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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 and came to life again.
    To the ANGEL of the church in Smyrna write:
           These are the words of him who is the FIRST and the LAST,(Revelation 1:17)
           who
This is the everlasting God, who is the first and the last. Even as He conquered death and is alive, so, too, those who suffer persecution at Smyrna and may be killed will receive the CROWN OF LIFE (Revelation 2:10). Recalling that Smyrna is derived from "myrrh" or sweet fragrance, Paul uses that expression of fragrance in 2 Corinthians 2:14-16. We, as believers, are a fragrance in this world (especially among the stench of death).
"Scripture taken from the The Holy Bible, New International Version, Copyright ) 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House. All rights reserved.

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