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	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Laodicea
		Laodicea, that is, no doubt, a letter which he had written, or was to write, to the Laodiceans (Colossians 2:1 sq.
		Laodicea is one of the seven (see Ramsay, The Seven Churches of Asia Minor, London, 1908) to the bishops of which are addressed the letters at the beginning of the
		Laodicea became the metropolis of Phrygia Pacatiana: it figures under this title in all the "Notitiae episcopatuum".
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/08794a.htm (763 words)

	Macedonia
		Of the several cities named Laodicea in Syria and Asia Minor, only one is mentioned in the Scriptures, namely, the one situated in the confines of Phrygia and Lydia, on the banks of the Lycus, and about ninety miles E of Ephesus-not far from Colossae.
		Subsequently, the church was flourishing, for it was at a council at Laodicea, A.D. 361, that the Scripture canon was defined.
		Laodicea was known for its fl wool industry; it manufactured garments from the raven-fl wool produced by the sheep of the surrounding area.
	www.pilgrimtours.com /greece/info/laodicea.htm (1583 words)

	Laodicea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Laodicea is one of the seven churches of Asia, the Lukewarm Church.
		Laodicea was a wealthy city and head of the circuit of the seven churches.
		Laodicea was also the home of a medical school, and the manufacture of collyrium, a Phrygian powder famous for eye-salve used to treat eye diseases and was widely sought.
	latter-rain.com /escha/laod.htm (1178 words)

	Laodicea — Assuming Room Temperature :: Crown & Sickle Ministries
		Laodicea was a church that allowed itself to be overly influenced by the world around it with the result being that it no longer influenced its environment, but was rather being influenced by its environment.
		Laodicea, being the last of the seven churches mentioned, is often seen as representing many in the church at the end of the age just before Jesus returns for His bride.
		The church in Laodicea should have had a message for their arrogant fellow citizens, but the message somehow got lost as the church took on the prideful and wealth-oriented characteristics of the city.
	www.crownandsickle.com /articles/article-017.php (1600 words)

	Biblical places: Laodicea
		Laodicea was a city 40 miles southeast of Philadelphia and 80 miles east of Ephesus in western Asia Minor (Turkey).
		Laodicea did not have adequate water, and water from the hot springs 6 miles south was piped in via an aqueduct, and when it reached the city, the water was lukewarm.
		The letter to the church of Laodicea is the 7th written to the 7 churches in Revelation, chapters 2 and 3.
	www.aboutbibleprophecy.com /s31.htm (217 words)

	Laodicea
		The church of Laodicea is the supervised motor layer, the cerebellum.
		In the biblical symbology, Laodicea is known as the gentile (non-Jews) church who is given access to the temple's courts but not the temple's interior.
		The throne is in the temple in new Jerusalem, i.e., in Philadelphia.
	www.rebelscience.org /Seven/laodicea.html (731 words)

	Laodicea - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Laodicea, name of several Greek cities of Asia and Asia Minor built by the Seleucids in the 3d cent.
		BC The most important, Laodicea ad Lycum, was N of Colossae near the present Denizli.
		Laodicea ad Mare, a seaport of Syria S of Antioch, flourished under the Romans.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-laodicea.html (219 words)

	Laodicea (BiblePlaces.com)
		Laodicea (turizm.net) Briefly highlights some of the major archaeological finds from the city, as well as historical highs and lows.
		Laodicea (ourfatherlutheran.net) Gives one interpretation of the cultural significance found in the Laodicean portion of Revelation.
		Laodicea (Beroean Page, Rev. Paul T. Harrison) Examines local customs and conditions as they may have contributed to the analogies in the letter to the Laodicean church found in the book of Revelation.
	www.bibleplaces.com /laodicea.htm (553 words)

	Laodicea
		Laodicea fell to the Kingdom of Pergamum in the II.
		It was alternately ruled by the Romans and the King of Pontus, Mithridates, during the wars they fought, and was destroyed by a mighty earthquake in 60 B.C. Laodicea lay in ruins for quite a period of time but the visit of the Roman emperor, Hadrian, at the beginning of the II.
		Laodicea grew to be an important religious center at the Byzantine era because one of the most important seven churches of Christianity happened to be there, and it was turned into an archbishopric.
	www.turizm.net /cities/laodicea/index.html (529 words)

	Laodicea, Turkey \| Lycus River Valley \| Colosse, Hierapolis
		Laodicea was the chief city of the Lycus River Valley region.
		Laodicea quickly became a rich city, rich enough to be able to rebuild itself without outside help after the destructive earthquake of 60 A.D. In common with many of the Hellenistic cities there was a prosperous Jewish colony established there well before the Christian era.
		Laodicea was a great center for the manufacturing of clothing -- the sheep which grazed around Laodicea were famous for the soft, fl wool they produced.
	www.padfield.com /2005/laodicea.html (1272 words)

	JewishEncyclopedia.com - LAODICEA.
		In the year 62 Laodicea was destroyed by an earthquake, but it was soon rebuilt.
		The Laodiceans were commanded by the Romans to allow their Jewish fellow citizens to celebrate the Sabbath and to practise their other religious observances ("Ant." xiv.
		According to B. 84a, certain tannaites emigrated thither, also, unless the city of the same name in Phrygia is referred to.
	www.jewishencyclopedia.com /view.jsp?artid=65&letter=L (220 words)

	Laodicea on the Lycus
		Laodicea is situated on the long spur of a hill between the narrow valleys of the small rivers Asopus and Caprus, which discharge their waters into the Lycus.
		Many of Laodicea's inhabitants were Jews, and Cicero records that Flaccus confiscated the considerable sum of 9 kg of gold which was being sent annually to Jerusalem for the Temple (Pro Flacco 28-68).
		Paul asks the Colossians to communicate to the Church of Laodicea the letter which he sends to them, and to read publicly that which should come to them from Laodicea, that is, no doubt, a letter which he had written, or was to write, to the Laodiceans (Ep.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/Cities/LaodiceaOnTheLycus.html (1390 words)

	Laodicea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Laodicea (Greek: Λαοδικεια), also transliterated as Laodiceia or Laodikeia was the name for at least seven Hellenistic cities, which were named for one of the several queens named Laodice in the Seleucid dynasty.
		Laodicea in Syria, also Laodicea ad Mare (Laodicea on the Sea), which was the port of Antioch, now Latakia, Syria
		Laodicea on the Lycus, the Laodicea of the Bible, also Diospolis, Rhoas and Claudiolaodicea, in Phrygia (also Caria and Lydia), currently near Eskihisar, Denizli Province, Turkey
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Laodicea (218 words)

	Laodicea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Laodicea was a wealthy town located on two major cross-roads.
		Laodicea was so wealthy that when the city was leveled by an earthquake in 60 A. D., the city refused aid from Rome.
		Laodicea represents the church age from 1900 to present.
	www.ductape.net /~davidhamblin/revelation/laodicea.shtml (891 words)

	laodicea txt
		Laodicea (or more properly "Laodikeia," pronounced lah-od-ik'-i-ah) was founded between 261 and 253 BC on an earlier site known as Diospolis by Antiochus II, one of the Seleucid kings who ruled Syria after the death of Alexander the Great.
		The church in Laodicea was the last of the Asian churches addressed by John in Revelation, and it has the unenviable distinction of being the only one about which he had nothing good to say.
		Thirteen miles west of Laodicea, a celebrated school of medicine produced an eye salve made from alum called "Phrygian powder." It was said to cure weak eyes and was exported in tablet form throughout the Mediterranean.
	www.ourfatherlutheran.net /biblehomelands/sevenchurches/laodicea/laodictxt.htm (1555 words)

	Laodicea on the Lycus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		During the Roman period Laodicea was the chief city of a Roman conventus, which comprised twenty-four cities besides itself; Cicero records holding assizes there ca.
		It was probably owing to its large Jewish community, that at a very early period it became one of the chief seats of Christianity, and the see of a bishop.
		Nymphas (Colossians 4:15; already indicated as bishop of Laodicea by the Apostolic Constitutions, 7:46); Diotrephes (III John, 9).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Laodicea_on_the_Lycus (1361 words)

	Turkish Odyssey/Places of Interest/Aegean/Denizli-Laodicea-Pamukkale (Hierapolis)
		Laodicea was once an important city in Anatolia, built on a natural trade route.
		For a period Laodicea belonged to the Kingdom of Pergamum.
		The water carried to Laodicea came from a hot spring, so that it was lukewarm by the time it reached the city.
	www.turkishodyssey.com /places/aegean/aegean7.htm (1576 words)

	Jesus' Letters to the Churches, Lesson 9: Laodicea (Leader's Notes) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Laodicea was famous for its fl cloth manufactured from the glossy-fl wool produced in the valley, said to be of a soft texture, almost like silk.
		Laodicea had a famous school of medicine; and a special ointment known as "Phrygian powder," famous for its cure of eye defects, was either manufactured or distributed there, as were ear ointments also.
		Laodicea was the home of an important Jewish community that was given the right to observe the Sabbath and keep other traditional practices.
	www.path-light.com /Rev09b.htm (5245 words)

	Expository Jotting â” Laodicea. Rev.3: 14-22 Believersweb.org
		In other words, there are the historical and prophetical Laodiceas â” to say nothing now of the lessons contained in this letter for the Church in every age, continuously from the time of the assembly at Laodicea till the development of Laodicea which this prophetically foreshadowed.
		No one denies that the assembly as such was in a frightful condition from its self-complacent pride and boastfulness, and that as such it was loathsome to the Lord; but to apply this to the state of every individual in it is scarcely sober exposition.
		This is surely a much lower blessing than that promised to a Philadelphian overcomer; but when estimated in the light of the past indifference and unfaithfulness of those to whom it is pledged, its grace and power to cheer and sustain are at once perceived.
	www.believersweb.org /view.cfm?ID=1179 (1144 words)

	Seven Letters - Laodicea
		The town of Laodicea was one of a group of three which lay within easy sight of each other, at a point where the narrow glen of the river Lycus broadens out into the lower valley.
		Commercially, Laodicea was one of the richest cities of the seven.
		Laodicea was the city which said, as did the church, "I am rich: I have prospered, and have need of nothing." In the false security of their wealth, the citizens of Laodicea believed they had need of help from neither man nor God.
	eis.net.au /~paulh/rn107lla.htm (2241 words)

	CHURCH FATHERS: Synod of Laodicea (4th Century)
		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.
		The holy synod which assembled at Laodicea in Phrygia Pacatiana, from various regions of Asia; set forth the ecclesiastical definitions which are hereunder annexed.
		Bishops are to be appointed to the ecclesiastical government by the judgment of the metropolitans and neighbouring bishops, after having been long proved both in the foundation of their faith and in the conversation of an honest life.
	www.newadvent.org /fathers/3806.htm (4532 words)

	Laodicea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Laodicea lies at a major crossroads in the valleys of Asia Minor, in what today is Turkey.
		The city was situated on a hill overlooking fertile valleys and majestic mountains.
		Court cases from the region were heard at Laodicea and funds were placed in the city's banks for safekeeping.
	www.luthersem.edu /ckoester/Revelation/Laodicea/Main.htm (84 words)

	United News > July 2000 > What Is the Laodicean Problem? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Laodicea was but one of seven churches in western Asia Minor at the time that Christ gave the message of the book of Revelation to John on the island of Patmos.
		Laodicea was well known in the ancient world for its wealth.
		Laodicea was also known for its medical school [school of opthamology] which concocted a spikenard for the treatment of the ears and an eyesalve.
	www.ucg.org /un/un0007/laodicean.htm (2380 words)

	Holy Land Photos
		Laodicea is a very large mound located to the north of Denizli.
		It is probable that Epaphras was instrumental in establishing the church at Laodicea, and Paul writes that his letter to the church at Colossae (only 8 mi.
		Laodicea is the last of the seven churches addressed in the book of Revelation (1:11; 3:14—22).
	www.holylandphotos.org /browse.asp?SiteID=100 (326 words)

	Hotels in Turkey \| Hotels in Istanbul \| Blue Voyage Yachting and Cabin Charters \| Laodiceia
		The city was besieged in 88-85 BC by Mithridate I. Although the Roman general Quintus Oppius came with his reinforcements, the city fell.
		Laodicea experienced a rapid prosperity in IInd century.
		The necropolis of Laodicea is to the west on the other side of Gumussuyu stream, on the hill where there is a great number of tombs.
	www.exploreturkey.com /exptur.phtml?id=272 (555 words)

	Chapter 03 Laodicea Revelation Study Guide
		Laodicea was populated with Jews and Syrians whom Antiochus II had moved from Babylon.
		Laodicea was a great failure because the people were more concerned with money than their message.
		Laodicea’s water did not help those who drank it, but they were often deceived into thinking it was the best water ever created.
	www.momentin.com /revstudy/chap03laodicea.html (12917 words)

	Fishing The Abyss » Blog Archives » The Lessons of Laodicea (The Seven Cities of Revelation, Part I)
		Laodicea is located in the Lycus River Valley in southwest Turkey, in an area that was once the Roman territory of Phrygia.
		Without the context of Laodicea, the reader is left to supply their his or her own context, which (for me at least) went something like this: I wish that you were either totally good/correct (hot) or evil/sinful (cold), but because you’re somewhere in between (lukewarm), I don’t want anything to do with you.
		In this vein, as the ruins of Laodicea have been excavated for reconstruction the past 5 years, an interesting discovery came to light recently - the door to the synagogue (which was also the Christian church) opened directly into the Agora - the marketplace of Laodicea* (see the photo to the left).
	www.fishingtheabyss.com /?p=25 (1735 words)

	Bible Study - Laodicea
		Laodicea was an ancient city in Asia Minor (i.e.
		Laodicea is best known as one of The Seven Churches of Bible Prophecy.
		The Christians at Laodicea have long been used as an example of those whose faith became "luke warm" because they put as much trust and faith in their financial wealth as they had in God.
	www.keyway.ca /htm2000/20000210.htm (335 words)

	THE CHURCH AT LAODICEA
		Christ introduced himself to the church at Laodicea as "the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God’s creation" (3:14).
		Laodicea’s spiritual works are said to be neither cold nor hot (3:15-16).
		But the waters of Laodicea were considered nauseous and undrinkable, not useful for any meaningful purpose.
	www.wcg.org /lit/bible/Rev/rev3c.htm (1116 words)

	Laodicea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The last of the seven churches of Revelation was that of Laodicea.
		Built on the Lycus Tributary of the Meander River, it was surnamed “Laodicea on Lycus”, to distinguish it from other similarly named cities.
		The church of Laodicea was begun by Epaphras while Paul was at Ephesus (cp.
	www.enjoyturkey.com /Tours/Interest/Biblicals/laodicea.htm (439 words)

	Laodicea
		The messenger of Laodicea was Pastor Charles Taze Russell.
		He not only returned many of the truths lost through the centuries, but started a systematic and topical study of the Bible that brought the entire weight of the Scriptures to bear on most Biblical subjects.
		While the harvest of the "wheat" continued, and still continues, albeit with less dynamic leadership and results, the work is still managed by the Lord of the harvest who knows what must be done to gather in the last grains of "wheat."
	www.revelation-today.com /Laodicea.htm (1157 words)

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