Evangelicals now largest group: Caution!

Evangelicals have taken over Catholics as the largest number of Christians in the Country.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/article/20080226/NATION/902727579

Some would take this as good news. I would ask you to be very cautious with your enthusiasm for this statistic. I’ve noticed in watching the polls on politics and it seems to me that the persons conducting the polls are rather open with what they classify as an “evangelical” person.

To me this gives more evidence regardless of denomination that we are in the age of the Church of Laodicea.

I would encourage you to read your Bible and especially Revelation (of Jesus Christ). In Revelation there are 7 letters to the Churches. It will be good to be aware of them and what is mentioned regarding each.

The last 3 are Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea.

Sardis has some good thing said about it, but also Jesus tells them that if they don’t watch He will come upon them like a thief. Jesus mentions multiple times that at His coming we are commanded to watch. It looks fairly obvious that this group misses the first Rapture.

Philadelphia would be the group that everyone wants to be if you read through the seven churches. Let me mention something though. This group is weak, has to display great patience and will be surrounded by wrongful accusers. The passage clearly shows that they miss the Great Tribulation, but it seems they have proactively stood through their own personal tribulations of life.

Laodicea would be the group no one would want to be, yet anyone that was part of this group wouldn’t be able to see it right away because as Jesus says they are blind, lukewarm and believe they are rich. Jesus says that those he loves he rebukes, chastens and refines by fire. This group is part of the Church but is in for a big “wake up” call and will likely go through the tribulation. They may even die for their faith.

Here are the passages so that you can read them for yourselves.

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=revelation%203;&version=9;

Blessings,

Tony