OH LORD JESUS!!! PLEASE KEEP ME CLOSE TO THE CROSS!!!! SO T.I. PREACHED IN BISHOP EDDIE LONGS CHURCH AND TAUGHT THE CONGREGATION HOW TO DO THE 666 SYMBOL???!!!!! THE DEVIL IS REALLY TAKING THE CHURCH FOR A FOOL!!! YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!! PLEASE WATCH THIS VIDEO!!! Did you know that out of the seven churches listed in Revelation, that the church of Laodicea, was the only church God said nothing positive about? All the others received some type of positive report, and some negative too, but this church was the only one that received a solely negative report. Check it out… 1. To the Church in Ephesus he said this good thing about them, “I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked people, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false. You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name…” (Rev. 2:2-3). He goes on to say negative stuff also, but he starts with positive. 2. To the Church of Smyrna he says this good thing, “I know your afflictions and your poverty… Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you life as your victor’s crown.” (Rev. 2:9-10) 3. To the Church of Pergamum he says this good thing, “I know where you live—where Satan has his throne. Yet you remain true to my name…” (Rev. 2:13) He goes on to state he has a few things against them, but once again he lists a positive. 4. To the Church of Thyatira he says this good thing, “I know your deeds, your love and faith, your service and perseverance, and that you are now doing more than you did at first.” (Rev. 2:19) He goes on to state a few things he has against them, but yet again lists a positive. 5. To the Church of Sardis he says this good thing, “you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes. They will walk with me, dressed in white, for they are worthy.” (Rev. 3:4) He also states some negative stuff about the church, but it included positive. 6. To the Church of Philadelphia he says this good thing, “I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.” (Rev. 3:8) Each of these six churches had something positive written about them, however when we arrive at the last church the Church of Laodicea, God gives no positive input, rather he says this is the church he will, ‘spit out of his mouth.’ Why? Why did this church get no positive and only a negative report. Well after some digging I found my answer… “To the angel of the church in Laodicea write:…I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I will spit you out of my mouth.” Revelation 3:14-16 Laodicea had a water system tapped into the mineral waters from two of its neighboring lands. One of those places was Colossae, which brought cold water into the city. The other was Hierapolis, which brought hot water into the city. As a result, when both the waters meet through the aqueduct system in Laodicea, the water became lukewarm in nature. Producing tepid water for the locals to drink. God describes the lukewarm nature of the church the same as the lukewarm waters from which they were drinking. In other words the Laodicea Christians lived a very complacent Christian lifestyle. So much so, that God himself wished that they were either hot or cold (with him or against him) rather than ‘on the fence.’ There are few things in life worse than spiritual complacency. But to the Laodicea’s it was a way of life. The city was rich and had need of nothing. Things were easy, they had food to eat, a roof over their heads, medical, and they were well taken care of. As a result they became complacent and didn’t have need of God. “You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked. I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, so you can become rich; and white clothes to wear, so you can cover your shameful nakedness; and salve to put on your eyes, so you can see. Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest, and repent. Here I am! I stand at the door and knock.” Revelation 3:17-19 The problem wasn’t that they needed their physical needs met. The problem was that they were utterly satisfied with where they stood with the Lord spiritually. They were living spiritually unhealthy lives and in my opinion committing spiritual suicide. “To be satisfied with where you are spiritually is to commit spiritual suicide!” If you are not moving towards God, then you are moving away from him. There is no in-between. It’s either one or the other. This is exactly what the church of Laodicea was doing and what many Christian churches are doing today. We live in a lukewarm generation, with a lukewarm church and I believe, we are like the Laodicea church. Want to know how far we have come? Check out what happened at Bishop Eddie Long’s Church. He invited Clifford Harris—aka: T.I., an American hip hop recording artist—to preach to his congregation and during the sermon T.I. threw up the 666 hand symbol and encouraged the congregation to follow suit and disappointingly many did… youtu.be/udSDg7sxgqY
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