The 7 ChurchesOf Asia

Revelation 2 & 3

Ephesus

Smyrna

Pergamos

Thyatira

Sardis

PhiladelphiPhiladelphiaa

The ChurchAt

Laodicea

LaodiceaLaodicea

LaodiceaRevelation 3:14-22Revelation 3:14-22

ChurchChurch

Probably started 52 - 63 AD

Col. 2:1 Col. 4:13-16Col. 2:1 Col. 4:13-16

City Started in 250 BCCity Started in 250 BCAntiochus II Antiochus II

Honor of wife LaodikeHonor of wife Laodike

Rev.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;”

John 1:1John 1:1

Col. 1:15-16Col. 1:15-16

Rev.3:15-16

“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.”

Neither cold nor hot

ColdCold = sinner

HotHot = dedicated Christian

God wished they were cold or hotGod wished they were cold or hot

ColdCold - Knew they were lost- Knew they were lost

LukewarmLukewarm - self-satisfied - self-satisfied

LukewarmLukewarm

Tepid - warmTepid - warm

Indifferent - half heartedIndifferent - half hearted

Too cold to be HotToo cold to be Hot

Too Hot to be ColdToo Hot to be Cold

Spue thee outSpue thee out

Reject with extreme disgustReject with extreme disgust

““vomit”vomit” - NKJV - NKJV

Made Christ sickMade Christ sick

Rev.3:17

“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:” v.17v.17

Rev.3:17

Rich GoodsNeed Nothing

WretchedMiserablePoorBlindNaked

They saidThey said Knew notKnew not...

Laodicea.....Laodicea.....

• ...had not, but knew not that it had not.

• ...knew not, but knew not that she knew not.

• ...saw not, but saw not that she saw not.

Laodicea.....Laodicea.....

• ...was ignorant, but was ignorant of her ignorance.

• ...was blind, but was blind to her own blindness.

Rev.3:18-19

“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.” v.18v.18

Rev.3:18-19

Need to Buy:Need to Buy:Gold tried in fireGold tried in fire

~true Christianity~true ChristianityWhite RaimentWhite Raiment

~righteousness~righteousnessEyesalveEyesalve

~open spiritual eyes~open spiritual eyes

Rev.3:18-19

“As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.” v. 19v. 19

Rev.3:18-19

Love brings rebukeLove brings rebukeHeb. 12:6

Be zealousBe zealous

Repent of Lukewarmness

Rev.3:20-21

“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.” v. 20v. 20

Rev.3:20-21

“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.” v. 21v. 21

LukewarmnessLukewarmness

VictoryVictory

Rev.3:22

“He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.”

Contrast of Spiritual & MaterialContrast of Spiritual & Material

Clothing ~ NakednessClothing ~ Nakedness

Eyesalve ~ BlindnessEyesalve ~ Blindness

Gold ~ PovertyGold ~ Poverty

Lukewarmness is A Deadly SinLukewarmness is A Deadly Sin

Made Jesus SickMade Jesus Sick

““Hypothermia”Hypothermia”

Lukewarmness will kill youLukewarmness will kill you

The 7 ChurchesOf Asia

Revelation 2 & 3

1. EphesusThe Distracted

Church2:1-7

2. SmyrnaThe Faithful

Church2:8-11

3. PergamosThe Persecuted

Church2:12-17

4. ThyatiraThe Compromised

Church 2:18-29

5. SardisThe Shadowy

Church3:1-6

6. PhiladelphiaThe Loving

Church3:7-13

7. LaodiceaThe Lukewarm

Church3:14-22

The 7 ChurchesOf Asia

Sermon by Arthur PigmanSermon by Arthur Pigman

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