Let Jesus In!
Revelation 3:14-22
- How do Jesus' three titles in 3:14 span His entire career (3:14)? What is significant about these titles?
- Read the letter. Is there any commendation in this letter? Why or why not? Is there any mention of persecution, poverty, or trial? What does this suggest?
- Why does God prefer that we are either "cold or hot" (3:15)? (Remember that cold water was useful for refreshment from thirst, and the hot mineral water was health giving.)
- How distasteful is lukewarmness (referring to water that serves no useful purpose) to God (3:16)? Why is lukewarmness so distasteful to God? Could you describe a time in your life when you were lukewarm? Why do people sometimes live lukewarm lives?
- In 3:17 John says that the Laodiceans think that they are rich when they are, in fact, poor. What dangerous mindset develops as a result of personal success? What does this have to do with being lukewarm?
- How does God treat those He loves (3:19; cf. Prov. 3:11–12; 13:24; Heb. 12:5–6)? Can you give an everyday example of this?
- How does 3:20 relate to people who feel that they do not need to depend on God for wealth, health, or success? Is this verse a call to salvation, fellowship, or something else?
- Jesus' sternest rebukes and most glorious promises are directed toward Laodicea (3:21). What is so significant about reigning with Christ? (See 2 Tim. 2:12; cf. Phil. 2:6–11.)
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