The Letter to the Church in Laodicea (Rev. 3:14-22)

Join Cory and Trent read and discuss the letter to the church in Laodicea in Revelation 3:14-22. This is the last of seven letters written to local churches enduring tribulation in Asia minor during the first century. In these seven letters Christ gives a personal and practical message for congregations enduring persecution to hear and heed.

The church in Laodicea was as apathetic as they were affluent. Not only were they spiritually ineffective (“neither hot nor cold”), their spiritual status made the Lord want to vomit (“I will spit you out of my mouth”). They were a business with a Biblical name; happy with goods and no godliness. The letter to the church in Laodicea is a strong warning against materialism and its deception. They thought themselves to be rich, yet they were poor. The exact opposite of the church in Smyrna.

Although there was nothing in the church to be commended, the Lord still loved His church in Laodicea. His command was for them to repent, and if they would, by opening the door on which He knocked (inviting His words or rebuke and repenting), He would dine with them.