**We are living in the days of the Laodicean church; the days of 2 Timothy 4:3.**
Well....yes, but I believe all seven Spirits of God are present in the world right now.
“..in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man....”. Rev. 1:13
“..the seven candlesticks are the seven churches.” Rev. 1:20
“..seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God”. 4:5
“..seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.” 5:6
The messages to the ‘seven churches’ are written in an order that MIGHT appear to mirror the condition of the church as a whole through the centuries. But the Word simply indicates that the ‘lamps’ (’candlesticks’, ‘eyes’) are all burning at the same time.
I believe you could find any one of the seven Spirits of God somewhere on this earth right now. For instance: I think that ‘Smyrna’ could not only be the Spirit found in reach of Nero’s Rome, but also today where Christians are ‘underground’ in areas controlled by Islamic extremists.
I would have to say that ‘Laodicea’ seems very dominant in ‘western’ civilizations today. Very sad. But all seven have the requirement to ‘overcometh’. So the test of faithfulness is different, but requires overcoming tests/trials/temptations.
A significant note: In each letter to each church, in the end the call to repent and overcome is to the individual.
This implies that there is no “overcoming” church (corporate or group expression), but, there will indeed be individuals “who have an ear to hear what the Spirit is saying...”
Thus, this seems to indicate the end of the church age, per se. Indeed the true church is eternal. It being the expression of God’s heart and will on earth is temporal.
And clearly today, it no longer represents God’s heart, character, will, or power and presence - as it did in the early centuries.....