"Don't Sit Out At Room Temperature!" | Revelation 3:14-22 Bible Study ✞-word Puzzle | 6.26.24

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  1. 4. The motive for Christ’s harsh rebuke is ____ (Rev 3:19; cf. Pr 3:11-12, 13:24; Heb 12:5-6).
  2. 5. Though Laodicea was known for its material riches, the church was spiritually poor. So, Jesus tells them to acquire from Him ____ refined by fire (Rev 3:17-18) – true, spiritual riches of genuine faithfulness (cf. 1 Pet 1:6-7).
  3. 6. In response to Christ’s loving rebuke and discipline, we should continually be zealous for the Lord and ____ – turning from our sinful ways (Rev 3:19).
  4. 7. By being faithful witnesses even unto death, we can have true victory (Rev 3:21; cf. Rev 2:12-13; 12:11) and ___ with Christ forever (Rev 3:21; cf. Rev 1:6, 22:5; 2 Tim 2:11-12; Mt 19:28; Lk 22:28-30).
  5. 9. Revelation 3:14-22 is a letter from Jesus to the church at _____ (Rev 3:14), which was near Hierapolis (known for its hot springs) and Colossae (known for its cold spring) (cf. Col 4:12-13, 16).
  6. 10. Metaphorically Jesus stands at the door and ____ at the door of His own church! But if anyone repents and lets the Lord back in, they can eat and fellowship once more (Rev 3:20).
  7. 11. When something that is said is faithful and true, we often say, “___!” Unlike the Laodiceans, Jesus, the ___, is the faithful and true witness (Rev 3:14; cf. Is 65:16).
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  1. 1. (Two Words) Though Laodicea was known for its booming black wool industry, Jesus tells the church to acquire from Him ___ ____ (Rev 3:17-18) – the fashion of the faithful (cf. Rev 4:4, 6:11, 7:9, 13, 19:14).
  2. 2. Using titles of divine authority, Jesus calls Himself the Alpha and the Omega, the ____ and the End (Rev 3:14; cf. Col 1:15-18; Jn 1:3; Is 44:6; Rev 1:8, 21:6, 22:13).
  3. 3. Though Laodicea was known for its medical school and eye ____, Jesus tells the church to acquire from Him ____ to put on their eyes – that they may have true, spiritual insight (Rev 3:17-18; cf. Mt 13:13; Lk 4:18; Jn 9:39).
  4. 4. Unlike the therapeutic hot water of Hierapolis, and the refreshing water of Colossae, the good-for-nothing water of Laodicea – like their works – was ____ (Rev 3:15-16). A person who is ____ is not merely someone with really lax faithfulness, but someone who really lacks faithfulness.
  5. 8. When one’s works are room temperature, the same spiritual temperature as the wicked world around us, metaphorically it makes the Lord ____ (Rev 3:15-16; cf. Lev 18:24-25, 28).