Revelation 3:14-22; Season 15, Episode 9 (30min)

"Laodicea and the Door"

The Outline:

Prologue (1:1-8)

I. “THE THINGS WHICH YOU HAVE SEEN”
– The Son of Man and The Lampstands
(1:9-20)

II. “THE THINGS WHICH ARE”
– The Letters to The Seven Churches
(2:1-3:22)

III. “THE THINGS WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE”
– The Judgments and The Characters
(4:1-22:5)

Epilogue (22:6-21)

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II. “THE THINGS WHICH ARE”
– The Letters to The Seven Churches
(2:1-3:22)

A. Ephesus (2:1-7)

B. Smyrna (2:8-11)

C. Pergamum (2:12-17)

D. Thyatira (2:18-29)

E. Sardis (3:1-6)

F. Philadelphia (3:7-13)

G. Laodicea (3:14-22)

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G. Laodicea (3:14-22)

[i] This alliteration of characteristics from Daniel/Revelation Class Notes; Dr. Kenneth F. McKinley, LeTourneau College, 1973.

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Appendix: “Repentance”
in
The Letters to The Seven Churches

“Left your first love” (2:4-5)
@ Ephesus
“Hold the teaching of Balaam/Nicolaitans” (2:14-16)
@ Pergamum
“Tolerate the woman Jezebel” (2:20-22)
@ Thyatira
“Have a name that you are alive” (3:1-3)
@ Sardis
“Are neither cold nor hot” (3:15-19)
@ Laodicea

NOTE: None called for @ Smyrna or Philadelphia

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Appendix: The Seven Promises
to the Overcomers

The Tree of Life (2:7 w/ 22:2)
No Second Death (2:11 w/ 20:6)
A New Name (2:17 w/ 22:4)
The Morning Star (2:28 w/ 22:16)
A White Garment (3:5 w/ 19:8)
A Pillar in the Temple (3:12 w/ 21:9-21)
Share in the Throne (3:21 w/ 20:4)

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Note: The para-church movements began by individuals who responded to God in the middle of the 20^th Century;