Revelation 1:17

And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
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Bede

AD 735
the first: He is the first, because &quot;by Him were all things made;&quot; the last, because in Him are all things restored. &nbsp; <a

Bede

AD 735
I fell: As a man, he trembles at the spiritual vision, but his human fear is banished by the clemency of the Lord.

George Leo Haydock

AD 1849
I am the first and the last. These are the words of the Son of man, or of him that represented our Saviour, Christ, to St. John. To be the first and the last, is another expression agreeing only to him who is the true God, as it is divers times applied by the prophet Isaias. (Witham) From the 12th verse to this place we have a description of the Son of man, i.e. Christ. The different emblematical descriptions of his countenance, his dress are similar to what are used by other prophets, and easily explained of his attributes, his eternity, vengeance (Omnes passim.)

Irenaeus of Lyons

AD 202
Something also alludes to the end

Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation - 2 Peter 1:20

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