Revelation Lesson 050 MEANING OF NAME: rights of the people ATTRIBUTES OF CHRIST: "the Amen; the faithful and true witness; beginning of the creation of God" (verse 14) APPROVAL AND COMMENDATION: • None REPROOF: • Lukewarm service • Self-sufficiency • Wretched, miserable, poor, blind, naked ADMONITION: Buy gold tried in the fire (see God amid trials); white raiment (purity; separation); eye salve (the Spirit of God); be zealous and repent; open the door and sup with Him WARNING: Be spued out of Christ's mouth PROMISE TO OVERCOMER: sit with Christ in His throne PERIOD IN CHURCH HISTORY: ca. AD 1920–ff (Contemporary church) NOTES: Every other church is described as a church "in" a certain city (i.e. Church "in" Philadelphia). This is a church "of the" Laodiceans (OF THE people). They are weak in taking a stand for the word of God. There seems to be more hope during this period for individual revival and fellowship with Christ, as opposed to large-scale revival as in past history. The important point to never forget is that there is always hope. Christians during this Laodicean period should strive to live as Philadelphia Christians in a wicked Laodicean time. This is the most important point to understand. HISTORICAL LAODICEA This ancient city, located in the province of Phrygia, was founded by Antiochus II (261–246 BC). He named the city after his wife, Laodike, and populated it with Syrians and Jews who he transported from the cities of Phrygia and Lydia (previously transported from Babylonia). It was located forty-three miles southeast of Philadelphia and 100 miles from Ephesus. The city was located on one of the great Asian trade routes and later when the Roman provi
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