...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...thine eyes with eye-salve that thou mayest see."* All the other churches were found worthy of some commendation; and there was some blessing in them...

...would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spew thee out of my mouth. Because thou sayest, I am rich,...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,...

...before me, and turning to the third chapter of the Book of Bevelation, I read to him as follows : " Because thou sayest, I am rich and increased with...thine eyes with eye-salve, that thou mayest see." " Here then, Mr. Blandford, we at once see our condition and our remedy ; we think ourselves rich and...

...cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold not hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. Because thou...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...

...to the refuge. We must feel the pain of our wounds, or we shall not desire healing. The Lord says, "Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with...anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see."3 The gold tried in the fire is faith that works by love. Only this can bring us into harmony...

...is the counsel to the people who are in Laodicea and who are lukewarm. "I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich;...rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent." Let's break this message to the lukewarm down into two parts, for the sake of our understanding. The...

...rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou are wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: I counsel...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...

...goods, and have need of nothing." The passage continues, "and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked. I counsel...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...

...which suggested it. The text which goes before that first quoted should be studied at the same time. "Because thou sayest. I am rich, and increased with...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...

...saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of Cod; I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert...eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. As many as / love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. Behold, I stand at the door, and knock:...