And 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;
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Gill's Exposition
So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot,.... A lukewarm professor is one that serves God and mammon; that halts between two opinions, and knows not what religion is best, and cares…
Barnes' Notes
And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write - See the notes on Rev 1:20. These things saith the Amen - Referring, as is the case in every epistle, to some attribute of the speaker adapted…
Adam Clarke
These things saith the Amen - That is, He who is true or faithful; from אמן aman, he was tree; immediately interpreted, The faithful and true witness. See Rev 1:5.
The beginning of the creation of God…
We now come to the last and worst of all the seven Asian churches, the reverse of the church of Philadelphia; for, as there was nothing reproved in that, here is nothing commended in this, and yet…
Cambridge Bible
The Church in Laodicea. 14 22
14. the Amen See the last note on Rev 1:7. Here the name is used, (i) because this is the last of the seven Epistles, that it may confirm the whole: (ii) as synonymous…
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