199. 'These things says the Amen, the faithful and true Witness' signifies the Lord as to the Word, which is the Divine Truth from Himself. That 'Amen' is Divine confirmation out of the Truth (veritas) Itself, which is the Lord, thus out of the Lord, may be seen above (n. 23); and that 'the faithful and true Witness', when [said] of the Lord, is the Divine Truth (veritas) that is from Him in the Word (n. 6, 16). Whether you say that the Lord bears witness concerning Himself or that the Word bears witness concerning Him, it is the same, since the SON OF MAN, Who is here speaking to the Churches, is the Lord as to the Word (n. 44). These things are put forward first to this Church, because here [the Word] treats of those in the Church who believe both out of themselves and out of the Word, and those who believe out of the Word believe out of the Lord.