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 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 “For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.”  Revelation 4:1 “After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.”

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

Commissio n Character Commenda tion Condemnat ion  Laodicea  The Laodicean “STRAY” Wretched, Miserable, Poor, Blind and Naked

2 Timothy 4:3-4 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

 Ephes us A.D.  Smyrn a A.D.  Pergam os A.D.  Thyatir a A.D.  Sardis A.D.  Philadelp hia A.D.

“Brotherly Love and Philadelphian Power” Where are we going… where have we been?  Philadelp hia

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;”

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

Ephesians 4:13 “Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ ”

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

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1st Peter 1:15 “But as He which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation”

your life is hid with ChristColossians 3:3 – “For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God”. Christ in you, the hope of gloryColossians 1:27 - “To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory”.

to Whom be gloryRomans 11:36 – “For of Him, and through Him, and to Him, are all things: to Whom be glory for ever. Amen.” I beseech you therefore that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptableunto GodRomans 12:1-2 – “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”

1st Peter 1:15 “But as He which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation”

2nd Corinthians 7:1 “ Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God ”.

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Jesus saith I am the truthJohn 14:6 – “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me.” thy word is truthJohn 17:17 -“Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.”

the Word1st 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.” And the Word was made fleshJohn 1:14 – “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.”

Thy word is true from the beginningPsalms 119:160 – “Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.”

In the beginning was the WordJohn 1:1 – “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God”.

Romans 3:4(b) – “…: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar;….”

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Psalms 119:89 – “For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.”

Isaiah 40:8 – “The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.”

and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for everPsalms 119:160 – “Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.” John 1:1 – “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God”.

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

1st Corinthians 6:19-20 – “What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.”

2nd Corinthians 4:10 – “Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.”

2nd Corinthians 5:15 – “And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto Him which died for them, and rose again”.

Galatians 2:20 – “ I am crucified with Christ : nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me”.

your life is hid with ChristColossians 3:3 – “For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God”. Christ in you, the hope of gloryColossians 1:27 - “To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory”.

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”

for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.”Luke 12:15 – “And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.”

Psalms 119:36 – “Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.”

covetousness, which is idolatry”Colossians 3:5 – “Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry”

Ephesians 4:1 - “I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called”

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Romans 3:4(b) – “…: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar;….”

1 Thessalonians 2:13 – “For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.”

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Romans 3:4(b) – “…: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar;….”

James 1:21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.

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Psalms 119:48 “ My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.”

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