Fascinating. Absolutely fascinating. I love this sort of stuff. I think Christians would benefit greatly from this program. It should be shown in the adult and high school classes on Sunday mornings.
Last night's episode had Dave visiting the towns of Hieropolis, Laodicea, and Colossae. Hieropolis has hot springs, and was a popular tourist spot; Colossae was known for its springs of cool, refreshing water.
The third town, Laodicea is interesting in relation to the book of Revelation. Aquaducts from the two towns mentioned above carried water about 20 miles into Laodicea, but by the time the water got there, the hot water from Hieropolis was no longer hot, and the cool water from Colossae was no longer cool; this tepid water, being neither cold nor hot, had a bad taste. Also, the town of Laodicea was known for its banking industry (making the town rich), it's clothing industry (providing clothes), and a medical industry that produced eye salve (for healing eye problems).
The church in Laodicea is the only one of the seven churches mentioned in the book of Revelation about which nothing good is said. Instead, we read the following from Rev: 3:14ff:
I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth.and:
But you do not realize that you are ... poor, blind and naked. 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.Interesting.
No comments:
Post a Comment