Jeremiah 2:3

3 aIsrael was holy to the Lord,
bthe firstfruits of his harvest.
cAll who ate of it incurred guilt;
disaster came upon them,

declares the Lord.”

Ephesians 1:12

12so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be dto the praise of his glory.

Revelation of John 14:4

4It is these who have not defiled themselves with women, for ethey are virgins. It is these fwho follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These have been redeemed from mankind as gfirstfruits for God and the Lamb,
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