What is Christ's message to the last church?
Answer
'Unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot.
. . . Because thou says, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; . . . I counsel thee to
buy of Me gold tried in the fire, that thou may be rich; and white raiment, that thou may be clothed. . . . As
many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent!' Verses 14-19.
NOTE - Laodicea signifies the judging of the people, or, according to Cruden, a just people. This
church exists in the time of the judgment and the proclamation of the final warning messages preceding
Christ's second coming. See Rev. 14: 6-16, and readings on pages 55-66 of Vol. II. This is a time of great
profession, with but little vital godliness and true piety.
What does Christ declare Himself to be?
What was to he the character of the little horn?
3. According to the prophecy, how long was the power represented by the little horn, or papal Rome, to persecute the saints?
What scriptures show that Christ's coming will be a time of reward?
What was to follow the great earthquake?
What definite period is mentioned under this trumpet?
What did Paul say regarding our duty to the poor?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle