Seven: “The Church at Laodicea” (Lance Vinson)

Seven: “The Church at Laodicea”

2/16/25

Elder Lance Vinson

The Book of Revelation is not a story. It’s a story.

Jesus is on a mission and He’s coming back!

Laodicea

Revelation 3 : 14-22

¹⁴ “Write to the angel of the church in Laodicea: Thus says the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the originator of God’s creation: ¹⁵ I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish that you were cold or hot.

¹⁶ So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I am going to vomit you out of my mouth.

¹⁷ For you say, ‘I’m rich; I have become wealthy and need nothing,’ and you don’t realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.

¹⁸ I advise you to buy from ME gold refined in the fire so that you may be rich, white clothes so that you may be dressed, and your shameful nakedness not be exposed, and ointment to spread on your eyes so that you may see.

¹⁹ As many as I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be zealous and repent. ²⁰ See! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.

²¹ “To the one who conquers I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.

²² “Let anyone who has ears to hear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.”

The Church at Laodicea

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Where was Laodicea?

Laodicea on the Lycus (modern-day Denizli, Turkey) – A significant city in Asia Minor (present-day Turkey) that was an important center for early Christianity

Laodicea was a wealthy city known for its banking, textiles, and medical advancements.

BUT

They didn’t have their own source of .

The City of Laodicea received their water from aqueducts.

One aqueduct was miles long and came from a mineral spring in Hierapolis. This spring was known for its , rejuvenation, and properties.

The other was miles long and originated at a water spring .

This cold spring came from Colossae (Kolossai) and was known to be to those who were very .

Six miles from Or Ten miles from Yields the SAME RESULT…………

John 7 : 37-39

³⁷ On the last and most important day of the festival, Jesus stood up and cried out, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink.

³⁸ The one who believes in me, as the Scripture has said, will have streams of living water flow from deep within him.”

³⁹ He said this about the Spirit. Those who believed in Jesus were going to receive the Spirit, for the Spirit had not yet been given because Jesus had not yet been glorified.

THE Question About:

Is there any other place in the Bible that Jesus says, or illudes to :

If you can’t be or I don’t want a relationship with you.

Matthew 5:6

⁶ Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be filled.

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John 15 : 3-5

³ You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. ⁴ Remain in me, and I in you. Just as a branch is unable to produce fruit by itself unless it remains on the vine, neither can you unless you remain in me.

⁵ I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in me and I in him produces much fruit, because you can do nothing without me.

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John 14:21

²¹ The one who has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. And the one who loves me will be loved by my Father. I also will love him and will reveal myself to him.”

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The Church at Laodicea had of their Church,

²⁰ See! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.

And the relationship that “” made Jesus sick.

Just like drinking the lukewarm water that had lost its healing power because it was from the .

And the relationship that “” made Jesus .

Just like drinking the lukewarm water that was no longer cool and refreshing, because it was from the .

Jesus is telling Laodicea: Let in.

I am the refreshing and healing power you need, and I want to

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