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# General Information:
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This is the beginning of the Son of Man's message to the angel of the church in Laodicea.
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# the angel
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Possible meanings are that this "angel" is 1) a heavenly angel who protects this church or 2) a human messenger to the church, either a messenger who went from John to the church or the leader of the church. See how you translated "angel" in [Revelation 1:20](../01/20.md).
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# Laodicea
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This is the name of a city in the western part of Asia that today is modern Turkey. See how you translated this in [Revelation 1:11](../01/11.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])
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# The words of the Amen
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Here "the Amen" is a name for Jesus Christ. He guarantees God's promises by saying amen to them.
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# the ruler over God's creation
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Possible meanings are 1) "the one who rules over everything that God created" or 2) "the one through whom God created everything."
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