LAODICEA - The Lukewarm Church - Revelation 3:14-22 - STUDY GUIDE

LAODICEA

The Lukewarm Church

Revelation 3:14-22

STUDY GUIDE

1. Christ is the Amen in the sense that He is the God of truth incarnate.

2. Christ is completely trustworthy, perfectly accurate, and His testimony is always reliable(John 14:6).

3. Beginning (arche, Gk.) means that Christ Himself is the source or origin of creation(Revelation 22:13).

4. Though salvation is by God’s faith through faith alone, deeds confirm or deny the presence ofgenuine salvation (James 2:14).

LUKEWARMNESS

5. Lukewarm people attend church and claim to know the Lord. Like the Pharisees, they practice a self-righteous religion; they are hypocrites playing games (Matthew 7:22-23).

6. Like the rich young ruler, they were deceived about their spiritual condition (Matthew 19:16-22).

7. They were rich in spiritual pride, but bankrupt in saving grace.

8. They needed gold that was free of impurities, representing the priceless riches of true salvation (1 Peter 1:7; 1 Timothy 6:18-19).

9. White garments symbolize the righteous deeds that always accompany genuine saving faith(Revelation 19:8).

10. Blindness represents lack of understanding and knowledge of spiritual truth (Matthew 15:14, 23:16-17, 19, 24, 26; Luke 6:39; John 9:40-41, 12:40; Romans 2:19; 2 Corinthians 4:4; 1 John 2:11).

11. Christ has a special love for His church (believers), but He also loves the unredeemed(unbelievers) (Mark 10:21; John 3:16).

12. To rebuke (reprove) means to expose and convict. Chasten (discipline) refers topunishment (Luke 23:16, 22) and speaks of God’s convicting of unbelievers (2 Timothy 2:25; Ezekiel 18:30-32, 33:11).

13. In repentance, the sinner turns from his sin to serve God (1 Thessalonians1:9).

14. Christ was outside of this apostate church and wanted to come in.

15.  If one person (anyone) opened the door by repentance and faith, Christ would enter that church through that individual.

16. Christ urged them to repent and have fellowship with Him before the night of judgment fell and it was too late forever.

17. A believer overcomes by receiving eternal life (1 John 5:4-5).

18.  Christ throne symbolizes the truth that we will reign with Him (2 Timothy 2:12; Revelation 5:10, 20:6; 1 Corinthians 6:3).

19. The message to the apostate church is: repent, and open up to Christ before the night of judgment falls.

The character of the church at Laodicea is a fair outline of the church period from A.D. 1900 - Tribulation.

PARABLE OF THE DRAGNET (Matthew 13: 47-50)

MYSTERY BABYLON (Revelation 17:1-7)

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