"After these things the word of the
LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy
shield, and thy exceeding great reward" (Genesis 15:1). "Fear not;
I am the first and the last: I am He that liveth, and was dead;
and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of
hell and of death" (Revelation
1:17,18).