The book of Revelation is the pulling back of the curtain so that we can see what the future of God's people will be. This revelation is our glorious hope as we look to Jesus in these days of tribulation and know for sure he is coming back to take us home.

Looking at the last of the seven churches, the church had Laodicea has a serious problem. The risen Lord Jesus gives it no commendation, rather he rebukes them for their lack of commitment to faith. They are relying on their own achievements for salvation but Jesus calls them lukewarm.

But he is a loving Saviour and he is standing at the door of the church knocking so that they would wakeup to their desperate need of him. If they open the door to him and are revived in spirit, then they will reign with him forever. The challenge for us as the church today is to be committed to Christ so that we won't be rebuked for being lukewarm. But if we are we have a loving Saviour who will receive us and revive us in his love.

Glorious Hope is a podcast teaching series from Annalong Presbyterian Church. You can find out more at www.annalongpc.org/sermons.

Get your copy of the ESV Scripture Journal (Revelation) wherever you get your Christian books to help your own study in this series.

A video of this podcast is available at https://youtu.be/1Ok59J6E5x8.