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Amen Day 79
"To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God's creation. I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other. So, because you are lukewarm, neither hot nor cold, I am about to spit you out of my mouth." (Revelation 3.14-16)
Like all the other letters, the letter to Laodicea begins with a series of titles for Jesus Christ. He is called "the Amen." This is a strange title and may go back to either of two origins. God is called "the God of truth"1 but in the Hebrew he is called the "the God of Amen." "Amen" is the word which is often put at the end of a solemn statement in order to authenticate its truth. If Jesus is "the God of Amen," he is utterly to be relied upon. This would mean that Jesus Christ is the One whose promises are true beyond all doubt.
The connection of the Son with creation is frequently made in the New Testament. John begins his gospel by saying of the Word: "All things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made."2 "In him," says Paul, "all things were created."3 As the Christian sees it, the God of creation and the God of redemption are one and the same.
1Isaiah 65:16 2John 1:3 3Colossians 1:15,18
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