1. Sin is rebellion against God, and sin brings horrible consequences to the human race and to creation
a. Human sin brings with it consequences
b. Human sin affects creation [Rom 8.22]
2. It is only right for God to challenge this rebellion and the sin that people have brought into His world
3. God sets a limit to what evil can do and who will be touched by His judgment
a. The extent of judgment [only a third]
b. The time and length of judgment [9.5, 10; 2.10]
c. Those who will be affected [9.4; Gen 18.25]
4. The purpose of God's action is not only to judge what is wrong but to call people to repent [9.20-21]
5. You and I, as people who follow the Lamb of God, are sealed and protected, yet we, too, are being called to repent
a. Sins to be avoided [Rev 9.20-21]
b. You are not to be involved in such things [Col 3.5-6]
6. God challenges and confronts sin and rebellion and brings about His good purpose in response to our prayers
a. The content of our prayers [Rev 6.10]
b. Thy kingdom come
In this petition we pray that Satan's kingdom may be destroyed, that the kingdom of grace may be advanced, ourselves & others brought into it & kept in it, and that the kingdom of glory may be hastened.
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