means the acknowledgment of that which is sure and valid. It is a word of human response to the divine verity or action. Jesus is the “Amen” in the sense that he is the perfect human, obedient response to the divine promises (cf. Isa 65:16). Jesus’ response to God’s will was the perfect response of obedience and suffering: he is the “faithful and true witness” (cf. comments at 1:5, 9; 2:13). The same thought is expressed by Paul in 2 Corinthians 1:20: “For no matter how many promises God has made,
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