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Revelation 3:15-16

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[15] "I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were cold or hot. [16] So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will vomit you out of my mouth.

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Laodicea, a prosperous city in Asia Minor (modern western Turkey), was known for its wealth and likely for lukewarm local water supplies, sharpening Christ’s rebuke of the church’s complacency. Jerusalem, Philadelphia, and Sardis are not mentioned in Revelation 3:15–16, though Philadelphia and Sardis appear

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Revelation 3:15-16 mentions Jerusalem, Laodicea, Philadelphia and Sardis.

Jerusalem · Godot13
Laodicea · Rjdeadly
Philadelphia · simonjenkins’ photos
Sardis · simonjenkins’ photos

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