Kicking Jesus out of the church?

Revelation chapter 3.

Jesus is speaking to the church at Laodicea.

It has some pretty Strong things to say to this to this church.

If you want to look at the Israelites like they through their actions they're pushing God outside the camp.

Almost well, that's kind of what the church at Laodicea did.

They kind of kicked Jesus out of the church.

You know, they think they're so wonderful.

What do we need Jesus for?

Little did they know?

Jesus said no, you're actually pretty pretty wretched.

Look at Revelation 3 verse 20.

Jesus said behold, I stand at the door and.

Not.

Anyone hears my voice and opens the door.

I will come come in to him and dine with him and he with me to him who overcomes.

I will grant to sit with me on my throne as I also overcame and sat down with my father

on his throne.

He who has an ear let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

Now, I know how this verse is usually Used.

We've all seen that little card in the painting and the track right where Jesus is

standing outside of the the door.

Knocking and there's no doorknob and people always point that out.

So this is how this verse is usually Taught that he's he's

knocking on the door of the lost sinner's heart.

Saying let me in so I can save you right?

We've all heard that.

That's the most common interpretation of this verse and metaphorically Jesus.

He's doing that.

I believe he's knocking on the door of lost sinners heart.

That's all fine and good, but that's not what Revelation chapter 3 verse 20 is saying.

What's the actual context?

What's Jesus knocking on the door of the lost sinner's heart?

No, he's knocking on what door?

He's knocking on the door of the church like hey Let me in let me you.

You've kicked Jesus out.

You've pushed Jesus out of his own.

Church.

Or I think this is very common today.

If you could say Jesus has been kicked out of churches or Jesus is replaced.

By going back to this theme of idolatry that churches will replace the real Jesus

with another Jesus.

With fake.

Fake Jesus the Jesus they have concocted in their own Imagination.

In this fake Jesus It just so happens that he's just like them and he agrees

and affirms with everything.

They think it's funny how that works.

This is of course a form of Idolatry where you shape and mold

a Jesus or shape and mold a god of your own Imagination

and then that's the God that you're worshiping.

But in reality that God doesn't exist.

And the God that.

Exists once people kind of go down that road the God that exists is actually

held in contempt.

Because these people hold parts of the Bible in contempt.

There are a lot of churches that would be absolutely enraged If certain parts of the

Bible were preached on Sunday morning.

What has happened.

Assuming that some of these places are still.

You know, they still have their lampstand which obviously many of them don't.

Jesus is outside.

Knocking on the door wanting to come back in and they're saying no.

Thanks.

We got this.

We don't need you now.

They would never say that the church at Laodicea.

They obviously wouldn't say that.

Hey, we kicked Jesus out.

But that's what they did because Jesus says so.

All right, any comments on that?

Am I being too harsh or is that true?

Is that is that happening?

It's happening.