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 question did -Christ's wonderful teaching call forth?
What did Jesus say the Spirit of truth would do?
From what statement do we learn that these ordinances related to the sacrificial system?
What scriptures show that Christ's coming will be a time of reward?
What has the Lord promised to be to the oppressed?
What divine law of retroaction attends giving?
What is written on these gates?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle