Revelation 3:16 Revelation 3:16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. So then, because thou art luke-warm, &c To be luke-warm, is a metaphor taken from boiling water that was very hot, but being taken off from the fire, cools and becomes luke-warm, or else when cold water which hath been set on the fire, and beginning to heat, is luke-warm, neither cold nor hot: Such were the ministers and members of this Church, who seemed to be religious, had the form of Godliness, but not the power of it, 2 Timothy 3:5 I will spue thee out of my mouth. Which expression implies, First, That the formality and luke-warmness of this Church, her elders and members, was very burdensome unto Jesus Christ, Isaiah 1:11; Isaiah 1:15. Secondly, That Christ was heart-sick of those formalists, and their formality in the worship of God, and he was willing to ease himself of them. Ah, I will ease me of my adversaries, and make them as loathsome as that which is vomited up, Habakkuk 2:16. The cup of the Lord’ s right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing shall be on thy glory. Thirdly, That Christ would utterly reject this Church, her ministers and members, for their luke-warmness, formality, hypocrisy, &c. Zechariah 11:7; Zechariah 11:14