The next stop after Hierapolis was of Laodicea. This place was not restored as well as Hierapolis but it is being worked on for sure. Laodicea is not that far from hierapolis. It actually had water pipelines running from both Hierapolis and Colossae. Hierapolis would send them hot water from their springs and Colossae would send them cold water from their springs (Colossae was known for their cold water source). As the water traveled from each source to its new location in Laodicea it would lose its special property, its temperature. By the time that the water reached Laodicea it Hot and Cold water would now be Luke warm. This is why the reference in Revelations makes such a cultural impact. That story can be found in Revelations 3:14-16. It references the Luke warmness of their spiritual lives and uses a physical Illustration. I don't care who you are but thats bad (the good bad, come on work with me people)!
There was much adventure to be had here. There where plenty of old ruins to seek out and climb on. Until we found the Cave! Ok, ok, it wasn't actually a cave but it was an ancient underground sewer system that was used by the Laodiceans, which is still pretty cool. So me and two other people from the group from Racine went and climbed down into this ancient underground sewer system. We had to get down and crawl on our hands and knees using a camera light as our only source of light. We traveled for a long way until it started to get too narrow for us to fit. So as we where getting ready to turn back one of the guys says, "Dude, I think I just saw something move." The very next thing I heard was a voice shouting, "BAT"!!!! The guy in front of me drops like a sack of potatoes then this rodent with rings slams right into my right shoulder. It then wizzes off and smacks into the wall rebounding to never be seen again. We left shortly after that.
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