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-# General Information:
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-This is the beginning of the Son of Man's message to the angel of the church in Smyrna.
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-# the angel
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-Possible meanings are that this "angel" is 1) a heavenly angel who protects this church or 2) a human messenger to the church, either a messenger who went from John to the church or the leader of the church. See how you translated "angel" in [Revelation 1:20](../01/20.md).
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-# Smyrna
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-This is the name of a city in a part of western Asia that today is modern Turkey. See how you translated this in [Revelation 1:11](../01/11.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])
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 # the first and the last
 
-This refers to the eternal nature of Jesus. See how you translated this in [Revelation 1:17](../01/17.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-merism]])
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+This refers to the eternal nature of Jesus. See how you translated this in Revelation 1:17.