The Pharisees and the Laodiceans were both zealous for works. However, because they both indulged in self-worship instead of dependency upon God, their works did absolutely no good. Trusting in themselves and their own self-serving works, both Pharisees and Laodiceans found no need for a savior, let alone a need to be corrected. The glue which bonds the Babylonian (or Satan's) kingdom together is characterized by "the enemy of my enemy (namely, God almighty) is my friend" philosophy.