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"To the angel of the assembly in Laodicea write: "The Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Head of God`s creation, says these things:
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Jesus, The Unshakable Truth
Jesus introduces Himself as "the Amen" and "the faithful and true witness." Commentators explain this isn't just a closing word but a title signifying His absolute truthfulness, reliability, and sincerity. In a letter to a lukewarm and self-deceived church, this title establishes that His assessment is the ultimate reality, cutting through their pretense.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write.
These things says the Amen. Referring, as is the case in every e…
In Laodicea (εν Λαοδικια). Forty miles south-east of Philadelphia and some forty miles east of Ephesus, the last of the seven chur…
19th Century
Anglican
Laodicea.—Situated halfway between Philadelphia and Colossae, and not far from Hierapolis. It received its name from Laodice, wife…
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The speaker identifies himself by a threefold affirmation: “The Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God’s creation.” “Amen” means the…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write , &c.] Of the city of Laodicea, (See Gill on Revelation 1…
Laodicea was the last and worst of the seven churches of Asia. Here our Lord Jesus styles himself, —The Amen': one steady and unchangeable in all h…
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