In Luke 15:11-32 the account of the Prodigal Son is related by the Lord Jesus. Please read this when you can for accuracy.
The narrative is as follows, a man has two sons and the younger of them decides that he would like to enjoy his inheritance right away, so he asked his father for his portion of the estate.
The seventh and last church of the church age is the Laodicean period which extends from about 1900 to the rapture of the church, it is an age characterized by a lukewarm church.