KJV ORIGINAL
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;
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Write this to the messenger of the church in Laodicea: This is what the Amen says — the one who's completely reliable and tells the truth, the one who started everything God created.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Jesus is introducing himself as the ultimate truth-teller and the source of all creation.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The book of Revelation was written by John to seven churches in Asia Minor, including Laodicea, around the late first century CE. The message to
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