Jacob Prasch The Dilemma of Laodicea April 7 2016 – Andrew R

Teaching by Jacob Prasch: The Dilemma of Laodicea, Jacob is reading from the book of Revelation chapter 3:14-22. Published on Dec 27, 2012 The Dilemma of Laodicea There are "things which you have seen", "things which are", and "things which will take place". The seven churches of the book of Revelation, which actually existed in the 1st Century ("things which you have seen"), also represent seven broad types of churches that can exist at any time in history ("things which are"), and seven generally overlapping periods of church history ("things which will take place"). These letters to the seven churches of Asia can be applied in four main ways: 1. They existed literally and historically at the end of the 1st Century A.D. 2. They are seven types of churches which exist at any time throughout history. 3. They represent seven types of churches that will exist at the end of the age. 4. They correspond quite well to seven periods of church history. This book examines the history of the church in light of the letters of Jesus Christ to the seven churches in Asia, as recorded by John in his Revelations. Unless learning can be achieved from the errors of the past it is a sure thing that those errors will be repeated. Ephesus: The Apostolic Age (1st Century) Smyrna: The Pre-Nicean Church (2nd & 3rd Centuries) Pergamum: The Rise of the Institutional Church (4th Century to Early Middle Ages) Thyatira: The Dark Ages (11th Century Onward) Sardis: The Reformation (16th Century Onward) Philadelphia: The Great Awakening (18th Century Onward) Laodicea: The Apostate Church (1950 Onward?) By James Jacob Prasch. Laodicea, a city of Phrygia, situated on the river Lycus not far from Colossae. after having been successively called Diospolis and Rhoas, it was named Laodicea in honor of Laodice, the wife of Antiochus II. It was destroyed by an earthquake, A.D. 66 (or earlier, and afterward rebuilt by Marcus Aurelius. The last of the 7 churches... the most recent of the 7 churches, prevalent in our day... The church Jesus vomits out of His mouth... Laodicea is Biblically famous for all the wrong reasons. This teaching will help you Find out why and learn the vital lessons Jesus wants us all to take from The Church of the Laodiceans. The meaning of The Church of Laodicea, is People's own Opinions, this is a clear reference to the present state of the Church today, we are living in a world in which so-called Christendom is divided, by some estimates, into over 25,000 different denominations and sects. There are over 800 established denominations in the United States alone, in fact, it can be said that there is so much difference of opinion within the Church today that there are almost as many different forms of Christianity as there are Christians. Revelation chapter 3:14-22 New American Standard Bible Message to Laodicea 14 “To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: The Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the [k]Beginning of the creation of God, says this: 15 ‘I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot; I wish that you were cold or hot. 16 So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will [l]spit you out of My mouth. 17 Because you say, “I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have need of nothing,” and you do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked, 18 I advise you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness will not be revealed; and eye salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see. 19 Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline; therefore, be zealous and repent. 20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me. 21 He who overcomes, I will grant to him to sit down with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne. 22 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’” Website: https://www.facebook.com/MorielMinistries Moriel Ministries www.moriel.org The name of my YouTube channel is Andrew R. This is my URL Link to my channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeyL8m2TCQC9tv-Qn_azS9g I Hope the sermons from Jacob Prasch blesses you, and your family.