Declare
![This is a high-resolution image of the United States Declaration of Independence. This image is a version of the 1823 William Stone facsimile. Stone may well have used a wet pressing process (that removed ink from the original document onto a contact sheet for the purpose of making the engraving). The United States Declaration of Independence, copied by William Stone in 1823.](/bundles/ncbsw/media/Us_declaration_independence.webp)
To "declare" means to say something formally, publicly and with emphasis; you might say what you think, but you only declare things you're sure of. So just as saying relates to sharing truth at various levels, "declaring" relates to sharing fundamental, unquestioned principles, often those that reveal the Lord and the salvation that lies in His embrace.
In Amos 4:12-13, 'to declare' signifies to flow in.
(References: Apocalypse Revealed 478; Arcana Coelestia 7550, 8762)
Revelation 11:15-17
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The seventh angel sounded, and great voices in heaven followed, saying, "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord, and of his Christ. He will reign forever and ever!"
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The twenty-four elders, who sit on their thrones before God's throne, fell on their faces and worshiped God,
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saying: "We give you thanks, Lord God, the Almighty, the one who is and who was; because you have taken your great power, and reigned.