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Where are we Where are we going…going…

where have where have we been?we been?

““Outside Knocking Outside Knocking andandInside LockingInside Locking””

Where Where are we are we going…going… where where

have we have we been?been?

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Application :•Historical

•Devotional (Inspirational)•Doctrinal (Prophetical)

Where are we Where are we going…going…

where have where have we been?we been?

““Brotherly Love Brotherly Love andandPhiladelphian PowerPhiladelphian Power””



PhiladPhiladeellphiaphia




LaodicLaodiceeaa

•Commission•Character•Commendation

•Condemnation

•Correction•Call•Challenge

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EphEpheesussus90-90-200 200 A.D.A.D.SmyrSmyrnana200-200-325 325 A.D.A.D.

PPeergargamosmos325-325-

500 500 A.D.A.D.

ThyatThyatiraira500-500-

1000 1000 A.D.A.D.

SardiSardiss1000-1000-

1500 1500 A.D.A.D.

PhiladelPhiladelphiaphia1500-1500-1900 1900 A.D.A.D.

EphEpheesususs

““Fully Fully Purposed”Purposed”SmyrnSmyrn

aa““Bitterness/Bitterness/

Death”Death”PPeergargamosmos

““Much Much Marriage”Marriage”ThyatirThyatir

aa““Odor of Odor of Affliction”Affliction”

SardisSardis ““Red Ones”Red Ones”PhiladelPhiladel

phiaphia

““Brotherly Brotherly Love”Love”

•CommissionLaodicLaodiceeaa- (1900- - (1900-

Rapture)Rapture) ““ThThee Rights of Rights of

ththee P Peeoploplee””((“Civil Rights”“Civil Rights”))

•The name The name “Laodicea”“Laodicea”

• 2 Timothy 3:1-5 – 2 Timothy 3:1-5 – “This know also, that in “This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own For men shall be lovers of their own

selvesselves, covetous, boasters, proud, , covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural unthankful, unholy, Without natural

affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those incontinent, fierce, despisers of those

that are good, Traitors, heady, that are good, Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of than lovers of God; Having a form of

godliness, but denying the power thereof: godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away”.from such turn away”.

• 2 Timothy 3:1-5 – 2 Timothy 3:1-5 – “This know also, that in “This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own For men shall be lovers of their own

selvesselves, covetous, boasters, proud, , covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural unthankful, unholy, Without natural

affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those incontinent, fierce, despisers of those

that are good, Traitors, heady, that are good, Traitors, heady, highminded, highminded, lovers of pleasures more lovers of pleasures more than lovers of Godthan lovers of God; Having a form of ; Having a form of

godliness, but denying the power thereof: godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away”.from such turn away”.

Revelation 4:11Revelation 4:11 – “Thou – “Thou art worthy, art worthy, O LordO Lord, to , to

receive glory and honour receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast and power: for thou hast created all things, created all things, and and for thy pleasure for thy pleasure

they are and were they are and were createdcreated”.”.

•CommissionLaodicLaodiceeaa- (1900- - (1900-

Rapture)Rapture) ““ThThee Rights of Rights of

ththee P Peeoploplee””((“Civil Rights”“Civil Rights”))

•The name The name “Laodicea”“Laodicea”

Revelation 4:11Revelation 4:11 – “Thou – “Thou art worthy, art worthy, O LordO Lord, to , to

receive glory and honour receive glory and honour and power: and power: for thou for thou hast created all hast created all

thingsthings, , and for thy and for thy pleasure they are pleasure they are and were createdand were created”.”.

•Commission

•Character

LaodiLaodicceeaa

•““The Amen”The Amen”•““The Faithful & The Faithful &

True WitnessTrue Witness””•““The Beginning of The Beginning of

the Creation of the Creation of GodGod””

EphEpheesussus90-90-200 200 A.D.A.D.SmyrSmyrnana200-200-325 325 A.D.A.D.

PPeergargamosmos325-325-

500 500 A.D.A.D.

ThyatiThyatirara500-500-

1000 1000 A.D.A.D.

SardiSardiss1000-1000-

1500 1500 A.D.A.D.

Revelation 3:7 – “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These

things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of Davidkey of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and

shutteth, and no man openeth;”

•Psalms 119:130Psalms 119:130 – – ““The entrance of The entrance of thy words giveth thy words giveth

lightlight; it giveth ; it giveth understanding understanding

unto the simple”.unto the simple”.

Revised Version of 1881

1901 American Standard Version

•Commission

•Character

LaodiLaodicceeaa

•““The Amen”The Amen”

TruthTruth““So bSo bee it it””

John 14:6 John 14:6 –“–“Jesus Jesus saithsaith unto him, unto him, I I amam the way, the way, the the

truthtruth, and the life: , and the life: no man cometh no man cometh unto the Father, unto the Father,

but by me”.but by me”.

• John 1:1John 1:1 – “In the – “In the beginning was the Word, beginning was the Word, and the Word was with and the Word was with God, and God, and the Word was the Word was

GodGod.”.”•1st John 5:71st John 5:7 – “For there – “For there are three that bear record are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, in heaven, the Father, the the WordWord, and the Holy Ghost: , and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.”and these three are one.”

•John 1:14John 1:14 And And the Word was the Word was made flesh, and dwelt made flesh, and dwelt

among usamong us, (and we beheld , (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) only begotten of the Father,)

full of grace and truth.full of grace and truth.•John 17:17John 17:17 – “Sanctify them – “Sanctify them

through thy truth: through thy truth: thy Word thy Word is truthis truth”.”.

•Commission

•Character

LaodiLaodicceeaa

•““The Amen”The Amen”

TruthTruth““So bSo bee it it””

-The Father of the -The Father of the “Allegorical Method of “Allegorical Method of

Bible Study”Bible Study”- Changes the Bible - Changes the Bible

from Antioch in from Antioch in 30,00030,000 places.places.

OrigenOrigen

•Commission

•Character

LaodiLaodicceeaa


True WitnessTrue Witness””

• Matthew 7:28-29 And it came to

pass, when Jesus had ended these

sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine: For For he taught them he taught them as one having as one having authority, and authority, and

not as the not as the scribesscribes.

•Commission

•Character

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True WitnessTrue Witness””

•Commission

•Character

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•Genesis 1:1Genesis 1:1 – “ – “In the In the beginning God beginning God

created created the heaven and the heaven and the earth”.the earth”.

•John 1:1John 1:1 – “ – “In the In the beginning was the beginning was the WordWord, and the Word , and the Word

was with God, and the was with God, and the Word was God”.Word was God”.

•John 1:1-3John 1:1-3 – “ – “In the In the beginning was the Wordbeginning was the Word, ,

and the Word was with and the Word was with God, and the Word was God, and the Word was God. God. The same was in The same was in

the beginning with Godthe beginning with God. . All things were made by All things were made by

him; and without him him; and without him was not any thing made was not any thing made

that was madethat was made”.”.

•Commission

•Character

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• Ecclesiastes 3:14-15Ecclesiastes 3:14-15 - - “I know that, “I know that,

whatsoever God doeth, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: it shall be for ever:

nothing can be put to nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear it, that men should fear before him. before him. That which That which hath been is now; and hath been is now; and

that which is to be hath that which is to be hath already been; and God already been; and God requireth that which is requireth that which is

pastpast.”.”

1st Timothy 4:1-21st Timothy 4:1-2 – “Now – “Now the Spirit speaketh the Spirit speaketh

expressly, expressly, that in the that in the latter times some shall latter times some shall depart from the faith, depart from the faith,

giving heed to seducing giving heed to seducing spiritsspirits, and doctrines of , and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their hypocrisy; having their

conscience seared with a conscience seared with a hot iron”hot iron”


•Condemnation

•Correction•Call•Challenge

LaodicLaodiceeaa

EphEpheesususs

““Fully Fully Purposed”Purposed”SmyrnSmyrn

aa““Bitterness/Bitterness/

Death”Death”PPeergargamosmos

““Much Much Marriage”Marriage”ThyatirThyatir

aa““Odor of Odor of Affliction”Affliction”

SardisSardis ““Red Ones”Red Ones”PhiladelPhiladel

phiaphia

““Brotherly Brotherly Love”Love”


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