The goal of a riot is to effect change by means of intimidation and violence as a mob burns, loots, destroys, and attacks those who oppose them. This is precisely what the Lord Jesus declares the mission of Satan to be: John 10:10. Riots are never warranted by God in Scripture. The Lord does not bring change to a city, state, or nation by means of mobs and gangs who threaten and issue harm to property and persons. This is using terrorism to promote change. God not only judges the ends that people pursue as to whether those ends are agreeable to His moral commandments, but God also judges the means that people employ to reach those ends as to whether the steps taken to bring about change are agreeable to His moral commandments. The ends do not justify the means (“Let us do evil, that good may come” Romans 3:8).
The Lord brings about a biblical reformation in society by changing hearts through the gospel, by prayer and moral persuasion in keeping God’s commandments, by preaching and teaching the truth to those in the family, church, and state. God does not want Christians to withdraw from society, for how can we be the children of light to reveal the truth or salt to preserve what is right if we do not have contact with the world (just as Jesus did and just as the apostles did).
This Lord’s Day let us consider here a satanic-inspired riot set against the gospel of Jesus Christ and against the few, faithful soldiers of Jesus. The main points from our text are the following: (1) Reasons for the Riot (Acts 19:21-27); (2) Responses by the Rioters (Acts 19:28- 34); (3) Reaction by the City Magistrate (Acts 19:35-41).
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