to the only God our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord be glory, majesty, dominion and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen — the final doxology assigns to God alone (monō theō) the glory, majesty, dominion, and authority that the false teachers arrogantly claimed for themselves, and it does so explicitly 'through Jesus Christ our Lord,' affirming that all prerogatives and honors flow through Christ's mediation. The temporal framework—'before all ages' (pro pantōn tōn aiōnōn, eternity past), 'now' (arti, the present age), and 'forever' (eis pantas tous aiōnas, eternal future)—encompasses all time within God's sovereignty and glory. The 'Amen' (so be it, ratifying assent) seals the epistle's proclamation and invites the community's full participation in doxological affirmation of God's absolute authority over against the pretensions of the false teachers.

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