AMEN is a transliteration of a Hebrew word signifying something as certain, sure and valid, truthful and faithful. It is sometimes translated, _so be it._
In the Old Testament it is used to show the acceptance of the validity of a curse or an oath Num 5:22 Deut 27:15-26 Jer. 11:5 to indicate acceptance of a good message #Jer. 28:6 and to join in a doxology in a worship setting to affirm what has been said or prayed 1 Chron. 16:36 Neh. 8:6 Ps 106:48 _Amen_ may confirm what already is, or it may indicate a hope for something desired. In Jewish prayer, _amen_ comes at the end as an affirmative response to a statement or wish made by others, and is so used in the New Testament epistles Rom 1:25 11:36 15:33 1 Cor. 16:24 Gal 1:5 Eph 3:21 Phil. 4:20 Paul ended some of his letters with _amen_ 1The 5:28 2The 3:18
Numb 5:22 and this water that brings a curse shall go into your stomach, and make your abdomen swell and your thigh waste away." And the woman shall say, "Amen. Amen."
Deut 27:15 `Cursed is the man who makes an idol or a molten image, an abomination to the Lord, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and sets [it] up in secret.' And all the people shall answer and say, `Amen.'
16 `Cursed is he who dishonors his father or mother.' And all the people shall say, `Amen.'
17 `Cursed is he who moves his neighbor's boundary mark.' And all the people shall say, `Amen.'
18 `Cursed is he who misleads a blind [person] on the road.' And all the people shall say, `Amen.'
19 `Cursed is he who distorts the justice due an alien, orphan, and widow.' And all the people shall say, `Amen.'
20 `Cursed is he who lies with his father's wife, because he has uncovered his father's skirt.' And all the people shall say, `Amen.'
21 `Cursed is he who lies with any animal.' And all the people shall say, `Amen.'
22 `Cursed is he who lies with his sister, the daughter of his father or of his mother.' And all the people shall say, `Amen.'
23 `Cursed is he who lies with his mother-in-law.' And all the people shall say, `Amen.'
24 `Cursed is he who strikes his neighbor in secret.' And all the people shall say, `Amen.'
25 `Cursed is he who accepts a bribe to strike down an innocent person.' And all the people shall say, `Amen.'
26 `Cursed is he who does not confirm the words of this law by doing them.' And all the people shall say, `Amen.'
Jere 11:5 in order to confirm the oath which I swore to your forefathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as [it is] this day." ' " Then I said, "Amen, O Lord."
Jere 28:6 and the prophet Jeremiah said, "Amen! May the Lord do so; may the Lord confirm your words which you have prophesied to bring back the vessels of the Lord's house and all the exiles, from Babylon to this place.
Jere 28:1 Now in the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, in the fifth month, Hananiah the son of Azzur, the prophet, who was from Gibeon, spoke to me in the house of the Lord in the presence of the priests and all the people, saying,
Nehe 8:6 Then Ezra blessed the Lord the great God. And all the people answered, "Amen, Amen!" while lifting up their hands; then they bowed low and worshiped the Lord with [their] faces to the ground.
Psal 106:48 Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
From everlasting even to everlasting.
And let all the people say, "Amen."
Praise the Lord!
Roma 1:25 For they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
Roma 11:36 For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him [be] the glory forever. Amen.
Roma 15:33 Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.
Roma 15:1 Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of those without strength and not [just] please ourselves.
Gala 1:5 to whom [be] the glory forevermore. Amen.
1The 5:28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
2The 3:18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
In the gospels, Jesus used _amen_ to affirm the truth of His own statements. English translations often use _verily,_ _truly,_ _I tell you the truth_ to translate Jesus+ amen. He never said it at the end of a statement, but always at the beginning: _Amen, I say to you Matt 5:18 16:28 Mark 8:12 11:23 Luke 4:24 21:32 John 1:51; 5:19 In John+s Gospel, Jesus said _Amen, amen._ That Jesus prefaced His own words with _amen_ is especially important, for He affirmed that the kingdom of God is bound up with His own person and emphasized the authority of what He said.
Matt 5:18 "For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished.
Matt 16:28 "Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom."
Mark 8:12 Sighing deeply in His spirit, He ^said, "Why does this generation seek for a sign? Truly I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation."
Mark 11:23 "Truly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, `Be taken up and cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is going to happen, it will be [granted] him.
Luke 4:24 And He said, "Truly I say to you, no prophet is welcome in his hometown.
Luke 21:32 "Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all things take place.
John 1:51 And He ^said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see the heavens opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man."
John 5:19 Therefore Jesus answered and was saying to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, unless [it is] something He sees the Father doing; for whatever the Father does, these things the Son also does in like manner.
Jesus is called _The Amen_ in Rev 3:14 meaning that He Himself is the reliable and true witness of God. Perhaps the writer had in mind Isa 65:16 where the Hebrew says _God of Amen._
Reve 3:14 "To the angel of the church in Laodicea write:
The Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God, says this:
Isai 65:16 "Because he who is blessed in the earth will be blessed by the God of truth;
And he who swears in the earth will swear by the God of truth; Because the former troubles are forgotten,
And because they are hidden from My sight!
Roger L. Omanson
Jesus is called _The Amen_ in #Rev 3:14 meaning that He Himself is the reliable and true witness of God. Perhaps the writer had in mind #Isaiah 65:16 where the Hebrew says _God of Amen._
Reve 3:14 "To the angel of the church in Laodicea write:
The Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God, says this:
Roger L. Omanson