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Originally Posted by Jo S
I agree with what you said and I suspect the same was most likely true for the early churches as well.
I suppose if I were to rephrase I'd ask; what church of Revelation would you predominantly liken the LC's to in your opinion?
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I've told this joke before - hopefully enough time has passed & some new readers will enjoy it.
Joe: Hey Fred, did you hear that the apostle John really blasted us in his letter from Patmos?
Fred: No, that was really concerning a church coming about fifteen centuries from now. We're fine.
Joe: Whew. Had me worried there for a minute. I mean, Satan's throne. Wow.
Fred: Nah. It'll be a mystery for about eighteen centuries, then some MOTA will figure it out and recover the true church life 'Philadelphia'.
Joe: Oh, I was wondering about that. So it's just a type.
I see the No Name Church of LSM as Laodicea. "I am rich and need nothing". Witness Lee said that he hadn't learned anything from anyone for 40+ years. His followers call it the "rich ministry of Witness Lee" - I googled that term once and got numerous blog hits. They're out waving the LSM flag online.
Also shades of Ephesus: proud of their Protestant heritage but no love. Teachings upon teachings but no real issue except to recruit others to consume the teachings.
Jesus helped people. They say, "That's not our focus."