Let's say you have a very dear friend who calls you one day and tells you she's falling apart. She's losing weight very rapidly and can't figure out what's wrong. She then proceeds to tell you that she has decided that the best way to combat feeling so sick is to get a face lift. This face lift will help everyone know that she is perfectly healthy.
You insist that she needs to spend the money on doctors, but she won't listen. She's convinced that as long as she can fool everyone into thinking she's well then she will be just fine.
She gets the face lift, but things keep getting worse. You try to tell her that but she insists on a new great idea. She's going to get a tummy tuck. (Not that she has any tummy left to tuck now, but she is sure it will work.) Once again you tell her that she needs to get medical treatment, but she assures you that if she looks good, then she will be good.
How long will you deal with her self-destruction? How long will you put up with her denial of the facts?
What if it turns out that she is contagious and you have been afflicted too? When is it time to move on?
Now, read Revelation 3.
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