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# Laodicea
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2023-09-10 14:10:28 +00:00
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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].
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2017-09-06 18:44:18 +00:00
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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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