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""2-Kingdom" Concept Examined"
(Daniel 2:44)
 
Parts 1, 2, & 3

Part 1 - God's Earthly Kingdom -- How Established
 
 
1.   According to Daniel 7:25-27, what was taken away from the “small horn” and given to the “holy ones” of the Supreme One?           ANSWER


2.   What is to happen to these “holy ones” before they are given the kingdom?  (Daniel 12:7)          ANSWER


3.   When considering the context of the above verses, would a considerable time pass by after the demise of the small horn before these “holy ones” would be given their kingdom?            ANSWER


4.   What does the Watchtower Society contend happened during 1914-1918 and why is this not reasonable?             ANSWER


5.   What conclusion must we reach regarding when the harassment of the “holy ones” will occur and why does Jehovah allow this to happen?             ANSWER


6.   How will some among the Jehovah’s Witnesses show real discernment to avoid the persecution that will come upon the organization?               ANSWER

7.   What has the Watchtower taught concerning the United Nations for many years, but how has this changed in recent years?          ANSWER
 

8.   For those who are the first to show discernment relative to the Disgusting Thing and are the first to leave the organization on this account, how will Jehovah show them His favor and by what designation are they referred to in the Bible?              ANSWER


9.   What is the “mountain” from which Jehovah cuts a small stone and what is the stone that eventually fills the earth?  (Daniel 2:44)                 ANSWER
 

Part 2 - Heavenly Kingdom & Earthly Kingdom Concept Explained



10.   Is the “kingdom” spoken of at John 18:36 the same as that of Daniel 2:44?  Why do you so answer?               ANSWER
 
 
11.   What can we learn about this earthly kingdom from the following verses:  Mark 4:30-32; Ezekiel 17:22-24; Zechariah 4:10; Ezekiel 44:3 and 45:22; Micah 4:1-4; Daniel 11:44, 45; Daniel 7:13, 14, 18?                 ANSWER

12.    While we know that this earthly government rules over the earth, what does it truly represent as far as heavenly ruler ship is concerned?               ANSWER

13.   According to Matthew 28:18, what was Jesus given oversight over when he was resurrected to heavenly life?  So, in whose place would he be ruling and for how long?               ANSWER

 

14.    Luke 1:32, 33 tell us that Jehovah would give Jesus the “throne of David.”  What does this indicate?             ANSWER

 

15.    Will Jesus ever exercise this right of earthly ruler ship?  Why do you so answer?               ANSWER

 

16.    What would this “spirit of truth” need to be in order to “receive from “what belongs to Jesus?”  What other prophetic names would this one be known by?               ANSWER

 

Part 3 - Understanding The Heavenly Rule of Jesus Christ


17.   How does the Watchtower Society explain Hebrews 1:3, which tells us that Jesus, at his resurrection, sat on “Jehovah’s throne?”                    ANSWER

 

18.     Even when Matthew 28:18 is shown to them, what is their response?                      ANSWER

 

19.     Why does the Watchtower Society cling to this teaching that Jesus did not become king until 1914?          ANSWER

 

20.     What does the phrase “sitting upon the throne” mean according to the following scriptures: 1 Kings 2:4; 8:25; 2 Chronicles 6:16; Psalms 55:19?              ANSWER

 

21.    What promise did Jesus make to his followers in Revelation 3:21 and what would they be expecting to do when resurrected to heavenly life?             ANSWER

 

22.    In Hebrews 2:8, what heavenly event did the apostle Paul reveal as having already taken place in his day?  (See also Colossians 2:10; Ephesians 1:20-23)              ANSWER

 

23.     Why did Paul, in Hebrews 2:8, write that “we do not see all things in subjection to him?”           ANSWER

 

24.    When does Jesus fully demonstrate his dominion over everything?  (1 Corinthians 15:24-26; Philippians 3:20, 21)             ANSWER

 

25.    What does the Watchtower Society teach as to the timing of the destruction of the governments and the resurrection?  How does Daniel 12:1, 2 help us discern the truth?                ANSWER

 

26.      How does the Watchtower Society explain Hebrews 10:12, 13?              ANSWER

 

27.    What does it mean that Jesus was “awaiting until his enemies should be placed as a stool for his feet?”                ANSWER

 

28.    According to 1 Corinthians 15:24, 25, does Jesus’ rule begin or end when his enemies are “placed as a stool for his feet?”       ANSWER

 

29.    Therefore, how long has Jesus been ruling up to today and when will the thousand-year reign begin?                ANSWER

 

30.    Contrast what the Watchtower Society teaches about the condition of the resurrected dead and what the YORWW teaches:            ANSWER

 

31.    Will his ruler ship last for only a thousand years after which he will have to return the kingdom back to Jehovah?               ANSWER

 

32.    If the kingdom of the modern-day Servant of Chieftain never ends, why is the first thousand years of his ruler ship separated and specific attention called to it?               ANSWER