Will You Open the Door?
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. Revelation 3:20. Jesus says, “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock.” Will we let Him in? He would not have us […]
A Message Full of Encouragement
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. Revelation 3:19. The counsel of the true Witness does not represent those who are lukewarm as in a hopeless case. There is yet a chance to remedy their state, and the Laodicean message is full of encouragement…. Purity of heart, purity […]
The Spotless Robe of Christ’s Righteousness
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. Revelation 3:18. The great Redeemer represents Himself as a heavenly […]
The Rags of Self-righteousness
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. Revelation 3:17. How plainly is pictured the position of those who think they have all the truth, who take pride in their knowledge of the […]
Am I a Laodicean?
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. Revelation 3:15, 16. The condition of many of those who claim to be the children of God is […]
Where Apostasy Begins
Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness. 2 Peter 3:17. In these last days, when iniquity shall abound, and the love of many shall wax cold, God will have a people to glorify His name, […]