Question 129

What doth the word “Amen” signify?

“Amen” signifies, it shall truly and certainly be (Jer. 28;6); for my prayer is more assuredly heard of God than I feel in my heart I desire these things of him (Isa. 65;24).

Jer. 28;6.—The prophet Jeremiah said, Amen; the Lord do so: the Lord perform thy words which thou hast prophesied.—2 Cor. 1;20.—Rev. 3;14.

Isa. 65;24.—Before thy call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.—2 Tim. 2;12.—1 John 5;14, 15.

Scripture references for paragraph 1

Berean Standard Bible. Public domain text and source credits.

Jeremiah 28:6
6“Amen!” Jeremiah said. “May the LORD do so! May the LORD fulfill the words you have prophesied, and may He restore the articles of His house and all the exiles back to this place from Babylon.

Isaiah 65:24
24Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.

2 Corinthians 1:20
20For all the promises of God are “Yes” in Christ. And so through Him, our “Amen” is spoken to the glory of God.

Revelation 3:14
14To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Originator of God’s creation.

2 Timothy 2:12
12if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us;

1 John 5:14
14And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

1 John 5:15
15And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him.

Source and edition

Heidelberg Catechism. RCA English, E. R. Good & Bro., Tiffin, 1879. RCA English, E. R. Good & Bro., Tiffin, 1879

Public Domain (historic text); CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikisource transcription). Source transcription.

Transcription licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0.

Berean Blue opens December 1, 2026 for Bible reading, study, and research. View this work in the app preview.