Question on “the Amen” of Revelation 3:14 being a reference to Amen Ra, the Egyptian god October 28th, 2014 Jed Kramer October 27 at 7:08pm Anyone ever hear of this? It is an excerpt of a question I’m working on. [I have read that “the Amen” of Revelation 3:14 is reference to Amen Ra, the Egyptian God.] LikeLike · Seen by 39 Ed Chait likes this. Lincoln Bostick Would the Almighty, one true living God inspire the writers of Scripture to reference a lesser or any other god in His word? October 27 at 8:31pm · Like Lincoln Bostick Exodus 20:3 AMP You shall have no other gods before or besides Me. John 10:29 AMP My Father, Who has given them to Me, is greater and mightier than all [else]; and no one is able to snatch [them] out of the Father’s hand. Hebrews 6:13 AMPFor when God made [His] promise to Abraham, He swore by Himself, since He had no one greater by whom to swear, October 27 at 8:59pm · Like Jed Kramer Right, I totally agree that the Biblical writers didn’t steal an Egyptian diety’s name. What I hope you all might help me with is where this idea may have originated. Might’ve the Egyptian god Amen Ra, the self created one, been taken from the Isrealites after the exodus? October 27 at 9:04pm · Like Tim White I can buy that if vegetarianism is a sin. “The meat for the belly and the belly for meat. “ October 27 at 9:19pm · Like Lincoln Bostick I would Google his name. Amen Ra could not have created himself. Elohim is the only God who can create. October 27 at 9:43pm · Like Lincoln Bostick I found an article about him at this websitehttp://www.touregypt.net/amen.htm Tour Egypt :: Amen and Amen-Ra, Egyptian Gods Amen and Amen-Ra, Egyptian Gods. TOUREGYPT.NET October 27 at 9:45pm · Like · 2 James Toland “Amen” is the Hebrew word for “truth”. There is no relation: “Popular among some theosophists,proponents of Afrocentric theories of history, and adherents of esoteric Christianity is the conjecture that amen is a derivative of the name of the Egyptian god Amun (which is sometimes also spelled Amen). Some adherents of Eastern religions believe that amen shares roots with the Hindu Sanskrit word, Aum. Such external etymologies are not included in standard etymological reference works. The Hebrew word, as noted above, starts with aleph, while the Egyptian name begins with a yodh.” October 27 at 9:47pm · Like · 4 Joe Maxey “So be it…” Yesterday at 4:24am · Like · 1 Timothy Craig Munger The short answer is, no, it doesn’t! 21 hrs · Like Jed Kramer Thanks all. It was really a small part of the question. The focus of my response dealt with his knowledge of the one true God, relationship with God, and salvation. Here is the single paragraph I dedicated to the Amen Ra part of his question. Regarding the Egyptian god, Amen Ra, the word used for Amen in Revelation 3:14 means true, certain, and faithful. The manner in which it is used describes Jesus as he who is entirely true and faithful. Revelation 1:5 supports this understanding of the verse when it says, “and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness.” The Bible frequently mentions false gods as compared to the one true God. The belief that Revelation 3:14 recognizes an Egyptian god in an affirming way significantly contradicts scripture. 19 hrs · Edited · Like Steve Matthew The original version of the name is amun ra not amen ra. The questioner is misinformed to begin with.
