THESE words were spoken by Jesus who sent his angel and signified it to the apostle John, who was in the isle of Patmos for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. Rev. i, 9. This solemn and important counsel is given by the faithful and true Witness unto the Laodicean church which is the last state of the church on earth. This church supposed that they were hot in the cause of truth, and said, I am rich and increased in goods and have need of nothing; and knew not that they were wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: a most dreadful situation for the church of God to be in! The worldly state of the church shows conclusively to us that we have been falling into this lukewarm state for some time. We find in the Review of Jan. 18th, 1852, and copied in Supplement, page 26, the following language: "Many who profess to be looking for the speedy coming of Christ, are becoming conformed to this world, and seek more earnestly the applause of those around them, than the approbation of God. They are cold and formal like the nominal church, that they but a short time since separated from. The words addressed to the Laodicean church describe their present condition perfectly. See Rev. iii, 14-20. They are neither cold nor hot, but lukewarm; and unless they heed the counsel of the faithful and true Witness and zealously repent and obtain gold tried in the fire, and white raiment, and eye-salve, he will spue them out of his mouth." We find also in Testimony No. 1, pp. 15, 16, given Nov. 1855: "We are co-workers with Christ, or co-workers with the enemy. We either gather with Christ, or scatter abroad. We are decided, whole-hearted Christians, or none at all. Says Christ, I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth." Dear brethren, doubtless we have been lukewarm for some time, and the love of the world, pride of life, selfishness and covetousness, have increased instead of decreasing. Many have put all on the altar of sacrifice, and it has been taken off, and increased instead of decreasing and being consumed. Fervent charity has not abounded as much as it ought, and brotherly love has not continued, and we have not been our brother's keeper in all cases. How thankful we should be to the faithful and true Witness that he has spoken to us again, and made known to us our dangerous and real situation; that unless we zealously reform he will cast us off forever, and others will have our places, and take our crowns. Rev. iii, 11. But the faithful and true Witness does not leave us in this sinking situation, but comes with all the friendship and faithfulness of a true counsellor and admonishes us to buy of him gold tried in the fire, that we may be rich; and white raiment that we may be clothed, and that the shame of our nakedness do not appear; and to anoint our eyes with eye-salve, that we may see. As many as I love, says he, I reprove and correct; therefore be zealous and reform. (Camp's Trans.) O brethren and sisters, may we earnestly take heed to the counsel to buy gold tried in the fire, that gold that will never canker, [Jas. v, 3,] that gold that the prophets and apostles and primitive Christians had, that will endure the fiery trial of our faith; and may we seek that white raiment (which is the righteousness of the saints, Rev. xix, 8) which far exceeds any of the fine raiment on earth. O that we might lay it to heart and greatly humble ourselves, and afflict our souls in this final day of atonement, and confess and forsake our sins, and open the door of our hearts and let the Saviour in; for his head is filled with dew, and his locks with drops of the night. Song. v, 2. O how he has wanted to come in and sup with us. What! has it come to this? Is the Saviour standing and knocking, waiting for professed believers in the Message of the Third Angel to open the door and let him in, that we may enjoy a rich feast with him? Dear brethren and sisters, can we not see from the nature of the petition that the lovely Jesus is not in our hearts, though we have supposed he was? O let him in. Fathers and mothers, let him in. Husbands and wives, let him in. Young men and women, let him in. Children, let him in. Preachers, let him in. May the writer of this let him in. If we let the Saviour in, and let him dwell there, he will give us grace to overcome, as he says in the message to the Laodicean church: "To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne,3even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne." This is a precious promise to us poor mortals. O may the blessed prospect of forever sitting with Jesus in his throne, and being made kings and priests in the golden City, and finally reigning on the earth made new, be soon realized by us.