Perhaps the most unlikely words to be uttered by the Lord Jesus Christ are in our Bibles this morning. Jesus says in modern terms of the church in Laodicea, “You make me sick!”
As we open to Revelation 3:14-22, Jesus writes a letter that all scholars conclude is the most piercing, stinging, and scathing letter He ever wrote to any church. That means:
Laodicean is the Worst Church
Jesus Christ, Lord and Purchaser with His own blood of His Church: is very troubled.
For the first time, after six other letters to churches: Jesus has NOTHING good to say about this church. The other six each has something Jesus could commend, but not here. He has nothing good to say about this church.
Jesus graphically expresses His outrage and dismay at their state with an allusion to spewing them away from Him like vomit. That is a very clear indication of how greatly their conduct offended His holy expectations of their life in Him. Before we read v. 14-22, always remember:
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Pastor John Barnett has been devouring the Word of God for over 30 years. John, now the teaching pastor of Calvary Bible Church in Kalamazoo, Michigan has served congregations in Oklahoma, New England, Georgia and California. He also served on the Faculty of the Master's College...
