7 Churches: Dear Sardis & Laodicea...| Revelation 3:1-6, 14-22 - Gene Curtis

The last two of the seven churches receive letters containing harsh rebukes - their people and practices are not cutting it. "You have the reputation for being alive, but you are dead. Strengthen the little that remains, for even what is left is at the point of death." Ouch. "You are lukewarm" (at best), Jesus says, and "you don't realize you are wretched and miserable." Double ouch. "Saving the best for last" does not apply in this case.