WARNINGS TO LAODICEA

WARNINGS TO SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS: 

WARNINGS TO SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CSVqHcdhXQ

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That barren tree , flaunting its pretentious foliage in the very face of Christ, was a symbol of the Jewish nation . He invested the tree with moral qualities , and made it the expositor of divine truth . The Jews stood forth distinct from all other nations , professing allegiance to God. They had been specially favored by Him , and they laid claim to righteousness above every other people. …they were corrupted by the love of the world and the greed of gain . They boasted of their knowledge , but they were ignorant of the requirements of God, and were full of hypocrisy . The Jewish religion,…magnificent temple…and impressive ceremonies , was indeed fair in outward appearance, but humility, love, and benevolence were lacking . The Jews, who had received greater blessings from God , were held accountable for their abuse of these gifts . Jesus had come to the fig tree hungry,…hungering to find in them the fruits of righteousness . He had lavished on them His gifts , that they might bear fruit for the blessing of the world.

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Every opportunity and privilege had been granted them , and in return He sought their sympathy and co-operation in His work of grace. He longed to see in them self-sacrifice and compassion, zeal for God, and a deep yearning of soul for the salvation of their fellow men . Had they kept the law of God, they would have done the same unselfish work that Christ did . But love to God and man was eclipsed by pride and self-sufficiency . The treasures of truth which God had committed to them, they did not give to the world . The warning is for all time . Christ's act in cursing the tree which His own power had created stands as a warning to all churches and to all Christians . No one can live the law of God without ministering to others . They act only in reference to self . In all the affairs of life this is their object….Not for others but for themselves do they minister. But self is so large that they cannot see anything else . They are not in touch with humanity . Those who thus live for self are like the fig tree , which made every pretension but was fruitless. They observe the forms of worship, but without repentance or faith . In profession they honor the law of God, but obedience is lacking . They say, but do not . In the sentence pronounced on the fig tree Christ demonstrates how hateful in His eyes is this vain pretense . DA, pp. 581-584

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WARNING MESSAGE—LAODICEA…?: 

WARNING MESSAGE—LAODICEA…? DECLARATION : DIVINE ORIGIN REVELATION 3:14; 1:5 2. DIAGNOSIS REVELATION 3:15, 16 A: SPIRITUAL & PHYSICAL—WORKS B: STATE: SPIRITUAL & PHYSICAL—LUKEWARM COLD HOT LUKEWARM

SPIRITUAL & PHYSICAL: WORKS : 

SPIRITUAL & PHYSICAL: WORKS A: ‘I KNOW THY WORKS…’ WORKS OF DECEPTION (SELFISHNESS) COMFORT CONTROL AFFIRMATION POWER

SPIRITUAL & PHYSICAL: STATE: 

SPIRITUAL & PHYSICAL: STATE 1 ST STATE: ‘ COLD ’ COL, p.158--The Pharisee felt no conviction of sin. The Holy Spirit could not work with him. His soul was encased in a self-righteous armor which the arrows of God, barbed and true-aimed by angel hands, failed to penetrate. It is only he who knows himself to be a sinner that Christ can save. 2 ND STATE: ‘ HOT ’ OHC, CHAP. 348.4—AM I A LAODICEAN? There may be a wonderful appearance for zeal and ceremonies , but this is the substance of their self-inflated religion .

SPIRITUAL & PHYSICAL: STATE: 

SPIRITUAL & PHYSICAL: STATE 3 RD STATE: ‘ LUKEWARM ’ REVELATION 3:16 Halfhearted Christians are worse than infidels; for their deceptive words and noncommittal position lead many astray. …The lukewarm Christian deceives both parties . He is neither a good worldling nor a good Christian. Satan uses him to do a work that no one else can do. Love of self excludes the love of Christ . Those who live for self are ranged under the head of the Laodicean church who are lukewarm, neither cold nor hot. (Letter 44, 1903) {7BC 963.5}

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WARNING MESSAGE—LAODICEA…? 3 . DANGER OF SPIRITUAL DECLINE REVELATION 3:17 REASON: CAUSE-TO-EFFECT ‘ I AM RICH, AND INCREASED WITH GOODS, AND HAVE NEED OF NOTHING;…’

WARNING MESSAGE—LAODICEA..?: 

WARNING MESSAGE—LAODICEA..? DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF HIS PRESCRIPTIONAL CURE REVELATION 3:18 PRESCRIPTION? PSALMS 73:17 GOLD—FIRE: FAITH & LOVE WHITE RAIMENT—ISAIAH 1:18; HEBREWS 9:22-24 EYE SALVE—EPHESIANS 5:25,26; PSALMS 119:18, 105

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WARNING MESSAGE—LAODICEA..? DAILY DOSE: THEE ‘ PERSONAL’ REVELATION 3:18, 20; JOHN 15:5 REBUKE NOT REBUT/REFUTE REVELATION 3:19 God does not send messengers to flatter the sinner. He delivers no message of peace to lull the unsanctified into fatal security. He lays heavy burdens upon the conscience of the wrongdoer, and pierces the soul with arrows of conviction. DA, p. 104

GW, pp. 150, 151: 

GW, pp. 150, 151 The words of Christ were as sharp arrows, which went to the mark and wounded the hearts of His hearers. Every time He addressed the people, whether His audience was large or small , His words took saving effect upon the soul of some one. Though few in numbers, without wealth, position, or honorary titles , they were a terror to evildoers wherever their character and doctrines were known….

LAODICEA—LUKEWARM : 

LAODICEA—LUKEWARM REPENT : REVELATION 3:19 RECOGNIZE : SAVIOR STANDING—DOOR REVELATION 3:20 READY —TO INVITE HIM INSIDE—AS GUEST REVELATION 3:20 REWARDED —COURTESY, LOVE AND KINDNESS REVELATION 3:21

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EVEN PAR RIGHTEOUS TRANGRESSORS PEACE MISERY RICH POOR SEE BLIND CLOTHED NAKED GENESIS 2:7 REFORM REPAIR RENOVATE REVISIT REINVIGORATE RIVET REVIVE EXAMPLES: BRAIN+THOUGHTS CHURCH+3AM’S JEWISH NATION LUKE 13:6 LAODICEA REVELATION 3:20

WARNING MESSAGE—LAODICEA…?: 

WARNING MESSAGE—LAODICEA…? DELIBERATE ON PRESENT NOT PLEASANT TRUTH MESSAGES In a special sense Seventh-day Adventists have been set in the world as watchmen and light-bearers . To them has been entrusted the last warning for a perishing world. …They have been given a work of the most solemn import,--the proclamation of the first , second , and third angels' messages . There is no other work of so great importance . They are to allow nothing else to absorb their attention . {Ev 119.3} REVELATION 14:1- 5 SPECIAL PEOPLE —CHARACTER

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JESUS—PRESENT TRUTH MESSAGES

PREACH/TEACH—WARNING MESSAGES TO LAODICEA…?: 

PREACH/TEACH—WARNING MESSAGES TO LAODICEA…? ROMANS 10:13- 16 (RH, July 16, 1895 The Great Need of the Holy Spirit.) The work of God is retarded by criminal unbelief in his power to use the common people to carry forward his work successfully …

2. REVELATION 14:6-12 SPECIAL MESSAGE: 

2. REVELATION 14:6-12 SPECIAL MESSAGE REFUSAL TO PREACH THESE MESSAGES…? GALATIANS 1:10 3. REVELATION 14:14-20 SPECIAL EVENT MASS—PRODUCTION…? 1 THESSALONIANS 4:15-17 HEBREWS 11: 39 , 40 REVELATION 14: 12

WARNING MESSAGE—LAODICEA…?: 

WARNING MESSAGE—LAODICEA…? 7. DETERMINATION NOT DEFIANCE—DECISION NEITHER DELAY NOR DENIAL REVELATION 3: 20 , 21 A POEM: GLORIA PITZER QUOTED BY LLOYD CORY PROCRASTINATION IS MY SIN; IT BRINGS ME NAUGHT BUT SORROW. I KNOW THAT I SHOULD STOP IT, IN FACT, I WILL TOMORROW.

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