Of the utmost importance to all of us is that each of us must ask the following questions: "If Jesus Christ died for my sins and my hope is in his return for entrance into the Kingdom of God, what does it mean for me? To which of the seven groups do I belong? Am I blameless? Holy? Without fault? Without spot or wrinkle or blemish?"

We have included a table herein which outlines Jesus Christ’s assessment of each of the seven regional churches which picture the spiritual state of the church prior to his return. This assessment is given for all followers of Jesus Christ to evaluate where they stand in him and the modifications that must be made in their lives to ensure entrance into the Kingdom of God. It should  be noted that only two of the seven churches were found to be without fault, the materially poor church at Smyrna and the church of brotherly love at Philadelphia. Of the five remaining churches, Jesus Christ found one with which there was nothing that pleased him - the materially rich church at Laodicea. Please note that the churches at Smyrna and Laodicea are opposites. Though materially poor, the church at Smyrna is spiritually rich and without fault while the church at Laodicea is materially rich but spiritually “poor, wretched, miserable, and poor and naked”.  If you live in the western world, especially those societies heavily influenced by the American brand of Christianity, you would observe a spirit of materialism that pervades religious beliefs and practices - a form of Christian theology in which God's blessings are defined in primarily material terms;  where the Word of God, healings and blessings are all for sale; where living immoral lives is justified by God's grace - all which is typified by the Church of Laodicea. Is this why Jesus Christ died and was resurrected? Are those beliefs and practices really "Christian"? Let us use the following table as a tool to measure ourselves within the context of Jesus Christ’s assessment of us, but before doing so, consider, as it is written in Revelation 1: 1-6:

“This is a revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him concerning the events that will happen soon. An angel was sent to God's servant John so that John could share the revelation with God's other servants. John faithfully reported the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ – everything he saw.

God blesses the one who reads this prophecy to the church, and he blesses all who listen to it and obey what it says. For the time is near when these things will happen. This letter is from John to the seven churches in the province of Asia. Grace and peace from the one who is, who always was, and who is still to come; from the sevenfold Spirit before his throne; and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness to these things, the first to rise from the dead, and the commander of all the rulers of the world.

All praise to him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by shedding his blood for us. He has made us his Kingdom and his priests who serve before God his Father. Give to him everlasting glory! He rules forever and ever! Amen!”