Apocalypse Explained (Whitehead) n. 34

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34. Amen, signifies Divine confirmation. This is evident from the signification of "Amen," as meaning truth, for this is the meaning of Amen in the Hebrew; and as all truth which is truth is Divine, "Amen," when said in the Word, signifies Divine confirmation. For truth confirms all things, and Divine truth confirms itself; and it was because the Lord when He was in the world was Divine truth itself, that He so frequently said "Amen" [usually translated "Verily"].


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