Revilation 3:14-22
14 “To the angel of the church in Laodicea write – “to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans.” Laodicea was part of a tri-city group along with Colossae and Hierapolis. About forty-five miles from Philadelphia. Colossae was about ten miles to the east, and Hierapolis, about six miles to the north. It was strategically located at the junction of two important roads: the east-west road leading from Ephesus into the interior, and the north-south road from Pergamum to the Mediterranean Sea. Banking, black wool and medicine were its three important industries. Laos - people. Dicea -rule. “The People Rule”
"Its name designates it as the Church of mob rule, the democratic Church, in which everything is swayed and decided by popular opinion, clamor and voting." Jospeh A. Seiss
14 These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God’s creation - Amen is a transliteration of a Hebrew word meaning “truth,” “affirmation,” or “certainty.” Cf. Col. 1:15-16; Col 2:1.
15 So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth - spit (emeō) literally means to vomit. The city’s water supply traveled from the mountains to the south through an underground aqueduct before reaching the city. When it left the mountains, it was ice cold, but by the time it finally arrived it was dirty, and lukewarm.