Revelation 3:14
King James Version
14 And unto the angel
of the church of the Laodiceans write;
These things saith the Amen,
the faithful and true witness,
the beginning of the creation of God;
Oftentimes, we take things for granted.
After a prayer, we say "Amen".
But do we really know what it means?
Do we know the power in it?
That verse above stated "saith the Amen".
"The Amen" is obviously a person.
Who could this "Amen" be?
Time to know Who it is.
And the power He has.
These Bible versions tell us more:
Revelation 3:14
Amplified Bible
Message to Laodicea
14 “To the angel (divine messenger) of the church in [a]Laodicea write:
“These are the words of the Amen, the trusted and faithful and true Witness, the [b]Beginning and Origin of God’s creation:
Revelation 3:14
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
14 And to the angel (messenger) of the assembly (church) in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the trusty and faithful and true Witness, the Origin and Beginning and Author of God’s creation:
Revelation 3:14
Complete Jewish Bible
14 “To the angel of the Messianic Community in Laodicea, write: ‘Here is the message from the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the Ruler of God’s creation:
Revelation 3:14
Easy-to-Read Version
Jesus’ Letter to the Church in Laodicea
14 “Write this to the angel of the church in Laodicea:
“Here is a message from the Amen,[a] the faithful and true witness, the ruler of all that God has made.
Revelation 3:14
Expanded Bible
To the Church in Laodicea
14 “Write this to the ·angel [or messenger; see 1:20] of the church in Laodicea [C a city in Phrygia, a mountainous province of western Asia]:
“The Amen [C Hebrew for “so be it”; here referring to Jesus], the faithful and true witness, ·the ruler of all God has made [1:5; Prov. 8:30–31; C the resurrected Jesus], says this [L these things]:
Revelation 3:14
GOD’S WORD Translation
A Letter to the Church in Laodicea
14 “To the messenger of the church in Laodicea, write: The amen, the witness who is faithful and true, the source of God’s creation, says:
Revelation 3:14
Good News Translation
The Message to Laodicea
14 “To the angel of the church in Laodicea write:
“This is the message from the Amen, the faithful and true witness, who is the origin[a] of all that God has created.
Revelation 3:14
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Letter to Laodicea
14 “Write to the angel of the church in Laodicea:
“The Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Originator[a] of God’s creation says:
Revelation 3:14
International Children’s Bible
To the Church in Laodicea
14 “Write this to the angel of the church in Laodicea:
“The Amen[a] is the One who is the faithful and true witness. He is the ruler of all that God has made. He says this to you:
Revelation 3:14
J.B. Phillips New Testament
(vii) To the complacent church
14 “Then write this to the angel of the Church in Laodicea: ‘These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s creation:
Revelation 3:14
Living Bible
14 “Write this letter to the leader of the church in Laodicea:
“This message is from the one who stands firm,[a] the faithful and true Witness of all that is or was or evermore shall be, the primeval source of God’s creation:
Revelation 3:14
The Message
To Laodicea
14 Write to Laodicea, to the Angel of the church. God’s Yes, the Faithful and Accurate Witness, the First of God’s creation, says:
Revelation 3:14
New Century Version
To the Church in Laodicea
14 “Write this to the angel of the church in Laodicea:
“The Amen,[a] the faithful and true witness, the ruler of all God has made, says this:
Revelation 3:14
New International Reader's Version
The Letter to the Church in Laodicea
14 “Here is what I command you to write to the church in Laodicea.
Here are the words of Jesus, who is the Amen. What he speaks is faithful and true. He rules over what God has created. He says,
Revelation 3:14
New Life Version
Words to the Church in Laodicea
14 “Write this to the angel of the church in the city of Laodicea: ‘The One Who says, Let it be so, the One Who is faithful, the One Who tells what is true, the One Who made everything in God’s world, says this:
Hisgalus 3:14
Orthodox Jewish Bible
14 And to the malach of the Kehillah in Laodicea, write: These things says the Omein, the Ed HaNe’eman (the Faithful Witness) who is also HaEmes, the Reshit of the Bri’at Hashem [i.e., Hashem’s eternal Chochmah, MISHLE 8:22; TEHILLIM 33:6; MISHLE 30:4],
Revelation 3:14
Tree of Life Version
Laodicea: Standing at the Door
14 To the angel of Messiah’s community in Laodicea write: “Thus says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Originator of God’s creation:
Revelation 3:14
Worldwide English (New Testament)
14 `Write this to the angel of the church people in Laodicea: Here are the words of the one whose name is Truth. What he says can be trusted. He is the one who began all that God made.
Revelation 3:14
Young's Literal Translation
14 `And to the messenger of the assembly of the Laodiceans write: These things saith the Amen, the witness -- the faithful and true -- the chief of the creation of God;
In SUMMARY, we learn these things:
"Amen" is Hebrew for "so be it".
JESUS is "The Amen".
He is that "faithful witness":
Revelation 1:5
King James Version
5 And from Jesus Christ,
who is the faithful witness,
and the first begotten of the dead,
and the prince of the kings of the earth.
Unto him that loved us,
and washed us from our sins
in his own blood,
We also learn about JESUS, "The Amen", and His power:
the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God
the Amen, the trusted and faithful and true Witness, the [b]Beginning and Origin of God’s creation
the Amen, the trusty and faithful and true Witness, the Origin and Beginning and Author of God’s creation
the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the Ruler of God’s creation
the Amen,[a] the faithful and true witness, the ruler of all that God has made
The Amen [C Hebrew for “so be it”; here referring to Jesus]*, the faithful and true witness, ·the ruler of all God has made [1:5; Prov. 8:30–31; C the resurrected Jesus], says this [L these things]
The amen, the witness who is faithful and true, the source of God’s creation, says
the Amen, the faithful and true witness, who is the origin[a] of all that God has created
The Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Originator[a] of God’s creation
The Amen[a] is the One who is the faithful and true witness. He is the ruler of all that God has made
the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s creation
from the one who stands firm,[a] the faithful and true Witness of all that is or was or evermore shall be, the primeval source of God’s creation
God’s Yes, the Faithful and Accurate Witness, the First of God’s creation
The Amen,[a] the faithful and true witness, the ruler of all God has made
Jesus, who is the Amen. What he speaks is faithful and true. He rules over what God has created
The One Who says, Let it be so, the One Who is faithful, the One Who tells what is true, the One Who made everything in God’s world
the Omein, the Ed HaNe’eman (the Faithful Witness) who is also HaEmes, the Reshit of the Bri’at Hashem
the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Originator of God’s creation
the one whose name is Truth. What he says can be trusted. He is the one who began all that God made
the Amen, the witness -- the faithful and true -- the chief of the creation of God
NOW, everytime we say "Amen" after a prayer, we know it's JESUS we are referring to.
That, through His Name, His Power, it becomes "so be it".
Never shall we take "AMEN" for granted again.
With every "Amen", we are treading sacred ground.
This time, we say it reverently.
All these, SPIRIT taught me.
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NOTE: SPIRIT first alerted me to "The Amen" being a person when we wrote this post in 2021. Now, we know for sure Who He Really Is.
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