The Lukewarm Church

¹⁴ “And to the ^[a]angel of the church ^[b]of the Laodiceans write,

^(A)‘These things says the Amen, ^(B)the Faithful and True Witness, ^(C)the Beginning of the creation of God:

¹⁵ He is ^(A)the image of the invisible God, ^(B)the firstborn over all creation.

⁵ and from Jesus Christ, ^(A)the faithful ^(B)witness, the ^(C)firstborn from the dead, and ^(D)the ruler over the kings of the earth.

To Him ^(E)who ^[a]loved us ^(F)and washed us from our sins in His own blood,

¹⁸ And ^(A)He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, ^(B)the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.

The Faithful Church

⁷ “And to the ^[a]angel of the church in Philadelphia write,

‘These things says ^(A)He who is holy, ^(B)He who is true, ^(C)“He who has the key of David, ^(D)He who opens and no one shuts, and ^(E)shuts and no one opens”:

^20 (A)For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.

^13 (A)I am the Alpha and the Omega, the ^[a]Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.”

Christ on a White Horse

^11 (A)Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, ^(B)a white horse. And He who sat on him was called ^(C)Faithful and True, and ^(D)in righteousness He judges and makes war.

The Time Is Near

⁶ Then he said to me, ^(A)“These words are faithful and true.” And the Lord God of the ^[a]holy prophets ^(B)sent His angel to show His servants the things which must ^(C)shortly take place.