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THE SEVEN CHURCHES OF ASIA /REVELATION 2 - 3

Copyright November 20, 2007

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CHAPTER 15  (1 of 4)

L A O D I C E 

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And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans  write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning  of the creation of God; I know thy works, that thou art neither cold  nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have  need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and  miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do  not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with  him, and he with me. To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with Father in his throne. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. (Revelation 3:14-22)

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For years I questioned the statement: "I would thou wert cold or hot." I have come to the understanding that the troubling affect being lukewarm has on God, is that because these type of believers have a heart of interest for the things of God, but not an insatiable desire to comply with His expectations, put Him FIRST in our life, God's heart is torn over the decision to reject them as His. It is like a parent who has no other choice but to put an adult child out of the house because it would not comply with their authority and rules of conduct.  The parents love the child because of a maternal bond, but will grieve over the decision to put them out.God by His nature cannot tolerate our being lukewarm; a blatant disregard for total surrender to do His will is rebellion. Old Testament Jewish law required that an adult child bent on rebellion be put to death by stoning (Deuteronomy 21:18-21). As in the natural so it is in the supernatural, "I will spue thee out of my mouth." The Laodicea Christians, and all who are Lukewarm in their faith toward God, being deceived in believing all is well with their relationship with God, boast of being spirit rich, increased with goods, and having need of nothing, unaware they are in spirit poverty (wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked) verse 17.

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God implores, and pleads with the Lukewarm to set their heart to go deep in their relationship with Him; to go deeper, for He wants to impart to them the riches of His knowledge and wisdom, hidden riches, pearls, and mysteries, revelation that will astonish. God wants to place upon them His righteousness, majesty, and an overwhelming prevailing anointing on their life.  An anointing that not only has a positive impact on their own life, but also on the lives of those they would come in contact with (Isaiah 58:8-14).

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We cannot walk in blatant disobedience, in "the way of sinners," and think God will not judge us for it (discipline). For, God will not let us live out our newness of life in rebellion to His perfect will. God does not turn His back on the Hypocrite, Religious, Lukewarm, and even the Backslider, but will do whatever is necessary to get them to repent of their rebellion, and unacceptable standard of living.  God says, "As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent" verse 19. But be warned, God has a limit on His patience “long suffering.”

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It is God’s attention to our best interest, to make our walk with Him acceptable which demonstrates His love for us. Some of the ways God will discipline us is through our finances, relationships, our health, and anything else to get our attention that He requires a "high standard" of conduct our behavior.  God allows difficulties and bad experiences to happen to us to draw us closer to Him, not to cause us to abandon Him. The lifespan of our humanity is short, compared to eternity; therefore, God says to the Lukewarm, "Be zealous therefore, and repent," passionately pursue me, and do not procrastinate.

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Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed. (John 6:27)

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The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin (death).  (Proverbs 10:16)

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The Lord trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth. Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and a horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.  For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright. (Psalms 11:5-7)

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The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb. (Revelation 14:10)

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My Facebook Timeline - www.facebook.com/samuelsiders1 - contains responses I have posted in answer to those who God has had me to share with for over seventeen years on Facebook Forums created to share the Scriptures. My activity about sharing the Word of God with Muslims, other false Cults, and with those who profess to be Christian continues; this open door that the Lord has made available to me as an Apologist/Teacher is one where worldwide opportunities are made available to all English speaking people around the world from many different countries, races, and religious beliefs. 

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It is WRITTEN in 1 Peter 3:15 … “But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asks you of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:" God wants us to know AND understand His Word (2 Timothy 2:15), “Study to show yourself approved unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” Jude 3, “Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend [Gr. agonize with fervent zeal] for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.”
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I have three published books that can be found online, type in the search bar of the Amazon website: “three Samuel Siders Books” and you will be directed to where they can be found.

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A Person who goes by the name Ocean wanted to know the rationale for why God put the tree of the knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden. What follows is the response I posted for Ocean to answer his or her question:

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Ocean G ... (rationale for the Tree of Knowledge in the Garden of Eden) It is obvious to me, because of Biblical Facts, the reason is so that - When - Adam and Eve - were - Ready - to - Learn - what the - Tree of the Knowledge of good and evil - had to reveal to them they would be allowed to eat from it but not until then. There are plenty of Bible examples what happens when we get ahead of God's will, and what Adam and Eve did is one of them.

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It was - not - God's intention that Adam and Eve would eat from the Tree - Before - they were ready to learn the information, but it was because Satan in the form of a snake tempted Eve then she Adam - Not to Wait - they chose - to eat from it (Disobeyed God's Command) when they should - not - have done it.

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Daniel chapter 10 tells us there is a War going on in Heaven between wicked angels and the holy angels, which apparently began before This Creation, as well as Adam and Eve were created.

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It is my belief - God revealed to me - that when Adam and Eve ate from the Tree is When the War in Heaven began to be fought on the Earth and has continues to happen to this day through Humans between Nations based on what Daniel chapter 10 tells us; Apostle Paul also taught about the war activity in Ephesians 6:12 "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places," and Revelation 12:9.

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A woman name Mary asked the question “what is the favor miracle Jesus preformed;” what follows is the response I posted to her:

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Mary P ... (favorite miracle Jesus performed?) Jesus Resurrecting Himself from the grave (John 10:18); Biblically without it everything He did prior to it would have been little to no avail (1 Corinthians 15:19). As Apostle Peter wrote in 1 Peter 1:3 "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to His abundant mercy has - begotten us again - unto a lively hope - through - the Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead."

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To read more responses I posted this past week my FB timeline can be visited. https://www.facebook.com/samuelsiders1   
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Samuel Siders 3/22/2026 [Go deep in your relationship with God not shallow.]