1. Where are we going… where have we been?

2. Application : Historical Devotional (Inspirational) Doctrinal (Prophetical)

3.  Ephes us 90-200 A.D.  Smyrn a 200- 325 A.D.  Pergam os 325-500 A.D.  Thyatir a 500- 1000 A.D.  Sardis 1000- 1500 A.D.  Philadelp hia 1500- 1900 A.D.

4.  Ephesus “Fully Purposed”  Smyrna “Bitterness/Death ”  Pergamo s “Much Marriage”  Thyatira “Odor of Affliction”  Sardis “Red Ones”  Philadelp hia “Brotherly Love”

5. key of David Revelation 3:7 – “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;”

7. 1901 American Standard Version Revised Version of 1881

8. Psalms 119:130 – “The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple”.Psalms 119:130 – “The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple”.

10. John 1:1 – “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”John 1:1 – “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” 1st John 5:7 – “For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.”1st John 5:7 – “For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.”

11. John 8:12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.John 8:12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. Colossians 3:16a - Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom;..”.Colossians 3:16a - Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom;..”.

13. “Outside Knocking and Inside Locking” Where are we going… where have we been?  Laodicea

14. Commissio n Character Commenda tion Condemnat ion Correction Challenge Call  Laodicea

15. Commissio n  Laodicea- (1900- Rapture) “The Rights of the People” (“Civil Rights”) The name “Laodicea”The name “Laodicea”

16. Commis sion Characte r  Laodic ea “The Amen”“The Amen” “The Faithful & True Witness”“The Faithful & True Witness” “The Beginning of the Creation of God”“The Beginning of the Creation of God”

17. Ecclesiastes 3:14-15 - “I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him. That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.”Ecclesiastes 3:14-15 - “I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him. That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.”

18. Commissio n Character Commenda tion  Laodicea

19. “Saying and Straying” Where are we going… where have we been?  Laodicea

20. Commissio n Character Commenda tion Condemnat ion  Laodicea  The Laodicean “SAY”

21. Commissio n Character Commenda tion Condemnat ion  Laodicea  The Laodicean “SAY” Deceived about their fellowship Deceived about their fellowship Deceived about their sin Deceived about their sin Deceived about their sinfulness Deceived about their sinfulness

22. Commissio n Character Commenda tion Condemnat ion  Laodicea  The Laodicean “SAY” I am RICH I am RICH I am INCREASED W/Goods I am INCREASED W/Goods I am in NEED of NOTHING I am in NEED of NOTHING

23. Commissio n Character Commenda tion Condemnat ion  Laodicea  The Laodicean “STRAY”  The Laodicean “SAY”

24. Commissio n Character Commenda tion Condemnat ion  Laodicea  The Laodicean “STRAY”  We THINK w have the ability to love MONEY and love GOD at the same time!  We THINK we have the ability to love MONEY and love GOD at the same time!

25. Matthew 6:24 - “ No man can serve two masters : for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon ”.

26. Commissio n Character Commenda tion Condemnat ion  Laodicea  The Laodicean “STRAY”  We CONVINCE OURSELVES that we are WORSHIPPING God while at the same time ROBBING HIM!

27. Luke 12:34 – “For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also”.Luke 12:34 – “For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also”.

28. Commissio n Character Commenda tion Condemnat ion  Laodicea  The Laodicean “STRAY”  We CAN KNOW the MISSION &yet go years and NEVER bring ANYONE to Christ,& think that’s okay!

29. Luke 19:9-10 – “And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham. For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost”.Luke 19:9-10 – “And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham. For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost”.

30. Matthew 28:19-20 – “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen”.Matthew 28:19-20 – “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen”.

31. Commissio n Character Commenda tion Condemnat ion  Laodicea  The Laodicean “STRAY”  We can CONVINCE OURSELVES that we are LIVING A GODLY LIFE even though we never face persecution!

32. Commissio n Character Commenda tion Condemnat ion  Laodicea  The Laodicean “STRAY”  We have NO NEED to TRUST GOD!

33. Commissio n Character Commenda tion Condemnat ion  Laodicea  The Laodicean “STRAY”  We have NO NEED for REVIVAL!

34. Commissio n Character Commenda tion Condemnat ion  Laodicea  The Laodicean “STRAY”  We have NO NEED for FORGIVENESS!

35. Commissio n Character Commenda tion Condemnat ion  Laodicea  The Laodicean “STRAY”  We have NO NEED for PRAYER AND PREACHING!

36. “Laodicea and Me” Where are we going… where have we been?  Laodicea

37. Commissio n Character Commenda tion Condemnat ion  Laodicea

38. Commissio n Character Commenda tion Condemnat ion  Laodicea  God’s Analysis  We are LUKEWARM!

39. Proverbs 11:1 – “A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight”.Proverbs 11:1 – “A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight”.

40. Mark 12:30 – “And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.”

41. Colossians 3:2 – “Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth”.Colossians 3:2 – “Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth”. Matthew 6:19-20 - “Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal”Matthew 6:19-20 - “Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal”

42. Luke 12:34 – “For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also”.Luke 12:34 – “For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also”.

43. James 4:4 – “Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.”

44. Commissio n Character Commenda tion Condemnat ion  Laodicea  God’s Analysis  We are LUKEWARM!

45. Commissio n Character Commenda tion Condemnat ion  Laodicea  God’s Analysis  We are MISERABLE!

46. John 10:10 – “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.”John 10:10 – “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.”

47. Proverbs 24:3-4 “Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established: And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.”Proverbs 24:3-4 “Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established: And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.”

48. Commissio n Character Commenda tion Condemnat ion  Laodicea  God’s Analysis  We are MISERABLE!

49. Commissio n Character Commenda tion Condemnat ion  Laodicea  God’s Analysis  We are POOR!

50. Commissio n Character Commenda tion Condemnat ion  Laodicea  God’s Analysis  We are BLIND!

51. Pride Selfishness Positive Attitude Tongues Legalism Philosophy Science Intellectualism Scholarship BLINDNESS

52. Hebrews 4:12-13 – “For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.”

53. Psalms 32:8 - “I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.”

54. Commissio n Character Commenda tion Condemnat ion  Laodicea  God’s Analysis  We are NAKED!

55. Commissio n Character Commenda tion Condemnat ion Correction  Laodicea  God’s Counsel

56. Psalms 119:24 – “Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellors.”

57. Isaiah 55:1 – “Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price”.

58. Commissio n Character Commenda tion Condemnat ion Correction  Laodicea  God’s Counsel  BUY Gold!

59. 1 Peter 1:7 – “That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ”1 Peter 1:7 – “That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ”

60. 2nd Timothy 3:12 – “Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.”

61. Commissio n Character Commenda tion Condemnat ion Correction  Laodicea  God’s Counsel  Buy WHITE Raiment!

62. 2nd Corinthians 5:4 “For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life.”2nd Corinthians 5:4 “For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life.”

64. Commissio n Character Commenda tion Condemnat ion Correction  Laodicea  God’s Counsel  Anoint Your Eyes With Eyesalve!

65. Where are we going… where have we been?

66. Application : Historical Devotional (Inspirational) Doctrinal (Prophetical)

67. Psalms 119:18 “ Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.”

68. Commissio n Character Commenda tion Condemnat ion Correction  Laodicea  God’s Counsel  Be Zealous!

69. Commissio n Character Commenda tion Condemnat ion Correction  Laodicea  God’s Counsel  REPENT!

70. “Laodicea and Me” Where are we going… where have we been?  Laodicea

71. Commissio n Character Commenda tion Condemnat ion Correction Challenge  Laodicea

73. Commissio n Character Commenda tion Condemnat ion Correction Challenge Call  Laodicea

74. “Laodicea and Me” Where are we going… where have we been?  Laodicea