Revelation 2:8

“To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of him who is the First and the Last, who died, but is restored to life:

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In The King James Version

And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;

In Context

7Anyone with ears should hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches. To him who conquers – to him I will give the right to eat the fruit of the Tree of life, which stands in the Paradise of God.

9I know your persecution and your poverty – yet you are rich! I know, too, the slander that comes from those who declare that they are God’s people, though they are not, but are a congregation of Satan.

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Cross References

Revelation 1:8‘I am the Alpha and the Omega,’ says the Lord, the God who is, and who was, and who will be, the Almighty.

Revelation 1:17And, when I saw him, I fell at his feet like one dead. He laid his hand on me and said – ‘Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,

Matthew Henry on Revelation 2:2-8

The Church in Ephesus. ( a. d. 95.) 1 Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; 2 I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars: 3 And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted. 4… Read the whole commentary →

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