Laodicea and Isaiah ch.55

 

Laodicea and Isaiah ch.55

We find counsel given in Isaiah ch.55 which elaborates on the counsel given to the seventh church of Laodicea. We read in the counsel to Laodicea;

Jesus says; “I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, so you can become rich; and white clothes to wear, so you can cover your shameful nakedness; and salve to put on your eyes, so you can see.” (Revelation 3:18)

We read in Isaiah 55:1;

God says; “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters: and you who have no money, come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost.”

What are we to “buy” without money? It says “wine” and “milk”. The wine represents the “blood of the New Covenant” (Mattthew 26:27-28) and the milk represents the “milk of the word” (1^st Peter 2:2). If the gospel is free, which it is, what do we “buy” without “money”?

It only costs your “ears”. You must listen. The Bible tells us that true faith comes through hearing. “Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ.” (Romans 10:17) Continuing on in Isaiah ch.55 we read;

“Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of fare. Give ear and come to me; hear me, that your soul may live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you, my faithful love promised to David.” (Isaiah 55:2-3)

We notice that God informs us to “listen” more than once. God states that He wishes us to accept the “everlasting covenant”, this is the New Covenant.  We also note that this “everlasting covenant” has to do with King David and the promises that He made with David. These are the Kingdom promises. In 2^nd Samuel ch.7 God makes the Davidic Covenant, an unconditional covenant that shows that the Kingdom of David is in fact the Kingdom of God.

The Laodicean church is to have proper knowledge of the restored Kingdom of God. When Jesus the Messiah appeared, Israel thought that He would set up His kingdom right away, but He did not. They did not understand that in order for anybody to properly enter the Kingdom they must be “washed clean” both “inside and out” of all sin. Then they must receive a completely new body, one that can never sin again. They did not understand the atonement that Jesus must give first. They didn’t understand that He must die.

After His death and resurrection, all those who accept His atonement can inherit the Kingdom. Jesus, in the meantime, would build His Church, so that He could call all people into the Kingdom before He finally sets it up at the Second Coming. We live in a special dispensation (the sixth). The Christian Church is the Kingdom in Mystery. We are that Kingdom and ambassadors of that Kingdom. The Christian Church is a spiritual organism, the “body of Christ” on Earth. Chosen before the “foundation of the Earth.” (Ephesians 1:4) Jesus spoke about this “Kingdom mystery” in his parables.

It is my hope that you continue to study with us here at “The Shepherds Way & Nugget of Truth”. Keep your Bible’s with you at all times.

By Presbyter King, (October 16^th 2025)

 

Laodiceans must understand the Davidic Covenant.

Above: Presbyter King explains the importance of the Davidic Kingdom for Christians.

*Latter-day Message to Laodicea