The Amen

'Amen' is a Hebrew word of affirmation meaning 'so be it,' 'truly' or 'surely,' from a root linked to firmness and faithfulness. Worshippers said it to agree with a prayer or a blessing, and Jesus often began his sayings with 'Verily, verily,' which translates 'Amen, amen.' In his letter to Laodicea, the risen Christ calls himself 'the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God.' He is God's final yes: 'For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen.'

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Strongest connections in Scripture

Revelation 3 2 Corinthians 1

Key Passages

These Things Saith the Amen

Revelation 3:14

Christ introduces himself to a lukewarm church as the faithful and true witness whose word can be fully trusted.

A¹⁴nd 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;