THE CHURCH AT LAODICEA

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=80 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="03c00500dvldtc.png"> <div> <B>Revelation</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>     |     </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#00FF00" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Revelation"><U><B>home</B></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="the_busy_church.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE CHURCH AT EPHESUS"><U><B>THE CHURCH AT EPHESUS</B></U></A><B> / </B><A HREF="the_persecuted_church.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE CHURCH AT SMYRNA"><U><B>THE CHURCH AT SMYRNA</B></U></A><B> / </B><A HREF="the_compromising_church.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE CHURCH AT PERGAMUM"><U><B>THE CHURCH AT PERGAMUM</B></U></A><B> / </B><A HREF="the_corrupted_church.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE CHURCH AT THYATIRA"><U><B>THE CHURCH AT THYATIRA</B></U></A><B> / </B><A HREF="the_complacent_church_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE CHURCH AT SARDIS"><U><B>THE CHURCH AT SARDIS</B></U></A><B> / </B><A HREF="the_faithful_servant_church.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE CHURCH AT PHILADELPHIA"><U><B>THE CHURCH AT PHILADELPHIA</B></U></A><B> / </B><A HREF="the_i_ve_arrived_church.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE CHURCH AT LAODICEA"><U><B>THE CHURCH AT LAODICEA</B></U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="03dd2c00dvldtc.png"> <div> <A HREF="the_faithful_servant_church.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE CHURCH AT PHILADELPHIA"><U>Previous Page</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="hereafter.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE THINGS WHICH MUST BE HEREAFTER"><U>Next Page</U></A></div> <div>   <P><CENTER><A href="http://www.christiansunite.com/hit/" target="_top"><IMG src="http://www.christiansunite.com/hit/count.cgi?account=bryant_family_2&code=site&count=1" border=0 width=96 height=40 alt="The Christian Counter"></A><BR><font size=1><A href="http://www.christiansunite.com/hit/" target="_top">The Christian Counter</font></A></CENTER><P>   </div> <div> <A HREF="id149.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Laodecia Byzantine Gate"><U><IMG SRC="1cdba8c0.jpg" border=0 width="186" height="140" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> <B>Click on the image above  to see photos of the ancient ruins of Laodicea.</B></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=400 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <B><U>THE CHURCH AT LAODICEA</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="30bfd550.gif" border=0 width="509" height="341" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Description of Jesus</B></div> <div> <I>Revelation 3:14, "And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;"</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Description of the church.</B></div> <div> <I>Revelation 3:15-20, "I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.  So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.  Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:  I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.  As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.  Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: 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."</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Reward to him who overcomes.</B></div> <div> <I>Revelation 3:21-22, "To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.  He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches."</I></div> <bR> <div> The church at Laodicea is the <B>"</B><B>I've arrived"</B> church. It's members sit comfortably in their carved pews. Their church is beautiful and they believe that because of their affluence and wealth they do not need any more help from the Lord. Their statement of faith includes, "The Lord helps those who help themselves" and they do not recognise that they are indeed wretched, pitiable, poor, blind and naked. They have lost all spiritual zeal and have no drive to expand God's kingdom.</div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>