1. The Reason for Her Judgment

1. She Became a Dwelling Place for Demons        (Revelation 18:  2)

2. She Infects the Whole World with Immorality     (Revelation 18:  3)

2. The Warning to Avoid Her Judgment                    (Revelation 18:  4 - 5;  Ephesians  5:  6 - 7)

3. The Desire to See Her Judged                                              (Revelation 18:  6; Exodus 22:  4 - 7)

1. Attitudes That Will Damn You to Hell

• Self - Glory   (Revelation 18:  7)
• Self – Sufficiency.  (Revelation 18: 7)

2. Description of Hell

• Torment   (Revelation 18:  8; Revelation 20: 10; Matthew 13: 42)
• Mourning     (Matthew  8: 12;  Revelation 18: 8)

3. Certainty of Hell

• It Is Swift   (Revelation18: 8)
• It Is Sure    (Revelation 18: 8)

4. The Emotional Response to Her Judgment

1. Grief

• Kings of The Earth   (Revelation 18:  9 - 10)
• Merchants of The Earth   (Revelation 18: 11 - 19)

2. Joy    (Revelation 18: 20 - 24)

1. God Uses Calamities to Reach Us
2.  

1. War, Famine, Pandemic, Natural Disasters

2. Man Runs From God, Not to God                              (Revelation  6: 15 - 17)

2. God Uses Special People to Reach Us

1. The One Hundred Forty - Four Thousand                     (Revelation  7:  3 -  8)

2. The Results of Their Outreach (Revelation  7:  9 - 10)

3. How Do Men Respond? (Revelation  7: 13 -14)

3. God Uses Demons to Reveal Their True Nature

1. Demons Torment and Kill   (Revelation  9:  2 - 18)

2. Man Continues to Worshipping Demons                     (Revelation  9: 20)

4. God Uses Two Supernatural Witnesses                                 (Revelation 11:  3 -  6)

1. The Two - Witnesses’ Ministry  (Revelation 11:  3 -  6)

2. Man Celebrates The Death of the Two - Witnesses        (Revelation 11:  7 - 10)

5. God Uses His Son to Establish a Righteous Kingdom

1. Christ’s Victory  (Revelation 11: 15 - 16)

2. The Nations’ Anger  (Revelation 11: 18)

6. God Uses The Nation of Israel to Produce The Messiah

1. The Messiah’s Death (Revelation 12:  1 -  5)

2. Men Tried to Kill The Messiah (Revelation 12:  4,  6, 17)

7. God Used Angelic Preachers

1. The Angels’ Message  (Revelation 14:  6 - 11)

2. Man Ignored the Angels’ Message  (Revelation 14: 14 - 16)

8. God Used Suffering to Get Men’s Attention

1. God Turned Up the Temperature; Increased the Suffering (Revelation 16:  8 - 21)

2. Men Blasphemed God   (Revelation 16:  9,  11)

1. The Opposition to The Warrior King

1. Man’s Perspective   (Revelation 16: 12 - 14)

2. God’s Perspective   (Psalm 2: 1 - 2)

2. The Purpose of The Warrior King’s Coming

1. Rescue  (Revelation 12:  6 - 14; Matthew 24: 15 - 27; Micah  2: 12 - 13;  Isaiah 63:  1 - 5; Revelation 19: 30)

3. The Armies of The Warrior King                                                                                                                                                       (Revelation 19: 11 - 14)

1. Angelic Army    (Matthew 16: 27)

2. Christian Army    (I Thessalonians  3: 13)

4. The Judgment of The Warrior King       (Joel  3:  9 - 14; Revelation 14: 14 - 20)

5. The Banquet of The Warrior King           (Revelation 19: 17 - 18)

1. Antichrist is Killed

• The Spirit of The Antichrist in Hell    (Isaiah 14:  4 - 7)

• The Body of The Antichrist on Earth   (Isaiah 14: 16 - 21)

6. The Victory Accent of The Warrior King        (Zechariah 14:  3 – 9)

1. Preparation for The Kingdom   (Revelation  20:  1 -  3, 12:  9)

2. The Duration of The Kingdom    (Revelation  20:  2 - 7)

3. The Government of The Kingdom

1. The King   (Psalm  2:  6 -  8; Isaiah  9:  6 - 7)

2. The Co-Rulers

• Rulers Over The Gentiles   (Revelation 20:  4 - 6; Luke 19: 12 - 19)
• Rulers Over Israel (Ezekiel  34: 23 - 24;  Matthew 19: 28)

4. Citizens of The Kingdom

1. Truer Believers  (Matthew  25:  31 - 41)

2. Superficial Believers  (Revelation  20:  7 - 10)

5. Characteristics of The Kingdom

1. Peace and Joy  (Isaiah  2:  4, 11:  6 - 9)

2. Holiness   (Isaiah  35:  8 - 10; Zechariah  14:  20)

3. Justice and Righteousness   (Isaiah  9:  7)

4. Absence of Sickness   (Isaiah  35:  5 – 6, 65:  20 - 23)

5. Universal Worship of God   (Isaiah  2:  2 -  3)

6. The Completion of The Kingdom    (Revelation  20:  7 – 10)

1. The Absolute Truth of Scripture    (Revelation  22:  6, 19: 11)

2. The Inspiration of Scripture      (Revelation 22:  6; II  Peter 1: 20 - 21;  Acts  1: 16;  I Thessalonians  2: 13)

3. The Accuracy of Scripture      (Revelation 22: 6; Isaiah 44: 28;  II Peter  3:  8 -  9)

4. The Apathy Toward Scripture    (Revelation 22:  7,  20: 15, 21:  6,  8)

5. The Eyewitnesses of Scripture    (Revelation 22:  8;  I John  1:  1 - 3;  II  Peter 1: 16; Luke 1:  1 - 2)

6. The Purpose of Scripture    (Revelation 22:  8 -  9)

7. The Proclamation of Scripture     (Revelation 22: 10)

8. The Response to Scripture   (Revelation 22: 10 - 11,  9: 20 - 21)

1. The Central Theme of Scripture  (Revelation 22: 12 - 16)

10. The Curse of Tampering with Scripture    (Revelation 22: 18;  Deuteronomy  4:  2, 12: 32;  Proverbs 30: 6; Jeremiah 26:  2)

1. The Love of Christ                                                       (Revelation  1:  5)

2. The Return of Christ                                                    (Revelation  1: 7;  Zechariah 12: 10;  Revelation  9: 21, 19: 11 - 18)

3. The Authority of Christ                                             (Revelation 1: 18;  Matthew 10: 28)

4. The Omniscience of Christ                                          (Revelation  2: 23,  3:  1 - 16;  Matthew  7: 21 - 23)

5. The Worthiness of Christ                                             (Revelation  5:  9 - 14)

6. The Wrath of Christ                                                                (Revelation  6:  9 - 17)

7. The Rapture of Christ                                                    (Revelation  3: 10;  I Thessalonians  4: 16 - 17, Revelation  9:  3 - 19)

8. The Two Resurrections of Christ                                       (Revelation 20:  4  -  6)

9. The Great - White Throne of Christ                                               (Revelation 20: 11 - 15)

10. The New Heaven and New Earth of Christ                   (Revelation 21:  1 -  4)

John The Baptist

The Forerunner

Luke 1

A.    John The Baptist’s Parents

1.    They Ministered in Dark Political and Spiritual Times    (Luke  1:  5)

2.    They Ministered in Heartache and Disappointment         (Luke  1:  5 -  7)

3.    They Ministered Without Fanfare   (Luke  1:  8 - 10)

B.    John The Baptist’s Miraculous Birth

1.    His Introduction     (Luke  1: 11 - 13;  Romans  4: 19 - 20)

2.    His Characteristics

a.    He Brings Joy     (Luke  1: 14, 44, 47, 58)

b.    He Is Great    (Luke  1: 15,  7: 28)

c.     He Is Totally Consecrated and Set - Apart               
(Luke  1: 15;  Numbers  6:  1 - 5;  Judges 16: 17;  I Samuel  1: 11)

d.    He Is Divinely Empowered   (Luke  1: 15)

·      God Knows The Fetus  (Jeremiah 1:  5)

·      God Plans The Life of The Fetus  (Galatians  1: 15)

·      God Was A Fetus (Luke  1: 39 - 44)

C.    John The Baptist’s Powerful Ministry                                         
(Luke  1: 76 - 79)

1. Mary was Favored                                                               (Luke 1: 26 - 31;  Matthew 1: 19;  John  8: 41;  Luke  2:  6 - 7)

2. Mary Needed Confirmation

1. God Gave Her A Theological Explanation                            (Luke 1: 34 -35)
2. God Gave Her A Practical Example                                  (Luke 1: 36 - 37)

3. Mary was Enthusiastically Willing                                       (Luke 1: 38;  Isaiah  6: 8;  Romans 12: 1)

4. Mary Intelligently Worshipped                                               (Luke 1: 46)

1. She Knew God was Willing to Save   (Luke  1: 47)
2. She Knew God was Eager to Bless   (Luke  1: 48, 52)
3. She Knew God was Holy    (Luke  1: 49)
4. She Knew God was Merciful     (Luke  1: 50)
5. She Knew God was Faithful    (Luke 1: 54 - 55)

5. Mary was Helpful                                                                 (Luke  1: 24, 26, 39, 56)

6. Mary was Deeply Devoted                                                    (Luke  2: 17 - 19)

7. Mary was Willing to Suffer                                                                (Luke  2: 34 - 35;  John 19: 25 - 27)

1. The Challenge of Parenting     (Luke 2: 41)

1. What Is the Passover?   (Exodus 12: 21- 27)

2. How Were You to Celebrate the Passover?                       

3. What Is the Significance of Passover?                                         

2. The Skill of Parenting     (Luke 2: 42 - 44;  Matthew 12: 46 - 50;  John 19: 25 - 27)

3. The Joy of Parenting  (Luke 2: 42 - 43)

4. The Pain of Parenting    (Luke 2: 43 - 49, 34 - 35;  Matthew 12: 46 - 50;  John 19: 26 - 27;  I Samuel  1: 11)

5. The Responsibility of Parenting  (Luke 2: 51)