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"Babylon The Great -- Wondrous 
Mystery Of Our Times"

1.   When does the bible tell us that the identity of the “mysterious” woman, Babylon The Great, will be revealed?           ANSWER


2.   What is the original meaning of the name, Babylon and what is this city most notable for?          ANSWER


3.   What infamous structure can be found in the city of Babylon and what resulted to mankind because of it being built?          ANSWER


4.   What are some of these teachings that are common to many religions as a result of what happened at the “Tower of Babel”?                         ANSWER


5.   How was the worship of the nation of Israel different than their neighbors?            ANSWER


6.   For Bible readers, what is Babylon most noted for?       ANSWER


7.   If Jehovah’s Witnesses actually represents modern-day Israel, as we believe, what pertinent questions may we ask regarding “Babylon?”           ANSWER


8.   When does the Watchtower Society claim that they escaped Babylon The Great and how, according to their publication, Revelation Its Grand Climax at Hand?                ANSWER


9.   What erroneous premise does the Watchtower Society base their date of 1919 as the time when Babylon fell?            ANSWER


10.   If Jehovah’s Witnesses did not escape Babylon The Great until 1919, would you say that C. T. Russell and his associates escaped Babylon The Great?                    ANSWER
 
 
11.   In 1918 when Jesus supposedly visited the temple, what spiritual condition did he find the “anointed remnant” in?      ANSWER

 

12.   Against whom did Jehovah and Jesus rendered judgment in 1918 according to the Watchtower Society?            ANSWER

 

13.   Can we truly say that Jehovah’s Witnesses were freed of Babylonish teachings as of 1919 when they wee supposedly released from Babylon The Great?                   ANSWER

 

14.   What three different viewpoints have the Watchtower Society held concerning the identity of Babylon The Great?                          ANSWER

 

15.   Did C. T. Russell believe that he had escaped Babylon The Great, that is, he believed Babylon had fallen in his day, and when did he escape?                  ANSWER

 

16.   However, in 1963, the Watchtower Society, in their publication Babylon the Great Has Fallen!  God’s Kingdom Rules, wrote that Babylon The Great fell in 1919.  How does this teaching affect Russell’s claim that he escaped Babylon The Great?          ANSWER


 17.   Even more importantly, can Jehovah’s Witnesses today be absolutely certain that they have escaped Babylon The Great as of 1919?  If not, what are they in danger of doing?           ANSWER

 

18.       Can it be truthfully said that Babylon has at some time prevented Jehovah’s Witnesses from serving Jehovah and making known His judgments upon her?              ANSWER

 

19.    Can it be shown that Jehovah’s Witnesses have been freed from religious persecution from Babylon the Great since 1919?                    ANSWER

 

20.   Who is identified as the “house of God” spoken of at 1 Peter 4:17 in the publication Revelation Its Grand Climax At Hand?  What opposite viewpoint is given in the publication Choosing The Best Way of Life?                  ANSWER

 

21.   Why would the Watchtower Society present these two differing viewpoints and why is their explanation an unreasonable one?                                ANSWER

 

22.   What unclear explanation of Revelation 18:2 does the Watchtower Society offer to explain how Babylon the Great “has become a dwelling place of demons and a lurking place of every unclean exhalation and hated bird?                 ANSWER

 

23.    What is wrong with this explanation?           ANSWER

 

24.       The expression “she has fallen, she has fallen” could apply only to whom?                ANSWER

 

25.    How did Jesus describe the future condition of Israel of his day and why?                                  ANSWER

 

26.    Since it has been proven that Christendom/Pagandom do not fit the description of Babylon the Great given in Revelation 18:2, can Jehovah’s Witnesses say with certainty that they are completely free of Babylon the Great today?                                  ANSWER