September 23, 2018
Passage:  Revelation 18:1-24
Speaker:  Bill Knepper
Main Point:  Gain made at the abuse of others is not God’s design.

I. The world’s commerce is judged by God.   (1-8)
            A. Babylon the Great represents commerce ruled by greed.
            B. The saints are called to escape the judgment.

II. The world’s leaders have profited from persecution.   (9-20)
            A. Political rulers weep over the loss of insider deals.
            B. Merchants mourn the loss of sales.
            C. Saints rejoice over God’s justice.

III. The ill-gotten gains are lost forever.   (21-24)
            A. The city of wealth at any cost is destroyed.
            B. They are judged for persecuting believers.