QT 11 Apr 18, Rev 4:10-11, We are already brainwashed into the Babylonian worldview

Wk	Date	Passage	Key Verses(s) [Optional]	Basic Thing(s) Taught	Personal Insight(s) & Application(s)	Prayer Response
21	4/11	Rev 4:6b-11	Revelation 4:10–11 (ESV) — 10 … the twenty-four elders fall down before him who is seated on the throne and worship him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying, 11 “Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.”	The elders do two things. They cast their crowns and they recognize God's sovereignty and creative power. The crowns are a reward for the life we live upon earth for God's name. The crowns represent our labors and hard work for the kingdom.	In essence this is the exact opposite of the Babylonian world view of today. Men worship themselves. It is their labor (their crowns) that they cling too and use to exalt themselves. The world's crowns are science and invention. Because of the world's achievements, they believe they are worthy to receive glory and honor. The world believes we determine our existence and future. The world has denied God as the creator. Everything that is most important about worship, Satan has destroyed.	Father, forgive us for our arrogance and pride. Open our eyes to the truth about creation. Help us to realize how we have deceived ourselves. The problem is we want to be deceived. O Lord, have mercy on us. Convict us of our sin.