“So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.”
So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I am about to spit you out of my mouth — the imagery of vomiting (emesai) expresses Christ's disgust at half-hearted discipleship; the phrase echoes Isaiah 26:11 and frames rejection as inevitable judgment. Lukewarmness merits expulsion from Christ's mouth (the place of his word and authority).
Church Fathers on Revelation 3:16
“I will vomit you out of My mouth.” Although nausea is hateful, still it hurts no one; so also is it with men of this kind when they have been cast forth. But because there is time of repentance, He says:—
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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