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Bro. Branham taught that the Laodicean Church Age is the final, seventh church age, beginning around 1906 and characterized by lukewarmness, where the church claims to be rich and in need of nothing but is actually wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked. Evidence: [THE LAODICEAN CHURCH AGE — 60-1211E: ¶54–¶58]
He described it as an age of spiritual decline despite material increase, with the church spued from Christ's mouth due to indifference, rejecting true faith for formalism and denominations, and Christ standing outside knocking to enter. Evidence: [THE LAODICEAN CHURCH AGE — 60-1211E: ¶111–¶115]; [WHY I’M AGAINST ORGANIZED RELIGION — 62-1111E: ¶216–¶219]; [INVESTMENTS — 63-0803B: ¶104–¶106]
The messenger (angel/star) to the Laodicean Age appears at its end to rebuke the church, likely unknown until late or after, a mighty rejected prophet like Elijah who turns hearts back to apostolic faith before the great Day of the Lord, gathering mysteries and calling out from Babylon. Evidence: [THE LAODICEAN CHURCH AGE — 60-1211E: ¶52–¶62]; [IS THIS THE SIGN OF THE END, SIR? — 62-1230E: ¶277–¶284]
The end-time church condition worsens into full apostasy, rich outwardly but blind inwardly, with the true Bride called out to overcome and sit with Christ, while the age ends spued out amid denominations and worldliness. Evidence: [THE LAODICEAN CHURCH AGE — 60-1211E: ¶261–¶264]; [BIRTH PAINS — 65-0124: ¶165–¶168]
Now, the Laodicea, the—the Laodicean age, the word means “lukewarm.” It’s increased with goods, and thinks she has need of nothing. But the Bible says that she is “wretched, blind, miserable, and naked.” What a condition! [THE LAODICEAN CHURCH AGE — 60-1211E: ¶54]
So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. ... Is that a commend? That’s a rebuke to this ungodly Laodicean age, the worst of the whole bunch. [THE LAODICEAN CHURCH AGE — 60-1211E: ¶111–¶115]
Now, the star, or angel, or messenger of this church age, is unknown. ... And in the…this Laodicean, we don’t know yet, and probably won’t know until it’s all over. [THE LAODICEAN CHURCH AGE — 60-1211E: ¶56–¶57]
He will be a—a mighty prophet that will be rejected by the church world, for they will go right on in their sins and finally be spued out of the mouth of God ... I believe it will be one like Elijah. [THE LAODICEAN CHURCH AGE — 60-1211E: ¶59–¶62]
Notice, this is the angel of Light, remember, the last angel, it’s the angel in the church age to the Laodicea. It’s the Laodicea messenger ... Calling them out of Babylon! [WHY I’M AGAINST ORGANIZED RELIGION — 62-1111E: ¶216–¶219]
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