Revelation 3: Laodicea, A Final Word

For those who will respond to Jesusโ€™s chasteningโ€”who open the door to Jesusโ€™s gentle knockโ€”then Jesus would come in to dine together with them, certainly a reference both to Godโ€™s invitation in the Torah to feast with God, and to the love feasts of the early church, celebrating the Lordโ€™s Supper.

Revelation 3: Laodicea, Appearances Deceive

By all accounts, the Laodicean Christians really were rich in both temporal wealth and spiritual teaching. But Jesus said they were actually impoverished and they had no idea.

Revelation 3: Laodicea, Tepid Tap Water

The word Jesus used, แผฮผฮญฯ‰ | emeล, actually means vomit. It brings to mind that feeling of having put something so repellant into oneโ€™s mouth that the gag reflex kicks in and out it spews before one hardly has the chance to stop.

Revelation 3: Laodicea

Everything needed to understand what Jesus was saying to the assembly in Laodicea is embedded in this post, but it needs a sleuth to work it all out

Revelation 3: Beloved Philadelphians

After affirming their salvation, Jesus promised the assembly in Philadelphia others would know He loved them, and protection from what was about to come.

Revelation 3: Philadelphia

Jesus would not permit Godโ€™s adversaries from preventing Godโ€™s beloved entering Godโ€™s holy house. Jesus had opened the portal, and no one could shut it.