3B The Lord Jesus is not only the First but also the Beginning, and not only the Last but also the End—21:6; 22:13:
41 “首先的”,指明没有人在祂以先;“末后的”,指明没有人在祂之后。
41 The First indicates that none is before Him, and the Last that none is after Him.
52 “初”,意即祂是万有的起源;“终”,意即祂是万有的终结。
52 The Beginning indicates that He is the origination of all things, and the End that He is the consummation of all things.
63 这不仅指明,没有人在主耶稣之先,也没有人在主耶稣之后,也指明没有祂,就没有起源,也没有终结。
63 The indication here is not only that there is nothing before or after the Lord Jesus but also that there is no origination or consummation without Him.
7C Christ is not only the First and the Last but also the Beginning and the End; this assures us that having started the church life, He will surely accomplish it—cf. 2 Tim. 4:5: