3:14 ¶ And unto the angel of the
church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and
true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; 15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold
nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. 16
So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue
thee out of my mouth. 17 Because thou
sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and
knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and
naked: 18 I counsel thee to buy of me
gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou
mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and
anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. 19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be
zealous therefore, and repent. 20
Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and
open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
21 To him that overcometh will I grant
to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my
Father in his throne. 22 He that hath an
ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
Christ is the faithful and true
witness of the truth.
John 18:37 Pilate therefore said
unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king.
To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should
bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
Christ is the beginning of and the
initiator of God’s creation and every creature.
Colossians1:15 Who is the image
of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
John 1:3 All things were made by
him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
This church of Laodicea is
lukewarm and blind to its condition but Christ loves them anyway. This speaks
to the patience of Christ.
Verse 18 – Note Peter’s
statements;
1Peter 1:7 That the trial of your faith, being much more
precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be
found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: 8 Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom,
though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and
full of glory: 9 Receiving the end of
your faith, even the salvation of your souls.
As many as Christ loves, He
rebukes and chastens.
1Corinthians 11:32 But when we
are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with
the world.
Wonderful verses are 20 through
22. Notice He gives no qualification to that. Just open the door to Him and He
will come in to sup with you. Those who overcome will sit with Him in His throne.
Additional verses about reigning
with Him. You are all in or all out. There is no middle ground and lukewarm is
not an option. This church is warned.
2Timothy 2:11 It is a faithful
saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him: 12 If we suffer, we shall also reign with him:
if we deny him, he also will deny us: 13
If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.
Revelation 20:6 Blessed and holy
is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath
no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with
him a thousand years.
If these churches represent
different ages of church history then literally only the church of Philadelphia
is promised deliverance from the hour of
temptation. If theses churches represent kinds of churches present
throughout history then again the church of Philadelphia only is promised
deliverance from the hour of temptation.
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