Revelation 17:1-18:24 17:1-18:24

Published on Sep 06, 2018

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What thoughts and feelings come when you hear the word “obstacle”?

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What does God think about “obstacles”?

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I. The Community of Man Apart from God: Babylon
(Revelation 17:1-7)

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“Though they know God's righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them.”
Romans 1:32

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How would we describe our civilization in a world that is growing ever more connected?

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This culture looks like an obstacle for God’s church yet it will be proof that our God is unstoppable.

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II. Babylon’s Mystery Revealed
(Revelation 17:8-14)

“His interest is not in what the beast does, nor in his power. It is in the fact that he is going to his destruction. So ultimately perishes all evil.”
Morris

This beast and his kings and their purpose looks like an obstacle for God yet they will only be proof that our God is unstoppable.

III. Babylon Brought to an End by its own Chaos
(Revelation 17:15-18)

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This whole chaos and destruction looks like scary obstacles to us but God will use it as proof that He is unstoppable.

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IV. God’s People Called out of Babylon (Revelation 18:1-8)

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“Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?”
2 Corinthians 6:14

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Having an influence in the world without becoming like the world looks like an obstacle but it will be proof that our God is unstoppable.

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V. Babylon Has
No Rescuer,
No Comforter,
No one who Loves Her
(Revelation 18:9-24)

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Our tendencies to move away from a broken world that seems to be going to “hell in a hand-basket” looks like an obstacle but it will be proof that our God is unstoppable.

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