Prepare your heart for our Sunday Morning Gathering by looking through these suggestions that will assist you in making the most of our time together.
You will find tangible suggestions for putting scripture to action in your personal life and in our corporate body, links to the songs we will sing, and lyrics for you to prepare for our corporate singing.
Critically Think
- What are the first three words of chapter? Why are these significant?
- Who did John see coming down from heaven? How is this individual described?
- Who is fallen? Where else in the book of Revelation have we heard about the falling of this character? How can this past tense verb speak about a future event?
- According to verse 3, why has Babylon become such a dwelling place? What three groups of people are mentioned?
- To what degree is she, Babylon, given torment and mourning?
- Notice the location in which Babylon speaks in verse 7. Where does she speak?
- What do we learn about how Babylon “has become?” See verse 2. What do you know about these descriptions from the rest of scripture?
- Is the same voice speaking in verse 2 and verse 4? Do we have any clues to who this voice is?
- List the 5 commands found in verses 4-8.
- What is the “reason” verse 8 is referring to?
- What results follow “this reason” according to verse 8?
Prayerfully Meditate
- Summarize the content of this individual’s message (verses 2-3).
- What do we know about Babylon from the book of Revelation so far? Summarize with scripture references.
- Read Jeremiah 51:1-7. What is the context of this passage? Compare this passage with our text. How does this passage add color to our text in Revelation 18?
- What kind of payment is in view in verse 6? Consider a similar use of this language in Psalm 137 and Jeremiah 16:18.
- Based on the surrounding context, what does “I sit as a queen and I am not as a widow” inform us about Babylon? How does Isiah 47:5-11 give clarity to the meaning of this phrase?
- How does Ezekiel 28:1-10 describe a similar depiction of this sin of Babylon? How might this be a warning for you?
- What do we learn about God from verse 8?
Intentionally Act
- How does this passage strengthen your worship of God considering his mercy, judgement, and justice?
- How does this passage call your own heart toward repentance?
- How does this passage confront pride in your own heart? How do you glorify yourself instead of bringing glory to God?
- If idolatry is spiritual adultery, how might you need to guard against idols in your own heart and life? What are the idols you are most attracted to? Why?
- Click the links below to find the lyrics and recordings of the songs planned for our gathering this Sunday; learn the songs, study the lyrics and sing them with others.
- Pray for those leading our corporate gathering this week and for the Holy Spirit’s work as the Word of God is further explained and applied: Dawson Bryant: music; Brett Harris: elder prayer & scripture reading; Bret Capranica: teaching.
Songs for Sunday
Morning Gathering
- Lead On, O King Eternal (sheetmusic)
- How Rich a Treasure (sheetmusic)
- His Mercy Is More (sheetmusic)
- Now Why This Fear (sheetmusic)
- To Him Who Is Able (sheetmusic)
Lyrics
Lyrics Morning Gathering - October 5, 2025 by Summit Woods Baptist Church