Amen!

"And the four living creatures said, ‘Amen!’

And the elders fell down and worshipped."

Revelation 5:14

'Amen', we say it so much yet I confess it was only a few years ago that I learned what it means to end a prayer with this word. The word 'Amen' has a Hebrew language beginning in the Old Testament, and it simply means "so be it". That word was taken into the New Testament (Greek language) and into multiple modern languages.

The root Hebrew word for 'Amen' can also be translated as 'to be firm, confirmed, reliable, have faith', and simply 'to believe'.

So for me when the four living creatures say "Amen!" before God they are noting that God is firm, confirmed, and reliable. So in God they have faith and in God they believe.

Wow! The meaning of one word so often said.