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To The Church In Laodicea
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March 23, 2025 Rev 3:14 "And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write, 'These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God: Laodicea only church with no praises. Rev 3:15 "I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. Rev 3:16 So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. the Lord may have been referencing the tepid water supplied by the city’s aqueduct, something they could relate to. Unlike the therapeutic hot water that benefited the citizens of Hierapolis or the cool, refreshing water enjoyed by the people of Colossae, the water of Laodicea was scarcely palatable. Rev 3:17 Because you say, 'I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing'—and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked— Laodicea was destroyed by an earthquake in AD 60. Rome offered financial assistance after the disaster, but as citizens of one of the most prosperous places in the empire, the people refused Roman charity and rebuilt the city with their own wealth. Rev 3:18 I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see. Riches in the fruits of the Spirit. White garments the righteousness of Christ. Anoint your eyes to see with Spiritual eyes. Rev 3:19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent. Correction or punishment to bring us back to the right path. Rev 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. If anyone, Rev 3:21 To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne. Rev 3:22 "He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches."
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