Laodicea – The Lukewarm Church - Revelation 3:14-22

Laodicea – The Lukewarm Church

Revelation 3:14-22

LAODICEA – A.D. 1900 - Tribulation.

THE SALUTATION

“And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write,

‘These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God (3:14).

This was John’s ninth command to write.

The Amen – God is called twice in Isaiah 65:16 the “God of truth (אָמֵן ʾāmēn, Heb).” It means “to support; to be faithful; to have constancy and reliability.” Amen means truth, affirmation, or certainty. It refers to that which is firm, fixed, and unchangeable. Whatever God says is true and certain. Christ is the Amen (ἀμήν amḗn, Gk) in the sense that He is the God of truth incarnate. It is through the person and work of Christ that all God’s promises and covenants are fulfilled and guaranteed.

The True and Faithful Witness – Everything Christ speaks is truth. He is completely trustworthy, perfectly accurate, and His testimony is always reliable (John 14:6).

The beginning of the creation of God – Beginning (ἀρχή archḗ, Gk.) means that Christ is called “the beginning” because He is the efficient cause of the creation; “the head” because He is before all things, and all things were created by Him and for Him (John 1:1–3; Colossians 1:16–17; Hebrews 1:10). Christ Himself is the source or origin of creation (Revelation 22:13). Through His power everything was created. He is the Preeminent One, the One receiving the highest honor (Psalm 89:27). He is the source of the creation, and the supreme person (πρωτότοκος prōtótokos, Gk.) in it.