<TITLE>02. Par 5-8</TITLE>L-5 And how today, you notice in there, the condition of the church, that they were in this condition, and didn't know it. Could you imagine a man on the street that's naked, miserable, blind, wretched, and don't know it. That's the sad part. If he knew it, he would better himself. But if he doesn't know it, how can the poor fellow better hisself (See?), because he doesn't know it?
And Jesus likened the Pentecostal church in these last days, just like that. Thou art naked, miserable, blind, wretched, and don't know it. Now, when He was speaking directly to the remnant of each of those--those--those churches... And the Laodicean church age, is the last church age, we know that, and we're in it now, the Laodicean church age. And it's in the Laodicean condition.

L-6 Now, you notice, that He also give a invitation and said, "Be zealous, for those I love I chasten." And that is a little scourge, and correct, and--and whip, and He said, "Be zealous, and repent." Now, He's not speaking to sinners, He's speaking to the church. Be zealous of Him, and repent from our lukewarm condition that we're in today.
Now, we notice, He said, "I stand at the door and knock." What is a person knocking at the door for? He's trying to gain the entrance. He has something that He wants to speak to you about.

L-7 Down through the age many men has knocked at the door; great man has knocked at the doors of people. For instance, in the days of the great Caesar, what a--a privilege it would've been to one of his subjects, a poor peasant, for the great Caesar Augustus to come down and knock at his door. Think of what an honor that would be to a--to a peasant. When the Caesar, the great emperor of Rome, came to his door and knocked, trying to gain entrance to his home to speak with him for some reason.
How would it been a few years ago in Germany, when the great fuhrer of Germany, Adolf Hitler. What if he were to come to the door of one of his soldiers and would've knocked at the door? Wouldn't that not been an honor for the great Hitler in his days of his fame in Germany to come to the door of the modern, poor, German soldier, and knock on his door to have a council with him? What makes it so important is the importancy of the person at the door. That's what makes it so great.

L-8 Tonight, where in this city of Newark, there is not a good democrat in this city, but what would be honored if our President Dwight Eisenhower would come to his door and knock tonight. Though he different with him in politics, it would be an honor because of the importance of the President of the United States knocking at his door. Though he differed with him, it would be an important thing for him to do so.
Just recently, we had a visitor from England, the Queen, she visit Canada, and then came to the United States of America for a visit. And while she was visiting here, what if she would've come to your door and knocked? Just think what an honor that would be for any person here tonight, to have the Queen of England, though you're not her subject, yet because she is an important woman; and if she would've come to your door and would've knocked, you would've counted it a great honor. Because she's the Queen; she's an important person. And to pay a visit to people like common people like we are, what an honor it would've been because of her great importance.


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