The Basics of Bible - Herald of Hope

The Basics of Bible Prophecy
The Letter to Laodicea- lit "the people rule"
(Rev.3:14-22)
Practical
Prophetic
The Lord reveals Himself as
As the meaning of the name
"the faithful and true witness,
suggests, the Laodicean
the beginning of the creation of
Church period of history has
God" to this worldly Church.
experienced a takeover by
No commendation is given. The
Lord says, "I will spue thee out of
my mouth". This Church is neither
cold nor hot. It is materialistic and
occupied with earthly riches, but
God finds it utterly bankrupt,
naked and blind. The only solution
is repentance, or chastening will
follow.
To this Church, Christ is standing
OUTSIDE the door. It does not
need Christ to run its program. It
is self-sufficient and has “need of
nothing". It is a popular Church
and knows nothing of the
human intellect, and no
longer does it bow to the Word of
God as the final and only
authority on matters of faith and
conduct. In our day the Church
Age is closing in much the same
way that Israel finished the period
of the Judges;
"Every man did that which was
right in his own eyes"
(Judges 21:25).
Christendom has accumulated
enormous wealth and no longer
can say like Peter,"Silver and gold
have I none" (Acts 3:6).
purifying "offence of the cross"
(Gal 5:11) which is characteristic
of a godly Church.
Unscrupulous leaders have
preached a wealth gospel and
become exceedingly rich as they
The Lord's appeal is not to this deceive people with phoney
Church as a whole, but to claims of healing miracles.
individuals within it.
"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."
The proliferation of modern
versions of the Scripture based on
corrupt manuscripts, the
acceptance of evolution, theistic
and otherwise, the use of "gospel"
rock music, the promotion of
women in Church leadership, the
tolerance of alternative life styles,
The Church had rejected Christ, together with ecumenical
and God has no choice but to inclusivism, all bear testimony to
reject the Church as a whole. He the fact that within Christendom,
appeals to the individual. The "the people rule"!
godly remnant (overcomers) will
reign with Him .
The Lord is ready to spue this
Church out of His mouth!
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