THE CHURCH AT LAODICEA (4 OF 6)
Scripture: Revelation 3:14-22
This content is part of a series.
The Church at Laodicea (4 of 6)
Series: The 7 Churches of Revelation
Jordan Easley
Revelation 3:14-22
This morning we're wrapping up our series entitled, SEVEN. Throughout this study, we've been learning about the seven churches mentioned in the book of Revelation.
Now, if you haven't been here in a while, let me kind of explain the context of what we're talking about here... In the beginning of Revelation, we see that Jesus has a message for seven churches and he chooses his disciple John to be His messenger.
John, if you recall, was the youngest disciple and he was beloved by Jesus. He was also the last one to survive. John followed Jesus for his entire ministry and eventually watched the other disciples be beaten and killed because of their faith in Christ.
Those same people even tried to kill John. History shows us that at one point, government officials boiled John alive in oil and he refused to die, so they decided to exile him to the island of Patmos just to get rid of him.
Now John is about 100 years old, and while John was on this island, the Bible tells us that Jesus appeared to him in a cave and told him what to write down...
So far we've seen what Jesus had to say to the churches in Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia... and this morning, we're going to see what He had to say to the church in Laodicea.
Laodicea was a city located right on the Lycus river in the Roman province of Asia. Today, it's in modern day Turkey in the city of Denizli.
In the first century, Laodicea was the place to be. All kinds of people, races of people, cultures of people, lived there at this point in history. It was extremely diverse, not only regarding people groups... it was also diverse spiritually.
Multiple gods and goddesses were worshipped in Laodicea. There were multiple temples where people would pay their respects and make sacrifices.
Zeus was seen as the highest deity in that day, but other gods and goddesse ...
Series: The 7 Churches of Revelation
Jordan Easley
Revelation 3:14-22
This morning we're wrapping up our series entitled, SEVEN. Throughout this study, we've been learning about the seven churches mentioned in the book of Revelation.
Now, if you haven't been here in a while, let me kind of explain the context of what we're talking about here... In the beginning of Revelation, we see that Jesus has a message for seven churches and he chooses his disciple John to be His messenger.
John, if you recall, was the youngest disciple and he was beloved by Jesus. He was also the last one to survive. John followed Jesus for his entire ministry and eventually watched the other disciples be beaten and killed because of their faith in Christ.
Those same people even tried to kill John. History shows us that at one point, government officials boiled John alive in oil and he refused to die, so they decided to exile him to the island of Patmos just to get rid of him.
Now John is about 100 years old, and while John was on this island, the Bible tells us that Jesus appeared to him in a cave and told him what to write down...
So far we've seen what Jesus had to say to the churches in Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia... and this morning, we're going to see what He had to say to the church in Laodicea.
Laodicea was a city located right on the Lycus river in the Roman province of Asia. Today, it's in modern day Turkey in the city of Denizli.
In the first century, Laodicea was the place to be. All kinds of people, races of people, cultures of people, lived there at this point in history. It was extremely diverse, not only regarding people groups... it was also diverse spiritually.
Multiple gods and goddesses were worshipped in Laodicea. There were multiple temples where people would pay their respects and make sacrifices.
Zeus was seen as the highest deity in that day, but other gods and goddesse ...
There are 20050 characters in the full content. This excerpt only shows a 2000 character sample of the full content.
Price: $5.99 or 1 credit
