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Ðthou€wentest€after€me€in€the€wilderness,€in€a€land€òòthat€wasóó€not€sown.Ð ”'0!$ ÐòòJeremiah€2:2Ѐ("%` Ð ` Ð  ÐóóÔ#†Xó¸XX&Xó¸n #ÔÌ7.à0  àPromise:€those€that€overcome€will€eat€of€the€tree€of€life.ÐX*ô#'(#(# Ð8.à0  àHe€that€hath€an€ear,€let€him€hearÐD+à$((#(# ÐÐ 0,Ì%) ÐÑ-€¨Ñâ -âÑ  Ñâ -âÑ  Ñò òà@Ô Ô ìàÔ‡¼¨ˆ»XXó¸ÔTHE€SEVEN€CHURCHES€IN€REVELATIONÔ#†Xó¸X»¼¨ˆF#ԈР° Ðó óÓ  ÓÔ‡ôÌ òXXó¸ÔBy€Brother€Mike€SutherlandÔ#†Xó¸X òôÌÍ#Ôò òÐ Ä ÐÓÁÓÌSMYRNA:€The€martyrs€church:€òòRevelation€2:8„11óó:ó óÐ tÄ ÐÌà8  àòòÔ‡*Xó¸XhXó¸Ô8�óóAnd€unto€the€angel€of€the€church€in€Smyrna€write;€These€things€saith€the€first€andÐ L œ Ðthe€last,€which€was€dead,€and€is€alive;€òò9�óóI€know€thy€works,€and€tribulation,€andÐ 8 ˆ Ðpoverty,€(but€thou€art€rich)€and€òòI€knowóó€the€blasphemy€of€them€which€say€they€areÐ $ t ÐJews,€and€are€not,€but€òòareóó€the€synagogue€of€Satan.€òò10�óóFear€none€of€those€things€whichÐ  ` Ðthou€shalt€suffer:€behold,€the€devil€shall€cast€òòsomeóó€of€you€into€prison,€that€ye€may€beÐ ü L  Ðtried;€and€ye€shall€have€tribulation€ten€days:€be€thou€faithful€unto€death,€and€I€willÐ è 8  Ðgive€thee€a€crown€of€life.€òò11�óóHe€that€hath€an€ear,€let€him€hear€what€the€Spirit€saith€untoÐ Ô$  Ðthe€churches;€He€that€overcometh€shall€not€be€hurt€of€the€second€death.€òòRevelationÐ À  Ð2:8ð!ð11óóÔ#†Xó¸XX*Xó¸®#ÔЬü Ð Ð  ÐÌ1.à0  àThe€first€and€the€last:€the€resurrected€Saviour.€(2:8).Ð„Ô (#(# Ð2.à0  àThe€poverty€stricken€and€tribulation€church€((2:9)ÐpÀ(#(# Ð3.à0  àThe€blasphemous€liars€of€the€synagogue€of€Satan€who€falsely€claim€to€be€Jews€areÐ \¬ Ðcondemned€(2:9).ÐH˜(#(# Ð4.à0  àThe€imprisoned€and€martyred€church€(2:10).Ð4„(#(# Ð5.à0  àNo€condemnation€for€this€church.Ð p(#(# Ð6.à0  àNo€call€to€repentance€for€this€church.Ð \(#(# Ð7.à0  àPromise€of€a€crown€of€life€and€no€threat€of€the€second€death.ÐøH(#(# Ð8.€à0  àHe€that€hath€an€ear,€let€him€hear.Ðä4(#(# ÐÌò òPERGAMOS:€The€Carnal€Church:€òòRevelation€2:12„17óó:ó óÐ ¼  ÐÌà8  àòòÔ‡*Xó¸XhXó¸Ô12�óóAnd€to€the€angel€of€the€church€in€Pergamos€write;€These€things€saith€he€which€hathÐ ”ä Ðthe€sharp€sword€with€two€edges;€òò13�óóI€know€thy€works,€and€where€thou€dwellest,€òòevenóóÐ €Ð Ðwhere€Satanððs€seat€òòisóó:€and€thou€holdest€fast€my€name,€and€hast€not€denied€my€faith,Ð l¼ Ðeven€in€those€days€wherein€Antipas€òòwasóó€my€faithful€martyr,€who€was€slain€amongÐ X ¨ Ðyou,€where€Satan€dwelleth.€òò14�óóBut€I€have€a€few€things€against€thee,€because€thou€hastÐ D!” Ðthere€them€that€hold€the€doctrine€of€Balaam,€who€taught€Balac€to€cast€aÐ 0"€  Ðstumblingblock€before€the€children€of€Israel,€to€eat€things€sacrificed€unto€idols,€andÐ #l! Ðto€commit€fornication.€òò15�óóSo€hast€thou€also€them€that€hold€the€doctrine€of€theÐ $X" ÐNicolaitans,€which€thing€I€hate.€òò16�óóRepent;€or€else€I€will€come€unto€thee€quickly,€andÐ ô$D # Ðwill€fight€against€them€with€the€sword€of€my€mouth.€òò17�óóHe€that€hath€an€ear,€let€himÐ à%0!$ Ðhear€what€the€Spirit€saith€unto€the€churches;€To€him€that€overcometh€will€I€give€toÐ Ì&"% Ðeat€of€the€hidden€manna,€and€will€give€him€a€white€stone,€and€in€the€stone€a€newÐ ¸'#& Ðname€written,€which€no€man€knoweth€saving€he€that€receiveth€òòitóó.€òòRevelation€2:12ð!ð17óóÔ#†Xó¸XX*Xó¸#ÔФ(ô#'Ð Ð  ÐÌ1.à0  àThe€Lord€Jesus€Christ€with€the€sharp€sword€(2:12).€See€òòHebrews€4:12„13óó:Ð|*Ì%)(#(# ÐÔ‡&Xó¸XXXó¸ÔÐ h+¸&* Ðà8  àòòà0` Ð Ð à12óó€For€the€word€of€God€òòisóó€quick,€and€powerful,€and€sharper€than€any€twoedgedÐ d Ðsword,€piercing€even€to€the€dividing€asunder€of€soul€and€spirit,€and€of€theÐ Pì Ðjoints€and€marrow,€and€òòisóó€a€discerner€of€the€thoughts€and€intents€of€the€heart.Ð <Ø Ðòò13óó€Neither€is€there€any€creature€that€is€not€manifest€in€his€sight:€but€all€thingsÐ ( Ä Ðòòareóó€naked€and€opened€unto€the€eyes€of€him€with€whom€we€have€to€do.Ð  ° ÐòòHebrews€4:12„13óóÐ œ` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌ2.à0  àPergamos€is€the€place€of€Satanððs€seat€(2:13).ÐØ t(#(# Ð3.à0  àAntipas€was€martyred€in€Pergamos€(2:13).ÐÄ `(#(# Ð4.€à0  àPergamos€held€fast€to€the€name€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€and€had€not€denied€the€faith€(2:13).аL (#(# Ð5.à0  àPergamos€was€condemned€for€tolerating€those€holding€the€doctrine€of€Balaam€who€wasÐ œ8  Ðpromoting€idolatry,€fornication,€and€intermarriage€in€Israel€in€Numbers€chapters€22„24.Ј$ (#(# Ð6.à0  àPergamos€was€also€condemned€for€tolerating€those€holding€the€doctrine€of€Ô#†Xó¸XX&Xó¸K#ÔÔ‡&Xó¸XXXó¸Ôthe€NicolaitansÐ t  Ð(2:15).€Many€Bible€teachers€try€to€mix€the€doctrine€of€Balaam€and€the€doctrine€of€theÐ `ü  ÐNicolaitans.€They€are€not€the€same.€I€have€read€many€explanations€for€the€Nicolaitans€overÐ Lè  Ðthe€years€that€I€do€not€agree€with.€I€believe€the€Nicolaitans€were€a€group€of€elitists€whoÐ 8Ô  Ðpromoted€an€unscriptural€form€of€church€leadership.€The€Bible€does€not€teach€the€religiousÐ $À Ðconcept€of€a€clergy€and€a€laity€who€lord€over€Godððs€heritage€and€his€people.Ь(#(# Ð7.à0  àWarning:€Repent€or€fight€against€the€sword€of€the€mouth€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€(2:16).Ðü˜(#(# Ð8.à0  àPromise:€over€comers€will€eat€of€the€hidden€manna€and€be€given€a€white€stone€(symbol€ofÐ è„ Ðvictory)(2:17).ÐÔp(#(# Ð9.à0  àHe€that€hath€an€ear,€let€him€hear€(2:17)ÐÀ\(#(# ÐÌò òTHYATIRA:€The€Idolatrous€Church:€òòRevelation€2:18„29óó:ó óÐ ˜4 ÐÌà8  àòòÔ#†Xó¸Xh&Xó¸z$#ÔÔ‡*Xó¸XhXó¸Ô18�óóAnd€unto€the€angel€of€the€church€in€Thyatira€write;€These€things€saith€the€Son€ofÐ p  ÐGod,€who€hath€his€eyes€like€unto€a€flame€of€fire,€and€his€feet€òòareóó€like€fine€brass;€òò19�óóIÐ \ø Ðknow€thy€works,€and€charity,€and€service,€and€faith,€and€thy€patience,€and€thy€works;Ð Hä Ðand€the€last€òòto€beóó€more€than€the€first.€òò20�óóNotwithstanding€I€have€a€few€things€againstÐ 4 Ð Ðthee,€because€thou€sufferest€that€woman€Jezebel,€which€calleth€herself€a€prophetess,Ð  !¼ Ðto€teach€and€to€seduce€my€servants€to€commit€fornication,€and€to€eat€things€sacrificedÐ  "¨ Ðunto€idols.€òò21�óóAnd€I€gave€her€space€to€repent€of€her€fornication;€and€she€repented€not.Ð ø"” Ðòò22�óóBehold,€I€will€cast€her€into€a€bed,€and€them€that€commit€adultery€with€her€into€greatÐ ä#€  Ðtribulation,€except€they€repent€of€their€deeds.€òò23�óóAnd€I€will€kill€her€children€withÐ Ð$l! Ðdeath;€and€all€the€churches€shall€know€that€I€am€he€which€searcheth€the€reins€andÐ ¼%X" Ðhearts:€and€I€will€give€unto€every€one€of€you€according€to€your€works.€òò24�óóBut€unto€youÐ ¨&D # ÐI€say,€and€unto€the€rest€in€Thyatira,€as€many€as€have€not€this€doctrine,€and€which€haveÐ ”'0!$ Ðnot€known€the€depths€of€Satan,€as€they€speak;€I€will€put€upon€you€none€other€burden.Ð €("% Ðòò25�óóBut€that€which€ye€have€òòalreadyóó€hold€fast€till€I€come.€òò26�óóAnd€he€that€overcometh,€andÐ l)#& Ðkeepeth€my€works€unto€the€end,€to€him€will€I€give€power€over€the€nations:€òò27�óóAnd€heÐ X*ô#' Ðshall€rule€them€with€a€rod€of€iron;€as€the€vessels€of€a€potter€shall€they€be€broken€toÐ D+à$( Ðshivers:€even€as€I€received€of€my€Father.€òò28�óóAnd€I€will€give€him€the€morning€star.€òò29�óóHeÐ 0,Ì%) Ðthat€hath€an€ear,€let€him€hear€what€the€Spirit€saith€unto€the€churches.€òòRevelationÐ d Ð2:18ð!ð29óóÔ#†Xó¸XX*Xó¸í(#ÔÔ‡&Xó¸XXXó¸ÔÐPìÐ Ð  ÐÌ1.à0  àThe€Son€of€God€with€eyes€as€a€flame€of€fire€and€feet€like€fine€brass€(2:18).Ð( Ä(#(# Ð2.à0  àThyatira€is€commended€for€their€works,€charity,€service,€faith,€and€patience€(2:19)Ð °(#(# Ð3.à0  àJezebel€is€presented€as€the€New€Testament€type€of€the€Old€Testament€Jezebel€in€1€Kings€18,Ð  œ Ð1€Kings€19,€1€Kings€21,€and€2€Kings€9.€Jezebel€is€a€false€teacher€and€a€false€prophet.€She€isÐ ì ˆ Ðpromoting€idolatry€and€fornication.€The€Lord€Jesus€Christ€condemned€the€church€at€ThyatiraÐ Ø t Ðfor€allowing€Jezebel€to€teach.€òò1€Timothy€2:12óó€says:ÐÄ `(#(# ÐÔ#†Xó¸XX&Xó¸1#ÔÔ‡&Xó¸XXXó¸ÔÌà8  àòò12óó€But€I€suffer€not€a€woman€to€teach,€nor€to€usurp€authority€over€the€man,€but€to€beÐ œ8  Ðin€silence.€òò1€Timothy€2:12Ј$ Ð Ð  ÐóóÔ#†Xó¸XX&Xó¸!4#ÔÔ‡&Xó¸XXXó¸ÔÌà0  àThe€Lord€Jesus€Christ€said€he€gave€Jezebel€space€to€repent,€but€that€she€would€not€repent.Ð `ü  ÐThe€Lord€Jesus€Christ€also€commanded€those€in€the€church€at€Thyatira€to€repent€lest€they€beÐ Lè  Ðcast€into€great€tribulation€with€Jezebel€(2:20„22)Ð8Ô (#(# ÐÌ4.à0  àMany€of€the€members€of€this€church€were€immersed€in€Satan€worship€(2:24).Ь(#(# Ð5.à0  àVerses€26„27€will€be€a€fulfillment€of€òòPsalm€2:9óó:Ðü˜(#(# ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÔ#†Xó¸XX&Xó¸5#ÔÔ‡*Xó¸XXXó¸Ôòò9�óóThou€shalt€break€them€with€a€rod€of€iron;€Thou€shalt€dash€them€inÐ Ôp Ðpieces€like€a€potterððs€vessel.Ô#†Xó¸XX*Xó¸˜7#ÔÔ‡&Xó¸XXXó¸Ô€Ô#†Xó¸XX&Xó¸Y8#ÔÔ‡*Xó¸XXXó¸ÔòòPsalm€2:9óóÔ#†Xó¸XX*Xó¸œ8#ÔÔ‡&Xó¸XXXó¸ÔÐÀ\` x` x ÐÌ6.à0  àHe€that€hath€an€ear,€let€him€hear€Ô_Ô(2:29)Ô_ÔИ4(#(# ÐÌò òSARDIS:€The€dead€church:€òòRevelation€3:1„6óó:ó óÐ p  ÐÌà8  àÔ#†Xó¸XX&Xó¸í8#ÔÔ‡*Xó¸XXXó¸Ôòò1óó€And€unto€the€angel€of€the€church€in€Sardis€write;€These€things€saith€he€that€hath€theÐ Hä Ðseven€Spirits€of€God,€and€the€seven€stars;€I€know€thy€works,€that€thou€hast€a€nameÐ 4 Ð Ðthat€thou€livest,€and€art€dead.€òò2�óóBe€watchful,€and€strengthen€the€things€which€remain,Ð  !¼ Ðthat€are€ready€to€die:€for€I€have€not€found€thy€works€perfect€before€God.€òò3�óóRememberÐ  "¨ Ðtherefore€how€thou€hast€received€and€heard,€and€hold€fast,€and€repent.€If€thereforeÐ ø"” Ðthou€shalt€not€watch,€I€will€come€on€thee€as€a€thief,€and€thou€shalt€not€know€whatÐ ä#€  Ðhour€I€will€come€upon€thee.€òò4�óóThou€hast€a€few€names€even€in€Sardis€which€have€notÐ Ð$l! Ðdefiled€their€garments;€and€they€shall€walk€with€me€in€white:€for€they€are€worthy.€òò5�óóHeÐ ¼%X" Ðthat€overcometh,€the€same€shall€be€clothed€in€white€raiment;€and€I€will€not€blot€outÐ ¨&D # Ðhis€name€out€of€the€book€of€life,€but€I€will€confess€his€name€before€my€Father,€andÐ ”'0!$ Ðbefore€his€angels.€òò6�óóHe€that€hath€an€ear,€let€him€hear€what€the€Spirit€saith€unto€theÐ €("% Ðchurches.€òòRevelation€3:1ð!ð6óóÔ#†Xó¸XX*Xó¸:#ÔÔ‡&Xó¸XXXó¸ÔÐl)#&Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†Xó¸XX&Xó¸)?#ÔÌ1.à0  àSardis€is€identified€as€church€that€is€almost€completely€dead€with€a€false€reputation€that€it€isÐ D+à$( Ðalive€(3:1).Ð0,Ì%)(#(# Ð2.à0  àThis€church€is€in€much€need€of€revival.€They€are€told€to€be€watchful€and€to€work€on€theÐ d Ðthings€that€are€weak€(3:2).à h àÐPì(#(# Ð3.à0  àSardis€is€commanded€to€heed€the€word€of€God€and€repent.€They€are€warned€of€pendingÐ <Ø Ðjudgment€(3:3).Ð( Ä(#(# Ð4.à0  àThe€Lord€Jesus€Christ€says€that€even€as€wicked€and€defiled€as€they€are,€there€are€still€a€fewÐ  ° Ðwho€are€clean€and€worthy€to€walk€with€him€(3:4)Ð œ(#(# Ð5.à0  àPromise:€Those€that€overcome€will€be€clothed€in€white.€Those€that€do€not€will€be€blotted€outÐ ì ˆ Ðof€the€book€of€life.€I€believe€this€church€was€full€of€unsaved€church€members€and€that€is€theÐ Ø t Ðsource€of€their€deadness.€That€is€also€the€reason€for€the€very€strong€warning€from€the€LordÐ Ä ` ÐJesus€Christ€that€those€who€do€not€repent€will€be€blotted€out€of€the€book€of€life€(3:5).аL (#(# Ð6.€à0  àListen€up.€He€that€hath€an€ear€to€hear,€let€him€hear.М8 (#(# ÐÌò òPHILADELPHIA:€The€church€with€a€door€that€only€the€LORD€Jesus€Christ€can€open€andÐ t  Ðclose:€òòRevelation€3:7„13óó:ó óÐ `ü  ÐÌà8  àòòÔ‡*Xó¸XhXó¸Ô7�óóAnd€to€the€angel€of€the€church€in€Philadelphia€write;€These€things€saith€he€that€isÐ 8Ô  Ðholy,€he€that€is€true,€he€that€hath€the€key€of€David,€he€that€openeth,€and€no€manÐ $À Ðshutteth;€and€shutteth,€and€no€man€openeth;€òò8�óóI€know€thy€works:€behold,€I€have€setÐ ¬ Ðbefore€thee€an€open€door,€and€no€man€can€shut€it:€for€thou€hast€a€little€strength,€andÐ ü˜ Ðhast€kept€my€word,€and€hast€not€denied€my€name.€òò9�óóBehold,€I€will€make€them€of€theÐ è„ Ðsynagogue€of€Satan,€which€say€they€are€Jews,€and€are€not,€but€do€lie;€behold,€I€willÐ Ôp Ðmake€them€to€come€and€worship€before€thy€feet,€and€to€know€that€I€have€loved€thee.Ð À\ Ðòò10�óóBecause€thou€hast€kept€the€word€of€my€patience,€I€also€will€keep€thee€from€the€hourÐ ¬H Ðof€temptation,€which€shall€come€upon€all€the€world,€to€try€them€that€dwell€upon€theÐ ˜4 Ðearth.€òò11�óóBehold,€I€come€quickly:€hold€that€fast€which€thou€hast,€that€no€man€take€thyÐ „  Ðcrown.€òò12�óóHim€that€overcometh€will€I€make€a€pillar€in€the€temple€of€my€God,€and€heÐ p  Ðshall€go€no€more€out:€and€I€will€write€upon€him€the€name€of€my€God,€and€the€nameÐ \ø Ðof€the€city€of€my€God,€òòwhich€isóó€new€Jerusalem,€which€cometh€down€out€of€heavenÐ Hä Ðfrom€my€God:€and€òòI€will€write€upon€himóó€my€new€name.€òò13�óóHe€that€hath€an€ear,€let€himÐ 4 Ð Ðhear€what€the€Spirit€saith€unto€the€churches.€òòRevelation€3:7ð!ð13óóÔ#†Xó¸XX*Xó¸VE#ÔÐ !¼Ð Ð  ÐÌ1.à0  àThis€is€the€church€of€the€open€door€that€no€man€can€shut€that€has€the€power€of€God€upon€it.Ð ø"” ÐThe€key€of€David€of€òòIsaiah€22:22óó€has€been€given€to€this€church€(3:7).Ðä#€ (#(# ÐÌà8  àÔ‡*Xó¸XXXó¸Ôà8` Ð Ð àòò22€óóAnd€the€key€of€the€house€of€David€will€I€lay€upon€his€shoulder;€soÐ ¼%X" Ðhe€shall€open,€and€none€shall€shut;€and€he€shall€shut,€and€none€shallÐ ¨&D # Ðopen.€òòIsaiah€22:22óóÔ#†Xó¸XX*Xó¸ÕL#ÔД'0!$` x` x ÐÌ2.à0  àPhiladelphia€is€a€strong€church€that€has€not€denied€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€(3:8)Ðl)#&(#(# Ð3.à0  àPhiladelphia€is€also€a€church€that€is€under€the€attack€from€the€liars€of€the€synagogue€of€SatanÐ X*ô#' Ðwho€falsely€claim€to€be€Jews.€It€is€very€instructive€that€both€Smyrna€and€Philadelphia€cameÐ D+à$( Ðunder€the€direct€attack€of€Satan.€They€are€the€only€two€churches€that€the€Lord€Jesus€ChristÐ 0,Ì%) Ðsaid€nothing€bad€about€(3:9).€There€are€some€Philadelphian€churches€even€in€this€age€ofÐ d Ðalmost€total€apostasy€and€heresy.ÐPì(#(# Ð4.à0  àPhiladelphia€is€the€church€of€THE€DELIVERANCE€(3:10).€She€is€promised€deliveranceÐ <Ø Ðfrom€the€hour€of€temptation€that€is€to€try€the€whole€world€during€the€tribulation€for€God€hathÐ ( Ä Ðnot€appointed€her€to€the€wrath€that€is€to€come€(1€Thessalonians€5:9).Ð °(#(# Ð5.à0  àPhiladelphia€has€been€given€a€crown.€They€are€exhorted€to€hold€fast€to€the€faith€(3:11).Ð œ(#(# Ð6.à0  àThe€over€comers€are€promised€a€pillar€in€the€temple€of€God.Ðì ˆ(#(# Ð7.à0  àHe€that€hath€an€ear,€let€him€hear.ÐØ t(#(# ÐÌò òLAODICEA:€The€regurgitated€church:€òòRevelation€3:14„22óó:ó óÐ °L  ÐÌà8  àòòÔ‡*Xó¸XhXó¸Ô14�óóAnd€unto€the€angel€of€the€church€of€the€Laodiceans€write;€These€things€saith€theÐ ˆ$  ÐAmen,€the€faithful€and€true€witness,€the€beginning€of€the€creation€of€God;€òò15�óóI€knowÐ t  Ðthy€works,€that€thou€art€neither€cold€nor€hot:€I€would€thou€wert€cold€or€hot.€òò16�óóSo€thenÐ `ü  Ðbecause€thou€art€lukewarm,€and€neither€cold€nor€hot,€I€will€spue€thee€out€of€myÐ Lè  Ðmouth.€òò17�óóBecause€thou€sayest,€I€am€rich,€and€increased€with€goods,€and€have€need€ofÐ 8Ô  Ðnothing;€and€knowest€not€that€thou€art€wretched,€and€miserable,€and€poor,€and€blind,Ð $À Ðand€naked:€òò18�óóI€counsel€thee€to€buy€of€me€gold€tried€in€the€fire,€that€thou€mayest€beÐ ¬ Ðrich;€and€white€raiment,€that€thou€mayest€be€clothed,€and€òòthatóó€the€shame€of€thyÐ ü˜ Ðnakedness€do€not€appear;€and€anoint€thine€eyes€with€eyesalve,€that€thou€mayest€see.Ð è„ Ðòò19�óóAs€many€as€I€love,€I€rebuke€and€chasten:€be€zealous€therefore,€and€repent.€òò20�óóBehold,Ð Ôp ÐI€stand€at€the€door,€and€knock:€if€any€man€hear€my€voice,€and€open€the€door,€I€willÐ À\ Ðcome€in€to€him,€and€will€sup€with€him,€and€he€with€me.€òò21�óóTo€him€that€overcomethÐ ¬H Ðwill€I€grant€to€sit€with€me€in€my€throne,€even€as€I€also€overcame,€and€am€set€downÐ ˜4 Ðwith€my€Father€in€his€throne.€òò22�óóHe€that€hath€an€ear,€let€him€hear€what€the€Spirit€saithÐ „  Ðunto€the€churches.€òòRevelation€3:14ð!ð22óóÔ#†Xó¸XX*Xó¸–S#ÔÐp Ð Ð  ÐÌ1.à0  àThe€church€at€Laodicea€is€the€worldly,€carnal€church€that€is€neither€cold€or€hot.€They€areÐ Hä Ðlukewarm.€Laodicea€is€the€regurgitated€church€that€Christ€has€spued€out€of€his€mouth.Ð 4 Ð ÐLaodicea€will€stand€for€nothing€and€because€of€that€they€fall€for€every€wind€of€doctrine.€TheyÐ  !¼ Ðare€a€naked,€spiritually€blind,€miserable€lot€that€do€not€have€a€clue€who€the€Lord€Jesus€ChristÐ  "¨ Ðis.€That€is€why€he€is€standing€outside€of€their€door€knocking.€I€have€seen€pictures€that€presentÐ ø"” Ðthe€church€of€Laodicea€as€being€a€door€with€a€knob€on€only€one€side.€The€church€of€LaodiceaÐ ä#€  Ðeither€will€not€stand€against€sin€or€openly€promotes€it.€They€promote€the€murder€of€unbornÐ Ð$l! Ðbabies.€They€promote€sodomy€by€ordaining€sodomites€to€the€ministry€and€by€allowing€knownÐ ¼%X" Ðsodomites€to€continue€as€church€members.€They€promote€the€purely€Satanic€transgenderÐ ¨&D # Ðagenda.€They€hold€drag€queen€shows€for€the€children€in€their€churches.€Are€you€shocked€yet?Ð ”'0!$ ÐThey€openly€promote€the€Devilððs€music€by€holding€rock€concerts€with€smoke€and€lights€inÐ €("% Ðbuildings€that€they€call€churches.€You€cannot€worship€God€with€Satanððs€music.€The€churchÐ l)#& Ðof€Laodicea€openly€denies€the€blood€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€The€church€of€LaodiceaÐ X*ô#' Ðpromotes€Islam.€They€derisively€mock€the€Biblical€doctrine€of€repentance€by€calling€thoseÐ D+à$( Ðwho€stand€for€it€Pharisees€and€Ô_ÔlegalistsÔ_Ô.€The€Laodiceans€have€a€counterfeit€God,€a€counterfeitÐ 0,Ì%) ÐChrist,€a€counterfeit€Holy€Ghost,€counterfeit€gospels,€counterfeit€baptisms,€counterfeitÐ d Ðchurches,€counterfeit€preachers,€and€counterfeit€Bibles.€The€Laodicean€churches€haveÐ Pì Ðbecome€dens€of€iniquity€inhabited€by€unclean€and€evil€spirits€that€promote€doctrines€ofÐ <Ø Ðdevils.€If€the€Laodicean€churches€have€any€saved€folk€in€them,€it€cannot€be€proved€by€theÐ ( Ä Ðdoctrines€that€they€teach€and€preach€and€the€vile€lascivious€life€stiles€that€they€both€tolerateÐ  ° Ðand€promote.€Welcome€to€the€church€in€general€in€America!