Open your bible to revelation chapter 3 and we will look again at our text, verses 14 to 22, the final of the seven letters to the churches in asia minor, namely the letter to the church at laodicea. Laodicea was located 11 miles from the city of colosse. Book seven of the apostolicon the epistle of the apostle. It was also called laodicea in syria or laodicea ad mare.
The church of laodicea in the bible and archaeology. The city was located in a triangle of cities with colossae southeast and hierapolis northeast to laodicea col. An ancient city of western asia minor in presentday western turkey. Not only was laodicea located on major trade routes that connected it to important cities like ephesus, smyrna and sardis, but also it was a center of textile production and banking. Two of them were in good standing, but the other five had major problems. This much is certain, but as to the exact date of the synod there is much discussion. Laodicea was a wealthy banking center and proud of her rich resources.
Laodicea article about laodicea by the free dictionary. Laodiceathe apathetic, pathetic church by gerald e. Also notice what jesus says in a parable concerning the time just before his return. The apostle paul wrote a letter to the colossian christians and in it he mentioned laodicea four times. Sermon on the church at laodicea asian churches laodicea. And unto the angel of the church of the laodiceans write. The city of laodicea is located about 11 miles west of colossae and about 40 miles east of ephesus. Built by the seleucids in the third century bc, it was a prosperous roman market town. The city was founded by the seleucid king antiochus ii and named for his wife laodice about 260 bc. Apocalipsis 2 pergamo tema 85 navegando del pasado.
Robert baralepistlespaperon the lukewarm church at laodicea2032006 adpage 4 abstract st. This valley is a natural route of travel from east to west. Archaeological site of laodikeia unesco world heritage. As more copies were made, the words in ephesus, the name of. Built, or rather rebuilt, by one of the seleucid monarchs, and named in honor of his wife, laodicea became under the roman government a place of some importance.
The city was built along the river lychus and was on a primary trade route from ephesus eastward. Cumby it is most disturbing to the person who tries to live life according to the precepts and moral values set out in the word of god and who genuinely understands gods grace to see a so called christian person or church that represents god in an unholy, ungodly way. But if that evil servant says in his heart, my master is delaying his coming, and begins to beat his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunkards. Rather than accepting aid from the roman empire, the people of laodicea refused any help and rebuilt the city themselves with. Laodicea ad lycum is an ancient city in presentday western turkey, near the modern town of denizli. Laodicea lay on the south bank of the river lycus, approximately 100 feet above the valley floor on a flat plateau. The city is located in the lycus river valley together with hierapolis and colossae. Laodicea, a titular see, of asia minor, metropolis of phrygia pacatiana, said to have been originally called diospolis and rhoas. The lord rejects such churches and christians, for christ does not compromise with men. Laodicea on the lycus following hadrian photography.
The city stood on a spur of mount salbacus, one mile from the left bank of the lycus, between the asopus and mount cadmus. P e p e r o d r i g u e z m e n t i r a s f u n d a m e n t a l e s d e l a i g l e s i a c a t o l i c a 2 1. The city was founded in the 3rd century bc on the river lycus by the seleucid king antiochus ii in honour of his wife, laodice. Laodicea definition of laodicea by the free dictionary. The problems began in ephesus, as she lost her 1st love and have continued to worsen as we come to laodicea, the lukewarm.
For a short period of time under septimius severus, it became the capital of roman syria, and subsequently, it became the capital of the eastern roman province. The nymphaeum of caracalla, built on the occasion of emperor caracallas r. Laodicea synonyms, laodicea pronunciation, laodicea translation, english dictionary definition of laodicea. Perhaps not surprisingly, the church of laodicea is noted as being wealthy in the bible see revelation 3. It was located in the hellenistic regions of caria and lydia, which later became the roman province of phrygia pacatiana. It was located at the confluence of two rivers, the lycus and the maeander. Laodicea justice of the people, a town in the roman province of asia situated in the valley of the maeander, on a small river called the lycus, with colossae and hierapolis a few miles distant to the west. The laodicea at which the synod met is laodicea in phrygia pacatiana, also called laodicea ad lycum, and to be carefully distinguished from the laodicea in syria. Johns vision of the holy spirits message to the church at laodicea is a message of chastisement for lukewarm faith that had compromised with a pagan world. Laodicea ad lycum, also transliterated as laodiceia or laodikeia modern turkish. Now lets open our bibles to revelation chapter 3, and we come to the last of the letters to the seven churches, the letter to the church at laodicea. On the trade route from the east, the city prospered, particularly under rome. The tentative lists of states parties are published by the world heritage centre at its website andor in working documents in order to ensure transparency, access to information and to facilitate harmonization of tentative lists at regional and thematic levels. In his letter to the church of laodicea, jesus warns us about the danger of selfsufficiency.
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