7. What was the name of the last of the seven churches? Revelation 3:14.
NOTE: ‘The message to this church brings to view the closing scenes of probation. It reveals a period of judgement. It is the last stage of the Church. It consequently applies to believers under the third message [the third angel’s message of Revelation 14]. Uriah Smith, Daniel and the Revelation, page 400.
8. What is the meaning of the name 'Laodicea'?
COMPILER’S NOTE: ‘The judging of the people,’ or ‘A people judged’. The emphasis of the name is on Judgement. This places Laodicea during the time of the Investigative Judgement, which commenced at the end of the 2300 day prophecy in 1844. This is now; it is our day. Embodied in the message is the final call to come to repentance. This emphasises that decisions must be made now, and all that needs to be overcome in our lives must be resolved today, for there are no further church periods to follow Laodicea. There will be no second chance after the Close of Probation. This strong message is endorsed by the Holy Spirit in Revelation 3:22.
NOTE: ‘We are to make the best of our present opportunities. There will be no other probation given to us in which to prepare for heaven. This is our only and last opportunity to form characters which will fit us for the future home which the Lord has prepared for all whoare obedient to His commandments.’ Last Day Events, page 236.
‘There will be no probation after the coming of the Lord. Those who say that there will be are deceived and misled. Before Christ comes, just such a state of things will exist as existed before the Flood. And after the Saviour appears in the clouds of heaven, no one will be given another chance to gain salvation. All will have made their decisions. All will be tested and tried according to the light they have had. Those who turn from the truth to fables can look for no second probation. There will be no temporal millennium.’ Last Day Events, page 237.