Revelation 1:18 declares Christ lives forevermore after being dead—directly paralleling the description of Jesus as the one who died and came to life.

Revelation 1:17 records Christ saying 'I am the First and the Last'—the same title used to introduce Himself to Smyrna.

Revelation 1:11 explicitly uses the title 'First and the Last', which is directly applied to Christ in the Smyrna letter.

Revelation 1:8 declares Christ as Alpha and Omega—the same eternal identity expressed as 'First and the Last' here.

Revelation 1:20 explains the seven stars are angels of the churches—the 'angel of Smyrna' addressed here is one of those stars, providing context.

Revelation 1:4 describes God as 'who is and who was and who is to come'—the same eternal nature claimed by Jesus as 'first and last' here.

Colossians 1:17 says Christ 'is before all things'—directly supporting his identity as 'the First' in this verse.

Hebrews 12:2 describes Jesus enduring the cross and sitting at God's right hand—expanding on the 'died and came to life' statement here.

Deuteronomy 32:39 declares God alone puts to death and brings to life — directly echoing Christ's 'who died and came to life' and His divine identity.

Galatians 1:1 mentions God the Father 'who raised him from the dead'—directly echoing the resurrection component of this verse.

John 8:58 declares Jesus eternal ('before Abraham, I am'), powerfully reinforcing his title 'the First and the Last'.

John 1:1 identifies Jesus as the eternal Word with God, supporting his identity as 'the First'—preexistent and divine.

In Luke 24:5, the angels ask why seek the living among the dead—directly echoing Jesus' resurrection, the 'who died and came to life' here.

Isaiah 48:12 repeats 'I am the first and the last' — reinforcing the divine title that Jesus claims for Himself in Revelation.

Isaiah 44:6 directly states 'I am the first and the last' — a clear source for Christ's self-identification as the eternal God.

Isaiah 41:4 has God declaring 'I am the first and the last' — the very phrase Christ applies to Himself in Revelation 2:8.

1 John 1:1 speaks of the Word 'from the beginning'—parallel to Jesus as the 'first and last,' affirming his eternal pre-existence.