8 “To the angel of the church in Smyrna write the following:
“This is the solemn pronouncement of the one who is the first and the last, the one who was dead, but came to life:
Revelation 21:6
21:6 He also said to me, “It is done!
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the one who is thirsty I will give water
free of charge
from the spring of the water of life.
Revelation 22:13
22:13 I am the Alpha and the Omega,
the first and the last,
the beginning and the end!)
Isaiah 41:4
41:4 Who acts and carries out decrees?
Who summons the successive generations from the beginning?
I, the Lord, am present at the very beginning,
and at the very end – I am the one.
Isaiah 43:10
43:10 You are my witnesses,” says the Lord,
“my servant whom I have chosen,
so that you may consider and believe in me,
and understand that I am he.
No god was formed before me,
and none will outlive me.
Isaiah 44:6
The Absurdity of Idolatry
44:6 This is what the Lord, Israel’s king, says,
their protector, the Lord who commands armies:
“I am the first and I am the last,
there is no God but me.
Isaiah 48:12
48:12 Listen to me, O Jacob,
Israel, whom I summoned!
I am the one;
I am present at the very beginning
and at the very end.