<p>2:8 <em>And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write these things: The first and the last, who was dead and lived again, says</em>- Again, the Lord is presented as Lord of time. His death was the beginning &quot;first&quot; and not an end; His living again is &quot;the last&quot;, in that sense, the end of 'time' as we know it, for He lives for ever. For the significance of &quot;write&quot;, see on 1:19.</p>