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.
By whom was this fulfilled?
What restriction did God make respecting marriages in Israel?
Still bent on persecution, how does Satan manifest his enmity against the remnant church?
3. According to the prophecy, how long was the power represented by the little horn, or papal Rome, to persecute the saints?
To whom does Paul say a crown of righteousness is promised?
What positive declaration does the apostle then make?
Who is to reign finally over God's kingdom?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle