The church at Laodicea was the worst of the seven churches, being temporally wealthy and spiritually destitute. They became lukewarm and pushed Christ out of the church. Then and today, God chastens the ones He loves when they drift away. If we hear Him, the door of grace is still open and we shall overcome by faith. Revelation 3:14-22. Disc 21 of 37 in the Eschatology series. VF-2047