Jesus’s Rebuke to The Church in Laodicea (Rev 3:17)
| Characteristics of the church | Standards of the present world | Standards of the coming Kingdom |
| Wealth | Presently rich | Eternally poor |
| Power to overcome difficulties | Powerful in terms of overcoming material loss and destruction | Weak in terms of enduring spiritual trials and building spiritual strength (wretched) |
| Sight | Power to restore physical sight | Spiritual blindness, walking in the darkness and producing blind followers |
| Appearance and status | Luxury clothes | Naked |
| Happiness | Presently happy (in need of nothing) | Eternally miserable |