LAODICEAN CHURCH AGE

“LAODICEA”

• 7^th Age - Revelation 3: 14-22.
• Began around 1906 and lasted until.
• Star or Messenger was William Branham.
• The age is a very short age
• City of Laodicea – means “peoples rights” or justice of the people.
• Named after Laodice, the wife of Antiochus II.
• City marked by its economic prosperity and social prominence. The city was rich and science abounded.
• Because of their wealth they no longer saw their need for God. Education took the place of God.
• The pagan god worshipped there was Zeus, one god worship.
• Laodicia was called a metropolis because it was the county seat for 25 other cities. “Notice this showing that this age will be ruled by a one world government”.
• A great church council was held in this city in the fourth century, thus showing in this day an ecumenical move to unite all church systems together.
• Frequent earthquakes finally caused its complete abandonment. The sight is now a heap of ruins that is called ESKI HISAR or “old castle”. This age will end in God shaking the whole world to destruction. NOTE: Look at all the thing that characterized the city of Laodicea and the actual age we are living.

The Messenger – Malachi 4: 5-6

• Characteristics:
• Will be a prophet like Elijah.
• A ministry based solely on the Word.
• His message will finish the mystery of God – Rev 10: 1-7.
• Will do a work of restoration – Matt 17: 10-11.
• Turn the heart of the children to the Fathers – Malachi 4: 5-6
• Will forerun 2^nd Coming of Jesus Christ.
• Will be mistaken for the Lord Jesus Christ.
• Will be rejected by the church world.
• Will hate denominational systems.
• Will be a lover of the wilderness.
• Will hate worldly women.
• Will be a moody, nervous fellow.

The Salutation

• Rev 3: 14.
• Sayeth the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of creation of God.
• Amen means “last” the day of grace is winding down. Jesus is the Amen of God. This is the end time Revelation of Himself.
• Faithful and True Witness
• Faithful – stays the same, never changes His mind about His Word.
• “True” not compared to “false” but perfect realization in contrast to partial realization. We will be like Him in this final age. We will be Him in this age.
• Beginning of the Creation of God.
• Not meaning God created Jesus, and then Jesus created everything else. NO! John 1: 1-3 proves this wrong. Jesus is very Creator God. No less. No more.
• This is another creation – God cannot create God. The heavenly bridegroom created Himself a Bride. Starting with the creation of egg and sperm and placing in the womb of Mary, God began creating and bringing forth like it should have been had there not been a fall. II Corinthians 5:17, new creature or creation.
• Spiritual Multiplication as in Genesis 1: 26-27.
• The old order was of man, like we know it now, but this new order or creation is of God “Last Adam”.
• So truly Jesus, in the way He came, was the beginning of the creation that God wanted along.
• Rev 3: 15-19 – NOTE – as we read notice that the spirit doesn’t say one good thing about this church.
• Neither cold or hot, wishy –washy people.
• Lukewarm – sickening church.
• Will spew out of my mouth, mouth = word. God will throw this age, because of its lukewarm condition, out of or by the fully restored word.
• This age will get completely away from the word of God.
• The church is no longer the “mouthpiece of God”.
• Verse 17, thou sayest – they are speaking as the mouthpiece of God, but God does not recognize it, increased in goods – means, We have Spiritual riches. We have need of nothing, the church is complacent. We have all that we need, we are full.