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RELIGIOUS RUIN (27 OF 32)

by Donald Cantrell

Scripture: Revelation 17:1-18
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Title: Religious Ruin (27 of 32)
Series: Book of All Books
Author: Donald Cantrell
Text: Revelation 17:1-18

I - The Lustful Mother of Babylon (1 - 6)
A) Her Territory (1) "many waters"
B) Her Targets (2)
C) Her Throne (3)
D) Her Treasure (4)
E) Her Title (5)
F) Her Terror (6)

II - The Listful Monster of Babylon (7 - 18)
A) The Rising of this Beast (7 - 11)
B) The Raising of this Beast (12 - 18)

New World Order Is Elusive

The following is an excerpt of George H.W. Bush's speech before a joint session of Congress on Sept. 11, 1990, in which he describes his vision of a new world order amid the Persian Gulf crisis:

We stand today at a unique and extraordinary moment.

The crisis in the Persian Gulf, as grave as it is, also offers a rare opportunity to move toward an historic period of cooperation. Out of these troubled times, our fifth objective - a new world order - can emerge: a new era - freer from the threat of terror, stronger in the pursuit of justice, and more secure in the quest for peace. An era in which the nations of the world, East and West, North and South, can prosper and live in harmony.

A hundred generations have searched for this elusive path to peace, while a thousand wars raged across the span of human endeavor. Today that new world is struggling to be born, a world quite different from the one we've known. A world where the rule of law supplants the rule of the jungle.

A world in which nations recognize the shared responsibility for freedom and justice. A world where the strong respect the rights of the weak. This is the vision that I shared with President Gorbachev in Helsinki. He and other leaders from Europe, the Gulf, and around the world understand that how we manage this crisis today could shape the future for generations to come.The test we face is great, and so are the stakes.

This is the first assault on the new world that we seek, the first test of our mettle. Had ...

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