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 my Father in His throne. He that hath an

ear let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the

churches. (Revelation 3:14-22) KJV

Jesus’ introduction: Amen, the Faithful & True

Witness, the Beginning of the Creation of God

Note: Unlike the preceding letters, the Laodician

letter is being addressed without the mention of any

good works. Jesus gets straight to the point, there is

nothing good to mention. If the angel of the Laodician

church does not heed Jesus’ warning, “I will spue thee

out of my mouth”

Laodician problem: Lukewarm, trusting in their earthly

riches. The Beginning of the Creation of God has

declared the Laodician wretched, miserable, poor,

blind and naked.

Remedy: Be ZEALOUS & REPENT

September 2010 House of Prayer by Faith – Stone Soup Ministries VOL. 1 ISSUE 7

Letter to Laodicia Church

A Church on the Brink of being Spewed Out

He that hath an ear let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches

(Revelation 2:7) KJV

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.

Question: What is causing the Laodicians to be

lukewarm? Jesus stated: Because thou sayest, I am

rich, and increased with goods, and have need of

nothing. First of all, a lukewarm state of being is

feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm, in other

words a lackadaisical effort. This state of being is

how Jesus defined the status of the angel of the

Laodician church. He also stated that he was neither

cold nor hot: cold as in having no warmth, lacking

emotions; nor hot: having or displaying great

enthusiasm, eagerness.

Question: What does the Word of the

LORD God say? And thou shalt love the LORD

thy God with ALL thine heart, and with ALL thy

soul, and with ALL thy might. And these words,

which I command thee this day, Shall be in thine heart

(Deuteronomy 6:5-6) KJV The LORD God

spoke these words to the Israelites (His covenant

people), and the word ALL means ALL and not a 3rd

or a half. The LORD God told the Israelites, that

the words spoken to them Shall be in thine heart.

Remember, what the LORD God commands, Jesus

commands. Note: Gentile believers take heed

Evidently, the Laodicians were more confident in their

riches, and because of their confidence in riches, Jesus

stated:” thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and

blind, and naked” .” Note: They had lost their zeal for

the kingdom of God, and all that pertained to the doctrine

of the kingdom of God. Consider one of Jesus’ teaching

regarding riches. Let us journey to Luke 18”18-30:

Jesus & the Rich Ruler

And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what

shall I do to inherit eternal life? And Jesus said unto him,

Why callest thou me good? None is good, save one, that is,

God. Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit

adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false

witness, Honour thy father and thy mother. And he said,

All these have I kept from my youth up. Now when Jesus

heard these things, he said unto him, yet lackest thou

one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the

poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and

come, follow me.

And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was

very rich. And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful,

He said, how hardly shall they that have riches enter into

the kingdom of God! For it is easier for a camel to go

through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the

kingdom of God. And they that heard it said who then can

be saved? And He said the things which are impossible

with men are possible with God. Then Peter said, lo, we

have left all, and followed thee. And He said unto them,

Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house,

or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom

of God's sake, who shall not receive manifold more in this

present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.

(Luke 18:18-30) KJV) Jesus is ALL KNOWING,

and listened to what the ruler had to say, but the ruler lacks

something, (Cont’d next pg.)

Laodician Spiritual Status

and that poorness was not a good status for life

(keeping it mild). As concerning the Laodicians,

Jesus’ letter to them was to warn them regarding how

they had fallen from the truth of His holy Word.

Their lukewarm attitude (lack of zeal) toward the

good things of the LORD God and His commands

were being addressed by Jesus Christ. Remember

the Holy Scriptures state: “Pride goeth before

destruction..(Proverbs 16:18) KJV” The

Laodicians were trusting in their rich status of life and

had forgotten or ignored the teachings that were

given to them by the Apostles. Apostle Paul, being

one of them wrote to the Laodicians (lost letter) and

the letter he sent to the Colossians was to be sent to

the Laodician church as well. Assignment: Read &

Study entire chapter of Colossians.

Jesus who is a Wonderful Counselor (Isaiah 9:6)

offers a remedy to the Laodician problem: 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.

(Revelation 3:18-19) KJV

Assignment:

Find the Meaning of the Hidden Treasure

Begin by Reading & Studying: Matthew 13

Be Attentive to Matthew 13:44-52

that Jesus knows is vital for the ruler to be

complete. However, the ruler becomes very

sorrowful upon hearing that he needed to sell

ALL his goods, give them to the poor and follow

JESUS. The rich ruler’s heart was on his vast

riches, which left less than “ALL” for the LORD

God. He failed to realize that he was being

invited to follow JESUS who was, and is the

WORD of God spoken that created the world.

He didn’t realize that he was being invited to

follow the Son, of the One True and Living

God. Jesus knew that the rich ruler had his

Whole Heart in the wrong place. Consider the

following scriptural passage: “For where your

treasure is, there will your heart be also” (Luke

12:34) KJV Assignment: Read & Study Luke

12:22-40

The rich ruler only lacked one thing to inherit

eternal life, which is what he wanted. Question:

What was the rich ruler’s problem, and why

didn’t heed what Jesus said? The rich ruler had a

problem with Jesus’ answer, which also confused

His disciples:

“Then Peter said, lo, we have left all, and followed

thee “Verily I say unto you, There is no man that

hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or

children, for the kingdom of God's sake, Who shall

not receive manifold more in this present time, and

in the world to come life everlasting”

Question: Why were Jesus’ disciples confused

about earthly riches? Jesus’ answer went beyond

the customary belief that earthly riches were the

way to eternity,

Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: the wicked

forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD,

and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. (Isaiah

55:6-7) KJV

Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye,

buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Wherefore do

ye spend money for that which is not bread, and your labour for that which

satisfieth not?

Hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in

fatness. Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live (Isaiah 55:1-3)

KJV

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“…Hear and your soul shall live”

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To: Angel of the church of the Laodicians

The House of Prayer by Faith – Stone Soup

Ministries

P.O. Box 928

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Ruby Levy, Ph.D

From: Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, The Beginning of

the Creation of God