¹⁷ When I saw Him, I fell at His feet as though dead. And He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last [absolute Deity, the Son of God],^(A)

Message to Smyrna

⁸ “And to the angel (divine messenger) of the church in ^[a]Smyrna write:

“These are the words of the First and the Last [absolute Deity, the Son of God] who died and came to life [again]:^(A)

¹³ I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End [the Eternal One].”^(A)