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The Story of the Seer of Patmos by Stephen N. Haskell
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QUESTIONS FOR STUDY


    Note: —For the benefit of those who may wish to use “The Story of the Seer of Patmos” as a text-book in either the family or the school the following questions have been prepared.

Chapter I.
THE SEER OF PATMOS
Revelation 1Book Chapter 1
    1. What is said of the men through whom God communicates with earth?
    2. What is the best gift? What is the church exhorted to do?
    3. What is necessary in order to view scenes still future? Have there been any of this class?
    4. What is said of those chosen to be prophets? How are they purified?
    5. What is the book of Genesis called? What does it contain?
    6. When and by whom was it written?
    7. What relation does Genesis sustain to the rest of the Bible? What is the Revelation?
    8. How does the preparation of Moses compare with that of John?
    9. When did Daniel live? What was revealed to him?
    10. Give in brief, what was shown to Daniel.
    11. Who predicted the time of Christ’s baptism? Describe the scene of the baptism.
    12. Who witnessed the baptism?
    13. How did the preparation given Daniel compare with that received by John?
    14. How are they both represented today? How did the Saviour foretell that John would be a latter day prophet?
    15. What is revealed in the prophecy given to John?
    16. What is the book of Daniel? What is the Revelation? When are nations mentioned in the Revelation?
    17. What is shown by the lives of Daniel and John? Who were represented by them?
    18. What was the active element in both their lives?
    19. Give the particulars in regard to Zebedee and Salome.
    20. In what business were James and John engaged?
    21. Describe the home life.
    22. Why did the two brothers visit Enon? Who accompanied them?
    23. What did they see and hear at Enon?
    24. What course did John and Andrew pursue? Describe their visit with Jesus.
    25. Of what was, this the beginning? What formed the union?
    26. Describe Andrew’s course of action.
    27. Give the experience of Peter.
    28. Describe John’s connection with the Master.
    29. What was the result of this union? Was it ever broken?
    30. What incident is given as proof that the union was sometimes broken?
    31. Describe John’s visit to the wilderness to seek Jesus. Also his visit with Mary.
    32. Why was John chosen to care for the mother of Jesus?
    33. Was John naturally mild and gentle? What name did Jesus give James and John? What was revealed by the name?
    34. With what were the natural inclinations replaced? For what were these experiences a preparation?


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    35. What did John become? How many had the same gift?
    36. What does the history of John become?
    37. Mention four facts in regard to John’s Christian experience. Who will have a similar experience?
    38. Give two illustrations showing John’s natural disposition.
    39. What request was made by John’s mother? Give the Saviour’s reply.
    40. What enabled John to comprehend the answer?
    41. Name the various ways in which John showed his love for the Master.
    42. What opportunity did John fail to grasp? Why?
    43. Describe John’s conduct on the night of the arrest and trial.
    44. Describe the scene at Calvary.
    45. What would have prevented their disappointment?
    46. In what way did John recognize the risen Saviour?
    47. Where did John go after the resurrection? Why?
    48. Who sought him? What commission was given him?
    49. Give the future of Peter and John as revealed by the Saviour.
    50. What is given of John’s history after the ascension? What became of James?
    51. What was done by the Romans?
    52. Why was John banished?
    53. What was he permitted to see? What was given to John?
    54. What enabled John to become the link that connected heaven and earth?
    55. Who appeared to John? For what purpose?
    56. State what is said of Genesis and Revelation. Who guided the pen of the writers?
    57. What comparisons are given between Moses and John?
    58. What are the two mountain peaks of Biblical history?

Chapter II.
THE AUTHOR OF THE REVELATION
Revelation 1Book Chapter 2
    1. What is the first chapter of Revelation?
    2. State what is said of the first three verses.
    3. What is said in regard to the title of the book? What does John call himself?
    4. State what is given in regard to the names, “Christ” and “Jesus.”
    5. What was opened to John? Of what is the book of Revelation an explanation?
    6. Give what is stated in regard to the union of Divinity and humanity in the plan of salvation.
    7. What is contained in the history of the church?
    8. State what is said in regard to the name “Emmanuel.” What was revealed to John by Gabriel?
    9. When did Gabriel visit John? For what purpose? State three things of which John “bare record.”
    10. Upon whom is a heavenly benediction pronounced? Of what is this an evidence?
    11. To whom is the book of Revelation addressed? Who will study the book? How much is contained in it?
    12. What came into John’s mind as he looked towards the shores of Asia?
    13. What was each one of the seven churches taken to represent?
    14. State the position held by Asia in the spread of Christianity.
    15. What position did Palestine occupy? What did Asia Minor become?
    16. State what is said of Ephesus.
    17. Name the three Beings that unite in sending a blessing to the church.
    18. Give five statements made in regard to Christ.
    19. What have men been made to acknowledge?
    20. To whom does all power belong? For what are men exhorted to pray?


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    21. What two positions are given to the followers of Christ? State what is said in regard to their holding these positions.
    22. Relate six scenes that were revealed to the prophet.
    23. What expression is used four times in the first chapter of Revelation.
    24. What day was especially dear to John? Describe the Sabbath after the crucifixion.
    25. What two events are commemorated by the Sabbath?
    26. What is the central truth in giving the life of Christ? What did the Sabbath bring to John?
    27. Who appeared to John? Give the words that were spoken.
    28. What did the voice resemble? Describe the personal appearance of the Saviour.
    29. What is expected of those who reveal Christ in the earth? What is said of the church?
    30. Who spoke to John? How was John? affected by the glory of Christ’s presence?
    31. What was laid upon John? Repeat the words that were spoken to him. What is said of the message given?
    32. Where was Christ walking? What symbolized the churches? What did He hold in His hand?
    33. Describe God’s care for His church. What is completed by the church?
    34. Repeat the last quotation given in the chapter.

Chapter III.
THE MESSAGE TO THE CHURCHES
Ephesus.
Revelation 2Book Chapter 3
    1. How much time is covered by the message to the seven churches?
    2. What is said of the Divine Presence in the earth? How does heaven regard the earth? To what is the church compared?
    3. Who is found with Christ in the midst of the church?
    4. To whom was the first message addressed? State several reasons why Ephesus was taken to represent the first period of church history.
    5. What met in open conflict? Describe the condition of Ephesus when entered by Paul.
    6. What is said of Paul’s preaching? In what place were the first meetings held? How long did they continue? Why were they discontinued?
    7. Where did Paul then go? How long did he teach in this place? What was accomplished by his teaching?
    8. What is said of the Greeks? What exchange did Paul offer them? Repeat 1Cor. 1:22, 23.
    9. How did they show their faith in the teachings of Paul? What is said of students from the school of Tyrannus?
    10. What caused an uprising among the people? Describe it. Who was Diana? What came into open and bitter conflict?
    11. Give the first words addressed to Ephesus. How did those labor who received the Spirit on the day of Pentecost?
    12. What is said of Christian churches and schools? What effect did this have upon paganism?
    13. What two classes were found among the new converts? Was the church able to detect imposters?
    14. Name two individuals who had a ready spirit of discernment. What is said of Apollos?
    15. Who had instructed Aquila and Priscilla? What met face to face?
    16. What three things were met by Christianity? By what two methods of work was the church raised up at Ephesus?
    17. Was John acquainted with the work at Ephesus? What did the angel say to the Ephesus church? Who sent the message? What power attended the Gospel? Why?


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    18. How did Christianity appear to the heathen? Why?
    19. What was accomplished in thirty years?
    20. Who heard the glad tidings? Who ruled the world? Did any of the royal household hear the message?
    21. What did God say of the workers of that period? What was the impelling power?
    22. What did many of the Greek converts retain? How did they interpret the Scriptures?
    23. What did the converted philosophers try to do? What was the result? What message did God send to the church?
    24. Who were the Nicolaitanes? State their belief. With what did it conflict? To what did it lead? Were there other errors?
    25. What does God say of the Nicolaitanes? Give the closing words of the message.
    26. What promise is held out to the over-comer? Who may accept?
    27. What is said of the tree of life? What choice must every individual make?

Smyrna.
    28. How far was Smyrna from Ephesus? How did they compare commercially and financially?
    29. What was a drawback to the Ephesus church? In what did Smyrna’s wealth consist?
    30. Through whom did persecution come? What is said of the true Jew? Who belong to the synagogue of Satan?
    31. What is the devil’s counterfeit of salvation through faith in Christ?
    32. What is made clear by the allegory given to the Galatians? Who were represented by Ishmael? Whom did Isaac represent?
    33. What comforting message was sent to Smyrna? By whom was it signed? To what did Gabriel call attention? Why?
    34. To whom was the message to Smyrna sent?
    35. What three classes embraced the faith? How did this affect the church?
    36. What was gradually lost? What result followed? What foundation was laid? What became popular?
    37. What was respected in the Roman world? What were the Christians?
    38. Relate the course pursued by the Christians. What was the result? What did the Christians often bring upon themselves? Give an illustration.
    39. What edict came as a result of this course? How long was it enforced?
    40. How does the death of a martyr affect the Father? Give the definition of Smyrna. To whom is this name applied?
    41. Did God reprove this church? What is said of the over zealous?
    42. What is said of the second death? What does the Smyrna church follow?

Pergamos.
    43. What may we learn from the message to the Pergamos church?
    44. What caused a reaction? What did Constantine espouse? Why? What was the effect upon the church?
    45. What is the meaning of Pergamos? State the condition of the church.
    46. Name five churches which sought for supremacy. Which one was acknowledged to be the head of the Christian church?
    47. Who was watching the church? What message was sent to the Pergamos church?
    48. Of what two sins was the church guilty? What character from the Old Testament is taken to represent this period?


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    49. Give the substance of the quoted paragraph. How is the exact history portrayed?
    50. Give the steps that led to the union of church and state.
    51. Give the substance of the second quoted paragraph. What was Balaam’s scheme?
    52. Between what years were the church and state united? What exchange was made? What was introduced into the church?
    53. Define idolatry. Also fornication.
    54. What would have saved them from the temptations of the Moabites?
    55. What was the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes? How did it affect the church?
    56. To what period does the message to Pergamos apply? To whom is it a warning?
    57. With what must the history of this period correspond? What does the history of Balaam become?
    58. What warning was given the Pergamos church?
    59. Quote the promise given. State what is said in regard to the manna.
    60. How does a union of church and state affect the church?
    61. What is the lesson for the church? The home?
    62. What is written on the white stone? What was Zerubbabel called? To whom may it also apply?
    63. State what is said of the “new name.” Give Jacob’s experience.
    64. How were the children anciently named?

Thyatira.
    65. With what date did the Pergamos period close? What was consummated by this time?
    66. What separation took place? Describe the two companies. What led to the apostasy?
    67. Give the substance of the message to the Thyatira church.
    68. What was absorbed by the church? Who was amenable to this power?
    69. What was advocated? Why? What means was invented to atone for sin?
    70. What did the masses think? State the reproof given Thyatira.
    71. What character is taken to represent the church of Thyatira?
    72. Relate what is given in regard to Jezebel? What is said of the history of Jezebel?
    73. What came as the result of the doctrine of justification by works?
    74. Describe the condition of things at this time. Who had full control?
    75. How was Jezebel’s using the king’s name repeated.
    76. Give three events in Jezebel’s life that were repeated in the history of the church?
    77. When and how was the power of the papacy broken? What continues?
    78. What will be the fate of Babylon and her daughters? Of what is the death of Jezebel a symbol?
    79. Describe the experience of those who separated from the main body in the early days of Thyatira.
    80. To whom are these compared? Name some of these faithful ones.
    81. What message is given these faithful ones? Define Thyatira. To whom does it appear to have direct application?
    82. What had the church lost?
    83. What broke the power of the papacy? What was given the people of the sixteenth century?
    84. Name three important subjects that were presented. Why were they not accepted at this time?


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    85. Who opened the Scriptures? How was the light received?
    86. What else was seen by the faithful of this period? Why was this sign given?
    87. What promise does Christ give?
    88. State what is said in regard to the light. Give the effect of the fires of persecution.
    89. To what was the Thyatira church pointed? With what is this message in harmony?
    90. What should be remembered? What will be repeated?
    91. Give two conditions that will follow the union of church and state.
    92. Of what was Elijah a type? What words were often repeated?

Chapter IV.
THE MESSAGE TO THE CHURCHES. —Continued
Sardis.
Revelation 3Book Chapter 4
    1. To whom was the Sardis message addressed? What period was covered by the message to Thyatira?
    2. Describe the change in the condition of the church. Who were the forerunners of Protestantism?
    3. When was the darkness first broken? How long before the sun shone in its splendor? How long had darkness reigned?
    4. How did the change affect the world?
    5. Where did God prepare a cradle for the newborn cause of Protestantism? What nations failed to shelter it?
    6. What nation became the center of the movement?
    7. Define Sardis. To whom is the name especially appropriate? What is Protestantism? Of what is it the result?
    8. What is the result of teaching justification by faith? What gives a death blow to tyranny in government? What comes with freedom of conscience?
    9. What opportunity was given Europe in the days of Luther? Give the result. What reason is assigned for the failure?
    10. What had existed since the days of Wycliffe?
    11. Give the history of Protestantism in England.
    12. Was freedom always granted in America? What gradual change was made?
    13. What is said of the Constitution of the United States? When did God place His sign in the heavens?
    14. How did the breaking of the papal power affect the countries of southern Europe?
    15. What can you say of the first fifty years of Protestant principles in America? What was offered each denomination?
    16. Give the particulars in regard to William Miller’s experience.
    17. What line of prophecy did he study? With what results?
    18. Give the condition of the churches. What does the Lord say of the condition of Sardis?
    19. How had the life been taken from Protestantism?
    20. What had been the experience of Christianity and paganism? When was the experience repeated?
    21. Describe the experience of Protestantism and the papacy. What were they bidden to do?
    22. What were they admonished to remember?
    23. How long did William Miller wait before he proclaimed the message? Why? When did he begin preaching? To what church did he always belong?
    24. What two events are recorded for the year 1833 a. d.? By what two ways was God calling to the Sardis church?
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    26. Tell what you can of the “Missionary to Asia.”
    27. Who proclaimed the message in England? In South America? Relate the experience of Gaussen.
    28. How was the message given in Scandinavia?
    29. What was published in 1838? Give the particulars in regard to this prophecy.
    30. How extensively was the advent message proclaimed? What was said to Sardis?
    31. What two sins were found in the church at that time?
    32. What is the white raiment? Give the closing words of the message to Sardis.
    33. Whose name will be retained in the Book of Life? What was revealed to Daniel? At the end of what period was the judgment opened?
    34. With what did this work correspond? What mistake was made? What is said of the mistake?
    35. How long will this message be given? Who will see the second coming of Christ?

Philadelphia.
    36. What did the Saviour find? What was said of this class? What was offered by the advent message?
    37. What was the experience of those giving the message? Define Philadelphia.
    38. What two motives caused many to accept the message? Who composed the Philadelphia church?
    39. How does Christ regard the Philadelphia church? Why?
    40. What took place when the call was given, “The Bridegroom cometh?” To what was the door an entrance? How was this shown in type?
    41. Where was the glory of God seen in the earthly sanctuary? Where is the attention directed?
    42. Who opened the most holy place? When? What message is sent to all?
    43. How many may enter the door? What is possible to the one whose faith centers in Christ?
    44. What came in the autumn of 1844? What did further investigation reveal? How was the waiting time spent? What inquiry was made?
    45. Who received light? When? What course did others pursue? Who were left in darkness? What class received a flood of light?
    46. What was seen through the open door? What became the test from this time? Who was leading the people? How?
    47. What was opened to the understanding? What became the message for the world? What was portrayed in vivid colors? State what is said of the law and the Sabbath.
    48. What effect did the proclaiming of the Sabbath have upon the churches? Of what should every open door remind us? Who compose the synagogue of Satan?
    49. What comparison is made between the first advent of Christ and 1844? Who will finally be seated on thrones?
    50. What opportunity was given the faithful ones in 1844? What promise is given them? How will patience be developed?
    51. What was the message to Thyatira? What message was given the Philadelphia church? How did the light of Thyatira compare with the light of Philadelphia?
    52. What is said of the crown? Who only can enjoy heaven? How long have the angels been waiting?
    53. What will some of the Philadelphia church become? To what period does the Philadelphian message extend?
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Laodicea.
    55. Name the three churches, whose messages extend to the end of time. Who gave the message to Laodicea?
    56. What was in progress during the period of the Laodicean message?
    57. What contrast is given between Christ and Satan? When was the cry, “Babylon is fallen,” first given? What is necessary?
    58. Where did the light of the sixteenth century come from? What two important truths were made known at this time? What is said of the Sabbath?
    59. What was repudiated by the church? By the state? What did some proclaim?
    60. What is said of the remnant? What does Christ say of them? For what are heaven and earth waiting?
    61. What two forces are preparing for the struggle? What is the only power that can retard the work?
    62. What command does the Saviour give? For what are the Lord and the angels waiting?
    63. What does the true Witness say of the church? What danger lies before those who have sacrificed for the truth? What will they say?
    64. What is their true condition? Who pities the church? What counsel is given them?
    65. Describe the white raiment offered. Who receive it? What is said of the life of the one in touch with heaven?
    66. What remedy is offered for spiritual blindness? What is said of Satan’s work?
    67. What counsel is given by the heavenly Merchantman?
    68. For what will many be reproved? What are at stake? To what time does the Laodicean message extend?
    69. Describe Christ’s attitude towards those who have not accepted Him. If admitted, what does He promise to do?
    70. What honor will be conferred upon the remnant? What place will they fill?
    71. From the lowest depths to what is man exalted? What is said of the place occupied by the redeemed?
    72. Who are watching for the consummation? Give the closing words of the message.

Chapter V.
A GLIMPSE OF HEAVEN
Revelation 4Book Chapter 5
    1. What is said of John’s experience? What was opened before him?
    2. Relate what is said of Stephen. What touched the heart of Christ? What invitation was given to John?
    3. Who only can view heavenly scenes? Who describes the throne of God? Did John have a view of the throne?
    4. How long has the throne of God been connected with the sanctuary? How should one feel when studying heavenly scenes?
    5. What is said of the plan of Redemption? How are the heavenly beings employed? Describe the One upon the throne.
    6. Of what is the rainbow a symbol? With whom did the plan of Redemption originate? Give the details of the plan.
    7. Who clasped hands over the covenant? What power was bestowed upon Christ? What is said of the work of the angels?
    8. What will be sung throughout eternity? What is nature?
    9. What is said of the rainbow? What separates man from God? What are the tears of the penitent?
    10. What does God remember when He looks upon the rainbow? Of what does the rainbow remind man?
    11. Who were seated about the throne? Describe their appearance. Who are the four and twenty elders? Where is their work described?


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    12. What is said of the throne of God? What is accomplished by the power centered there?
    13. What is said of the work of the angels? State what is said of the voice of God.
    14. Mention three times when the voice of God was heard by men. What was typified by the seven lamps in the earthly tabernacle? Where were they? What is said of the Spirit?
    15. What does Jeremiah say of the throne of God? How does Ezekiel describe it?
    16. What was in the midst of the throne? What is represented by these four living creatures? Describe each of them.
    17. What shows that the New Testament is an unfolding of the Old?
    18. Where were the four natures combined? What is said of Judah? How is the kingly nature represented?
    19. What was shown by the genealogy in Matthew? State what is said in regard to Christ. Of what is every firstborn a type?
    20. What was represented by the face of the calf? State in full what is said in regard to the Levites. Of what is every heavily laden beast a reminder?
    21. State what is said in regard to the Gospel of Luke.
    22. What does the keen eye of the eagle represent? How does John present the Saviour? What does he portray more fully than any other writer?
    23. Give the substance of the last paragraph in the chapter.

Chapter VI.
WHO IS WORTHY TO OPEN THE BOOK?
Revelation 5Book Chapter 6
    1. Where had John been taken? What was described in the fourth chapter? In the fifth chapter?
    2. Describe the close connection between God and His people. What did John see? State what is given in regard to the book. What is the mystery of the Gospel?
    3. What challenge was given by the angel? How was John affected by the scene? Describe the scene in heaven.
    4. Who broke the silence? Give the experience of the elder. What did he say to John? What two things were taken to represent God’s power? Describe the power of the root.
    5. What is said of the Root of David? Who only can be trees of righteousness? With what had John been familiar from childhood? What promise was familiar to the Jews?
    6. Give the quotations from Jeremiah and Zechariah. Who had used these same symbols in John’s presence? What is said of Christ?
    7. What comparison is given?
    8. For whom did the angel call? What was written in the book? Where is it revealed?
    9. Who did John see in the midst of the throne? Describe the scene.
    10. State the change wrought in the earth by sin. What covenant had been made? How did man show his faith in this covenant?
    11. What is said in regard to all animal life? How did the offerings affect the Father?
    12. What caused the death of Christ? With what is heaven well acquainted?
    13. What is said of the Lamb? What is indicated by the “seven horns and seven eyes?”
    14. Who took the book? From whence came the power? Who unite in all the work of Redemption?
    15. Who worshiped the Lamb? Give in full the work of the elders and the living creatures.


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    16. What is said of the incense in the earthly tabernacle? What is being offered now in heaven? Why is repentance a sweet odor? What is said of the morning and evening prayers?
    17. State what is said about the unanswered prayers. What will finally be known?
    18. What can the sinner behold? State what is said in regard to the work of the elders.
    19. What is sung? What is sung by the elders? Why? To what do the redeemed in heaven look forward?
    20. What will be the grand chorus when the redeemed are gathered?
    21. To what does heaven look forward?
    22. What two companies join in the song? What is sung by each company?
    23. Give the chorus. Who join in this? Who closes the song? How did this affect the elders?
    24. What will enable man to repeat the songs of heaven? Towards what are all the angels looking? Are you?

Chapter VII.
HISTORY IN THE SEALS
Revelation 6Book Chapter 7
    1. How is Revelation introduced? What is said of the first five chapters? Of the sixth chapter?
    2. What is held in the right hand of the Father? Who alone can read the scroll? What do the seals reveal? What period is covered by the seals? Who only knows all the secrets of the life?
    3. Who announced the opening of the first seal? What is said of the living creatures? In whom are they interested?
    4. What did John see when the first seal was opened? What does Zechariah say of horses? For what is God’s Spirit seeking? What church was given a double portion of the Spirit?
    5. What was represented by the white horse? What was manifested in the church of the first century? What separation was made?
    6. What is said of the crown? Describe the success of the work as represented by the crown. Give Peter’s experience.
    7. To what was the church compared? What was its most attractive feature? What is said of its connection with the living water?
    8. To what do the writers of that age witness? What was written to the Romans? What statement was made to the Colossians? How long did it take to complete this work? By what power was it accomplished?
    9. What does the Gospel bring if received? What if rejected?
    10. Who announced the opening of the second seal? What was said of the red horse? State what actually took place.
    11. What period was covered by this seal? With what church does it correspond? State how the experience of God’s people looked in the eyes of the Lord, and in the eyes of the world.
    12. What was the result of the sacrifice of lives? What gave strength to the people? Why? Give the result of an act performed in behalf of Christ.
    13. What is necessary for spiritual life? What change came in the church at this time? How did Satan accomplish the work?
    14. Who announced the opening of the third seal? What was seen? When do men become self-appointed judges? Is this the Spirit of Christ? What did Moses pray?
    15. What follows disobedience to the law of God? What is said of the “mystery of iniquity?” What spirit is manifested in this power?
    16. What is said of the balances? Who has oversight of the weighing? What divine command is given? Of what were the oil and wine symbols?


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    17. What was done by the church during the fourth and fifth centuries? What change was made during this period?
    18. What was seen when the fourth seal was opened? What was indicated by the pale horse? Give some facts in regard to the persecution at this time.
    19. What is the result of the church being clothed with civil power? What follows? Who watches over every soul?
    20. Who suffered with the martyrs? What was necessary at the crucifixion of Christ? With whom does Christ identify Himself?
    21. What was seen when the fifth seal was opened? Where are the names of the martyrs? Explain how the earth is the altar.
    22. Who fell before the one who sat upon the pale horse? Name some of the martyrs. Who else was persecuted? Why?
    23. Of what does the earth bear witness? What is said of this witness? What question was asked, when the history of nations was revealed to Daniel? Give the effect of the curse of sin. What voice is heard by the ear of Jehovah?
    24. What did John see? What is said of those who have given their lives for the sake of truth? How will their number be increased? What will be repeated?
    25. When will they in reality receive the white robes? How are they regarded at the present time?
    26. Who receives the most benefit from the history of the seals? When does the period of the sixth seal close? How does it differ from the first four seals?
    27. Who will welcome the Saviour under the seventh seal? What will be the fate of those who will not heed the signs?
    28. How did the sixth seal open? State what is given in regard to the earthquake. How may we know which events to accept as signs?
    29. How many Bible writers mention the signs in the sun, moon, and stars? Name the four that wrote before the time of Christ. Name those who mentioned these signs in the New Testament.
    30. How many peculiarities are mentioned? When does Matthew tell men to look for the signs? What is meant by the “tribulation of those days?” Give dates for the beginning and ending of this period. Why was the persecution shortened?
    31. When was the persecuting power broken? Could the sun be darkened as a sign before 1776?
    32. Give Mark’s testimony. Definitely locate the time when the sun must be darkened to be a sign. Give the fulfillment.
    33. What is said of Luke as a writer? What is shown by the manner in which he states the facts? What effect would the signs have upon the people of God? What were they to know?
    34. How near is the Saviour’s coming? What is stated in Joel 3:15? When was the sun darkened? Describe the event.
    35. Give the prophecy of Amos and the fulfillment.
    36. Give Isaiah’s prophecy, also Amos 8:9. What does Ezekiel record? Which is the only dark day that fulfills all the specifications given in the Bible?


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    37. Give the substance of the quotation from “Our First Century.” How did the sun appear?
    38. What prophecy had been given in regard to the moon? Describe the fulfillment.
    39. How were the stars to fall? Give the date of a shower of stars that fulfilled this prophecy. Describe the scene.
    40. Give date for the opening of the sixth seal. What four statements are made concerning this period? What two classes are mentioned?
    41. To what does the sixth seal look forward? Describe the change wrought in the earth by sin.
    42. How will the voice of God affect the earth? Who will then seek to hide from the Lord?
    43. What dates are clearly marked? “Who shall be able to stand?”

Chapter VIII.
THE SEALING WORK
Revelation 7Book Chapter 8
    1. What does the seventh chapter of Revelation contain? What is said in regard to the signs? What was to follow the signs in the heavens?
    2. Locate the seventh chapter of Revelation chronologically. What did John see? What is said of these angels and their work? Of what was the wind a symbol?
    3. What two principles changed the condition of the world? Define each. What besides the churches was affected by the Reformation? What was required?
    4. Where did civil and religious liberty blossom and bear fruit? State how the United States was regarded by other nations.
    5. What was the condition of Europe? What is said of France? Describe the condition in all the European countries. Where did the trouble first break out?
    6. Give an account of the uprising in France. What followed in other European countries?
    7. What three important events in English history are mentioned?
    8. When did the climax come? State in full the particulars of the trouble in France. Give the changes wrought in Germany, Prussia, and Austria.
    9. What took place in a brief period of time? Describe the calm which followed. What was practically a thing of the past? What could now ripen?
    10. What is said of the closing work in the earth? What is now going on?
    11. What did John see? How are nations represented? What question is asked? What is always true of God’s people?
    12. What was given to Abraham? What is given to the seed of Abraham living in the end of time? How is the seal received? What is this sign or seal? Give the words of Paul.
    13. Give a full definition of the seal. Between what two parties is the Sabbath a sign? Of what is it a sign? Who only can enjoy the spiritual rest in the Sabbath?
    14. Where is the seal placed? Who only can read it? Can civil law enforce Sabbath-keeping? Why not?
    15. Whose life reveals true Sabbath-keeping? Which day is the Sabbath? Name the three steps taken in making the Sabbath.
    16. What does every seventh day of the week contain? What three things are necessary in the seal of every earthly ruler? Where is the seal usually attached to a legal document?
    17. Where is the seal placed in the law of God? Repeat the fourth commandment. Point out the three specifications of God’s seal as given in the fourth commandment.


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    18. When the fourth commandment is omitted, has the law any seal? What two things are mentioned as being revealed in the fourth commandment?
    19. What call was given in 1848? Since that time, what message has been going to the earth? How did the work commence? What is said of the extent of the work?
    20. How many receive the seal of God? How are they divided? What is the basis of the sealing work?
    21. To whom was the promise of the new earth made? Who inherits the promise? What position will the adopted children occupy?
    22. What is said of the names of the twelve tribes? What class is represented by the name of Issachar? State what is said of Naphtali. What contrast is given? Are both classes necessary?
    23. What is said of Levi? Of Reuben? Who are represented by Judah? What tribe is left out? How is the number made up? What was said of Dan? What gift was given Dan? How did he pervert the gift? What did he become?
    24. Who has the gift of judgment misdirected? Will those who continue to criticize others ever enter heaven? Why not?
    25. Who did John see before the throne? What is said of this company? Of what do they sing?
    26. To what other company was their attention directed? What is said of this company?
    27. What was Satan forced to acknowledge? What is their reward?
    28. What position was held by Lucifer? Who fell with Satan? Who will finally occupy the place formerly filled by Satan?
    29. Who compose Christ’s body-guard? State what is said of this company.
    30. How will the sunlight on the new earth compare with the present state? Describe the effect of the glory of the angel upon the Roman guard.
    31. What is said of those who walk in the presence of God? Give the substance of the last paragraph in the chapter.

Chapter IX.
THE TRUMPETS
Revelation 8Book Chapter 9
    1. What is the closing work of earth? For what is the universe now waiting? What can hinder this work?
    2. What is said of Christ’s kingdom and the subjects? When will the over-comer inherit the kingdom?
    3. What was shown to John? When does the sixth seal close? What is said of the opening of the seventh seal?
    4. What is said of God’s dwelling place? Who carries the announcement that the work is done? Mention four events that follow the announcement.
    5. Describe the coming of Christ. What promise will then be fulfilled? Describe the reunion that will then take place.
    6. How much time is spent on the journey home? What is said of this company?
    7. Of what is the giving of the law a symbol? Give the words of Moses.
    8. Who only will hear the law spoken a second time?
    9. What was given the prophet? Give what is said of the messages to the churches. Give in full what is said of the seven seals. What other phase of history is given?
    10. How much time is covered by the seven trumpets? What three lines of prophecy are mentioned as extending into eternity?
    11. Of what is the trumpet a signal? What is the history of the trumpets? Why is it left on record?


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    12. What work is introduced before the trumpets? Why? How is Christ presented? Give in full what is said in regard to the incense.
    13. Of what was the incense a type? What is said of the supply? What does the High Priest offer? What is said of recorded prayers? How surely will they be answered? What are the angels doing?
    14. Will any reject light? How and when will the prayers be answered? What takes place in heaven when the sealing work is finished?
    15. What is Satan’s studied plan? What effect will this plan have upon individuals and the church? By whom was this lesson taught? How was the lesson taught the Roman Empire?
    16. What is said of the Roman Empire at the time of Christ? When was Rome divided? Give capital of each division. Give what is stated in regard to the three divisions.
    17. What followed the sounding of the first angel? Give the historical fulfillment.
    18. When and by whom was the Eastern Roman Empire invaded? Describe the invasion. When was Italy invaded? Describe the invasion. Give the particulars in regard to the capture of Rome.
    19. Give date of Alaric’s death. What is said of his successor?
    20. Quote Rev. 8:8. Where and by whom was this fulfilled? Who led the Vandals? What is said of him? Give the particulars in regard to the Vandals being in Africa.
    21. How did the Vandal conquests in Africa affect Rome? What other conquests followed? What happened in June, 455? Describe the pillage of Rome. How did it compare with the sack of Rome by the Goths?
    22. Describe the view of the mountains given to the prophet With what does this agree? Describe the Vandal conquests and give their extent.
    23. What measures were taken by Rome? What was prepared? Who unite in these preparations? Describe the destruction of the fleet.
    24. How was Genseric recognized? What did he live to see? Give date. What change was taking place in Rome at this time?
    25. Quote Rev. 8:10. What is said of the Huns? What took place in the day of Ætius? What course did Theodosius pursue? What did the Senate do? Of what was this a fulfillment?
    26. Who became rulers in 433? What is said of the conditions of peace? Give the substance of the conditions of peace.
    27. What was Rome made to realize? What course did Attila pursue? Give the result.
    28. Describe Attila’s invasion of Italy. How did Rome escape? What is said of the “wormwood” and the “star?”
    29. When did Attila die? Was Rome delivered? Who was in the heighth of his power at this time? How long did his work continue?
    30. What is said of Roman power? Who occupied the throne of Rome. What was necessary to complete the overthrow?
    31. Quote Rev. 8:12. How many emperor ruled during the last twenty years of the Roman Empire? Relate what is said of Nepas, Orestes, Augustulus, Odoacer, and Zeno.
    32. Give particulars in regard to Odoacer’s reign. In what condition was Rome? Who had prophesied of this?
    33. How long will Rome remain divided? When did the Middle Ages begin? What is said of the next few years? Give the fulfillment of Dan. 7:8.


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    34 Where did the people seek safety? What power was constantly increasing? What is said of the church?
    35. How did the Saviour appear to His followers? What is said of the fall of Rome? Of what is its fall a type? What is said of the history of the four trumpets? How is Rome next presented?
    36. Quote Rev. 8:13. What is said of barbarian warfare? How does heaven look upon these scenes? What is especially designated as woes?

Chapter X.
THE BEGINNING OF WOES
Revelation 9Book Chapter 10
    1. What bitter struggle is mentioned? What is said of the devil’s counterfeits? How has God used these deceptions? What should be kept in the mind?
    2. What is said of God’s plan and Satan’s working? Who was seen by the Infinite One?
    3. What did the “mystery of iniquity” find? What shows the foresight and wisdom of the Saviour? What is said of Satan’s schemes? How shown?
    4. What is said of the barbarian hordes? In what condition was the Eastern Empire? Quote Rev. 9:1. What had gone forth from northern Asia? From central western Asia?
    5. When and where was Mohammed born? From whom did he claim descent? What is said of the faith he founded?
    6. What does Gibbon say of Arabia? Who were gathered in Arabia? How did Mohammed become acquainted with these people?
    7. What is said of Mohammed? What is said of his flight from Mecca? Give date. How did the religion of Mohammed compare with the faith of others? Give some facts in regard to their worship.
    8. What was the single rule of action? How do the Mohammedans regard Jesus? By what was the Bible replaced? In what respect did Mohammedanism seem to be a reform? What is the foundation of a Mohammedan’s faith? Compare it with the papacy.
    9. What is said of the ancient history of the Arab? What did Mohammedanism do for them? To what was the rapid progress of the Saracen arms due? What was the result?
    10. Give the result of the fall of modern Persia. Quote Rev. 9:3. What are the Saracens called? Show how the eighth Egyptian plague describes their work.
    11. What did Solomon say of the locusts? Show the parallel in the history of the Saracens. How did Mohammed first gain adherents? What change was made? In a few years what conquests were made? Describe their mode of conquest.
    12. Give Abubeker’s instruction to his chiefs. Who were protected? Who destroyed? When was the conquest of Egypt begun? When and by whom was an attempt made to conquer Africa? When were the Moors conquered?
    13. When did the Moslems reach the Pyrenees? What did they hope to do? When and by whom was their progress checked? Give an account of their work in Spain. What was preserved by them?
    14. What change was made in their mode of conquest in the South and West? Was this true of the East? State what is said of their warfare in the East.


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    15. When did they attack Constantinople? What inducement was held out to the army? What dismayed them? How long did they continue the siege?
    16. What was done in 677? What took place between 716 and 718? State how the two Saracen armies were defeated. Why did they give up the second attempt to capture Constantinople?
    17. In what way did the Saracens resemble the locusts? Why did they fail to capture Constantinople? State what is said of the Arabian horse.
    18. What is the Arab’s crown? What is said of their customs and personal appearance? State what is said of their mode of warfare.
    19. With what were the Arabs armed? Quote Rev. 9:11. Give the historical fulfillment. What is said of Othman?
    20. What was done by the Crusades? What was approaching? When did Othman invade Nicomedia? What does Gibbon say of the date?
    21. How long were the Saracens given power to hurt men? Five prophetic months equal how much literal time? Give dates for the beginning and end of the 150 years.
    22. What does Gibbon state of Othman’s work? What demand was given and obtained by Orchan? What was accomplished between 1360 and 1389.
    23. State what you can of the fourth king? What was the condition of Constantinople? With what other foes did the Turks have to contend? Did the Byzantine court gain strength? Quote Rev. 9:12.
    24. For what was God waiting? How was the sixth trumpet opened? What altar is here referred to? Quote Rev. 9:13, 14. When on the verge of victory, how was the Turkish force abated?
    25. State in full what took place in 1448 How were the “four angels” loosed? Name the four Sultanies. What was soon gained by the Turks?
    26. What change of rulers was made in 1451? Relate in full what is recorded of Mohammed II.
    27. When was the siege formed? What is said of the army? Give the result How did the Moslems treat the religion of Rome? What was affected by the fall of Constantinople?
    28. What followed the fall of Constantinople? By what had the breastplate and scimiter been replaced? How did the discharge of the firearms appear to the prophet? Who does Isaiah say is the “tail?”
    29. What is said of the military valor of the Turks? What other factor was equally potent? What prophetic period began July 27, 1449? State what is said of this period. How was the end marked?
    30. Give date for the end of this prophetic period. Give the four waymarks in the history of Constantinople.
    31. What conclusion was drawn by Josiah Litch and Wm. Miller? Was this published? Relate the historical facts that led to the fulfillment. What four powers held a council? When?
    32. What did the Turkish ruler volunteer to do? Give the substance of the official document.
    33. When was this signed by the Turkish ruler? How has Turkey been known since that time?
    34. Give Daniel’s prophecy concerning Turkey. When will the Turks leave Europe? Of what will this move be a sign?
    35. To what should these things lead us? In what two places will we look for changes? What takes place in heaven when the capital of Turkey is removed to Palestine?


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    36. What is said of the closing words of the ninth chapter? Of what is the fall of nations a symbol? How are men affected by these things? Who are precious in the sight of the Lord? What work is being done today?

Chapter XI.
THE VOICE OF THE MIGHTY ANGEL
Revelation 10Book Chapter 11
    1. What was seen by John? What are mingled in God’s dealings with men? When did a thrilling message come to the world?
    2. Describe the angel that brought the message. What is said of the message? What was the significance of the cloud? What enables individual to penetrate the cloud?
    3. To whom is the rainbow a reminder of the everlasting covenant? Give the history of the rainbow. Who behold the bow? When was the rainbow first placed in the sky?
    4. What is said in regard to God’s looking upon the rainbow? What does every cloud contain? What is said of the dark clouds? Of what should every cloud be a reminder?
    5. What was shown by the rainbow about the head of the angel? What is said of the insignia of earthly potentates? What did the angel bind together?
    6. What two events were prophesied of by Daniel? What was Daniel’s prophecy? What was he told to do? At what time, and by whom would it be understood? What was the line of prophecy Daniel sought to understand? What is the only sealed message of the Word?
    7. Describe the book in the angel’s hand. When did the angel set one foot on the sea and one on the land? Describe the condition of the world How much was embraced in the message? How was the message given? What was the result? What was. seen on the brow of the angel?
    8. How did nature respond? Give the oath of the angel. How was Jewish history divided? State what is included in the two thousand three hundred days of Daniel 8:14.
    9. When did men begin to study the prophecies of Daniel? What conclusion was drawn? To what did they think the cleansing of the sanctuary referred? How was it preached? Who led the work in America? In England? In Asia?
    10. How was the work carried forward in Sweden? What interpretation was given Rev. 9:13-21? What took place in 1840? How were people affected by it? What message was given at this time? From whom was it sent?
    11. What did the angel sware? Describe the messenger. What was the effect of preaching the message? What did the school children repeat?
    12. Quote Rev. 10:7. What is said of the seventh trumpet? What will be finished in the beginning of the seventh trumpet? When did the sixth trumpet end? When was the loud cry of the mighty angel given? When did the seventh trumpet begin to sound? What is the mystery of God?
    13. When was the truth in regard to the heavenly sanctuary discovered? What began in 1844? Where did Christ go at that time? What was begun when the first case was decided?
    14. What was this period? With what are the sixth and seventh verses of the tenth chapter of Revelation parallel?


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    15. How was the advent message received? Quote Rev. 10:8. Did the angel close the book? Quote Rev. 10:9 What does eating the book imply? How did Jesus use the figure?
    16. When was there a deep searching of the Scriptures? Describe the condition in the spring of 1844. Give the particulars in regard to the decree of Artaxerxes.
    17. What was the effect of eating the little book? What is said of the disappointment? To what is it compared? What was the effect upon the churches? What message was given as the result?
    18. How were the expectations of many defeated? Quote the words of the angel. What is said of this message?
    19. How many will hear this message? What is the message? When did the bitter disappointment pass?

Chapter XII.
THE THIRD WOE
Revelation 11Book Chapter 12
    1. What is contained in the three preceding chapters? In the eighth chapter? Give the outline of the ninth chapter. What is given in the tenth chapter of Revelation?
    2. What is said of the eleventh chapter? State the condition of Rome in 476 a. d. Name the ten tribes that were settled within the borders of the Western Empire. What three were “plucked up?” When? Why? What was developed from the other seven tribes?
    3. What does a study of the Eastern Empire necessitate? What was claimed by the western division of Europe? What is said of the attempt of Mohammedanism to conquer Western Europe? How did the West stand?
    4. What was born in the West? What commission was given Western Europe? For what was this a preparation?
    5. What was given John? What was he to do? What is said of the one absolute rule by which actions are measured? Give the conclusion of the whole matter. What was the measuring reed?
    6. What was shown John? Whose wisdom was given him? For what purpose? Of what is God’s law an expression?
    7. What is said of the temple? What story was told by the measuring of the temple? When John measured the altar what was seen? What is said of the love of Christ? How long will it be studied? What does it reveal? How many dimensions does it have? What does it all read?
    8. How many classes are measured by the law? What is the test? What is the standard? Describe the character that is accepted. What develops a character that will stand the test?
    9. What was revealed under the third seal? What contrasts are given? To what place was the attention of the prophet called? What was to be left out? Why? For how long a time was the holy city to be trodden under foot?
    10. Where is the scene located? Quote Dan. 7:25. Explain the twelve hundred and sixty days. When was the papacy established? What was this period called? What is said of it?
    11. What two powers brought darkness? Describe the work of Mohammedanism. What two powers bore sway in the East? Describe the thraldom in the West.
    12. What day did the Mohammedans substitute for the Sabbath? What did the “man of sin” think to change? By what was the Bible replaced in the East? Quote Rev. 11:3. For how long a time was the Bible suppressed in the West? What does history prove?


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    13. What was believed by the one that held the balances? What was God doing at that time?
    14. What are the “two witnesses?” What is told by the Old Testament? By the New Testament? How is the same mystery revealed to individuals? Relate the incident at Jacob’s well. When will the testimony of the two witnesses be accepted?
    15. What is said of the two olive branches? How is the church represented? From where does the oil come? What is said of the oil?
    16. How is the unity of the candlesticks typified? Of what is this a beautiful picture? From whence does life flow? What brings spiritual death? Does this affect the tree?
    17. What is said of the two witnesses? What is the only channel through which man may receive light? What is said of the power of the two witnesses? What does Elijah’s experience illustrate? When was the restraining power of God withdrawn? What followed?
    18. What was removed by the Reformation? What was accomplished by Wycliffe’s translation? How was the light spread? Give illustrations. What formed the basis of all instruction? What followed?
    19. To what do all historians witness? What is stated by Ranke? What prevented the overthrow of the papacy ? What is said of the Jesuits?
    20. Through what means did the Jesuits work most efficiently? What was the result? What is said of France? What is said of the Jesuit teaching? When did the beast make war against the two witnesses?
    21. What is said of the Counter-Reformation? In what does France stand alone? State what is said in regard to the worship of the “Goddess of Reason.”
    22. When was the Bible prohibited in France? How long did this condition exist? What was repeated in France? What else was found there? What did France do?
    23. What was established in France? Describe the scenes which followed? How did other nations look upon it? What resolution was passed by the convention? Describe the condition of the nation.
    24. Who called a halt? What was seen by the nations? What has been exalted? Which nations have taken the lead? What is said of copies of the Word of God? Give the rise of the British Bible Society. Tell of the American Bible Society. What is the result?
    25. When did modern French history begin? What was the great earthquake? What did the beast receive? What changes were wrought? What follows the exaltation of the Scriptures?
    26. Who place themselves on the verge of a precipice? What is being repeated in the twentieth century? What is exalted by education without God?
    27. What took place on earth in 1840? In heaven? Who was sent forth? What response was made on earth? Why was the seventh angel held in heaven? Quote and explain Rev. 11:14.
    28. What was John told in the tenth chapter of Revelation? Quote Rev. 11:15. What three things are necessary to make up a kingdom? What is the work of the investigative judgment? Explain when the three parts of the kingdom will be given to Christ.


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    29. When and by whom is the enrollment for the kingdom made? State in full what is said of this work. What takes place when the work is completed? What is said of the elders and their song? To what do they look forward?
    30. When did the third woe begin? When does it end? Name five events which take place during the sounding of the third woe.
    31. When did Christ’s ministration in the most holy place begin? Quote Rev. 11:19. When was the sacredness of the law revealed? What was seen about the fourth commandment? How did the seal of the law stand out?
    32. What filled the people with reverential awe? Who saw light? Upon whom was the seal placed? What do they compose?
    33. What will be seen in the sky? What will be the condition of the earth when the third woe closes?

Chapter XIII.
THE GREAT CONTROVERSY
Revelation 12Book Chapter 13
    1. What is said of the salvation of souls? State the object of all creation. Through whom has God revealed the plan of salvation? How have the angels shown their interest in the work?
    2. What plan is given to reveal God’s love? What is said of the ministration of angels? By what are the Father’s blessings offset? To what did every offering point?
    3. How was the real object of the service often hid? For what were God’s people anxiously looking? How did they always picture the Coming One? For whom did the self-righteous Jew look? What had no charm for the Jew? What was portrayed by the prophecies?
    4. With what is Satan familiar? With what did he try to absorb the minds of the people at Christ’s first advent? What was the condition of the world when Christ was born?
    5. What was the condition of the race? State what is said of Zacharias and his wife. How were their prayers answered?
    6. What is said of Nazareth? What message did Gabriel bring? How was the message received?
    7. How many have been mentioned who were true to God? Who else is mentioned? What is said of Anna? In what condition were these faithful ones said to be?
    8. How are these faithful ones represented? What was represented by the moon? What met in the child that was born?
    9. What was shadowed forth and taught by every sacrifice offered? What did the sinner see by faith? What did the service typify?
    10. What kind of a foundation has God placed under His church? From what is light emitted? What is said of the twelve stars?
    11. What is said of the birth of Christ? Into whose territory did He come? How? What was the wonder that appeared in heaven? What is stated in Rev. 12:9?
    12. What was done by Rome during the reign of paganism and papacy? Who gained control of Palestine? Relate what is said of Herod. Of what scripture was this the fulfillment?
    13. When did Herod die? How was one third of the stars cast to the earth? What other event was described by these words?
    14. Describe Satan’s attempt to destroy the infant Jesus. Who guarded the child? Name some of the ways Satan attempted to overcome the Saviour during His lifetime.


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    15. What five names are given to Christ? What was said of Judah? How was this fulfilled? What did the Father say of Christ?
    16. Who only has been given the right to rule with a rod of iron? Quote the decree given.
    17. State what is said of the Saviour’s life and death. Give two instances when heaven resounded with shouts of triumph. How many years before the papal tyranny?
    18. Give the three steps from the typical service to the day of triumph. What was brought to the mind of the prophet?
    19. When was there war in heaven? How did it originate? What was the result? What is said of Justice, Mercy, and the rainbow?
    20. What did Satan claim? Where was he granted a trial? At what cost? Through what did Satan work? What did our planet become? State in full what is said of the council at the gate of heaven.
    21. What part did Satan act? What two cases are mentioned? To what have the angels listened? What four events in the life of Christ were watched by the heavenly host?
    22. Quote the words of Christ as He looked forward to the cross. What was sealed at the cross? Describe the scene. What stood face to face at the cross? For what had Christ lived? What had Satan manifested?
    23. What was heard in heaven when Christ died on the cross? What assurance did this bring to Christ? Quote Rev. 12:10. What triumph was gained at the cross?
    24. What was formed by the life of Christ? Quote Rev. 12:11. How did the sealed sepulcher affect the disciples? Contrast this with the feelings of the angels. Quote Rev. 12:12.
    25. What effect did all of this have upon Satan? What new scheme did he invent? When was the papacy established?
    26. How long did the papacy hold power? Give the condition of the world during this period.
    27. How did God break the power of the papacy? What three instances are mentioned? What is still felt in the earth? Who have the privilege of giving the Gospel to the earth?
    28. What is contained in the tenth and fourteenth chapters of Revelation? Give in full the two characteristics of the Remnant Church.
    29. How will Satan work at this time? What was given to John? What is added? What will be obeyed by the Remnant Church? What is said of the book of Revelation?

Chapter XIV.
THE BEAST FROM THE SEA AND
THE BEAST FROM THE EARTH
Revelation 13Book Chapter 14
    1. When can the world’s history be rightly understood? What was seen in the history given John? What is revealed in the history of nations? What is contained in the twelfth and thirteenth chapters of Revelation?
    2. Describe Patmos. How were the scenes of nature connected with the teachings of Christ? Quote Rev. 13:1. Describe the beast. Where do we find the same symbols?
    3. How much of the world’s history is covered by the four beasts shown to Daniel? State what is said of Babylon. Give the character of the Medes and Persians. What example of tyranny is given?


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    4. What new scheme was presented through Greece? What was the result?
    5. From whence did the beast come? What was combined in it? Describe the body.
    6. How many heads did the beast have? Give in full the six different forms of government introduced into Rome before the advent of Christ.
    7. How was the pagan empire of Rome affected by the preaching of Christ? Where did paganism hide itself? What did this establish? Into how many divisions was Rome divided? Into what did seven of these divisions develop?
    8. What is shown by the crowns on the horns? How many horns were set aside to make way for the seventh head? What was written upon each of the seven heads? What did it indicate? What is said of the seventh head?
    9. What took place in 330 a. d.? What is said of the pope’s throne? Who laid the foundation of the papacy? When and by whom was the edifice completed? What three powers opposed the bishop of Rome?
    10. When did Justinian’s decree go into effect? What began in 538 a. d.? Quote Rev. 13:6. What power was claimed by the church?
    11. What attempt was made? How did this affect the Sabbath? What change was made in the decalogue? What was the result? Who found death a welcome relief?
    12. How widely was the Gospel preached? How many will feel the oppression of the seventh head? What was accomplished by the seed of the woman? When and where was the last public persecution?
    13. What took place in 1798? What is said of the wound? Is the work of the seventh head completed? What was believed? What is said of the life of the beast? What decision will be made before the end?
    14. What four things are said of those whose names are in the book of life? Who receive the mark of the beast?
    15. Who will be destroyed? Who will reign as king? What follows the beast? Why is such a power tolerated? What will be seen in the closing days? Who will meet these things?
    16. What is said of the twelve hundred and sixty years? State three ways in which it has been viewed. What is the noontide of the papacy? What will be repeated? When? What is given in the last half of chapter sixteen?
    17. What is said of the Reformation? In what two ways must the papacy be considered? To what did the Reformation give birth? Give the fulfillment of the words, “The earth helped the woman.”
    18. What more definite view of the help given by the earth was shown John? When did this power arise? Contrast the rise of the two powers. When and by whom was it brought into existence?
    19. When did Europe hear the reports of a land beyond the sea? What motives inspired the navigators? What was God’s purpose in the discovering of the United States of America? To what country did Protestantism pass after Germany refused full liberty?
    20. What country gave free scope for the development of these principles? What course did the British finally pursue? To what country did these principles of liberty then pass? What freedom did America give its people?
    21. In what particular place did Protestantism and Republicanism struggle for existence? What did the principles of monarchy strive to do? What was the result of perseverance and strong determination?


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    22. How did Boston show its freedom? To what place did Thomas Hooker emigrate? What was the result of this move? What was it that gave Rhode Island its existence? How does it stand in the Union today?
    23. In what other place was this battle fought? What took place in 1776? What led to the forgetting of all internal strife? What was the danger that now awaited the people? When some men advocated to return to former principles, how did God interfere?
    24. What important move was made in 1787? What was the result? What did Gladstone say of this document? Upon what principles was this new government founded? Of what was this an outgrowth? What then was restored to their proper place?
    25. How long had darkness covered Europe? At the end of this period, what arose out of the earth? What was then planted in congenial soil? What did this nation become to all other nations? What has become the model for the reorganization of nations? How did it affect the monarchs of Europe?
    26. Is the world free from the influence of the dragon? What is necessary to successfully carry out these principles? What has been the real support of the nation? What philosophy has supplanted the truths of God? What is the result of the philosophy of Greece on the education of children and youth? What does it develop in the character? What is its effect upon society?
    27. How does the dragon’s voice sound through all the earth? Who dictates to thousands? In what way is the voice of oppression heard? What does the prophecy teach us concerning America? What are the words of the prophet?
    28. What is the Protestant nation imitating? What is seen more and more in the nation? How is it affecting the nations of Europe? How and where will the deadly wound be healed? Where is the home of Protestantism?
    29. What is the character of her churches? What are they rapidly doing? What two things will characterize the remnant? To whom do these two characteristics belong?
    30. What did the beast do that is seen in the image? What is the object of the Spirit of Prophecy? How is it counterfeited? Through what agency does the devil seek to imitate the work?
    31. How will Satan himself finally appear? What will he have power to do through human instruments? What does Christ say will arise? What did the dragon seek to do at the birth of Christ? When Christ was caught up to heaven, what did the dragon do to the church? What will be his most daring act?
    32. Where did Spiritualism arise? When Satan thus appears, what will he demand? What people will the laws then imitate? What was demanded by the decree of Xerxes? Will these scenes be repeated?
    33. Where will the sign of loyalty be required? What will bring every individual under the eye of the government? What condition of things that once seemed impossible is now in existence?
    34. Why is the history of the beast repeatedly given? How has America once taken the lead, and what will she do? How is the image compared with the real in the thirteenth chapter of Revelation? Explain Rev. 13:18.


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    35. What is now right upon the world? Where will be the battle-field for the final struggle? What will go forth from its borders? With whom will the members of this church join?
    36. What is fast approaching? What will succeed the downfall of nations? What will be developed in this struggle? When will this be accomplished? What will be demonstrated before the universe? What should be the prayer of all?

Chapter XV.
THE THREE ANGELS’ MESSAGES
Revelation 14Book Chapter 15
    1. When was John’s attention called to scenes where the conflict was ended? What is said of the Lamb? What choice did He make? Locate the city of God.
    2. When did Christ enter the first apartment of the sanctuary? What took place in 1844? When do the events in the last part of chapter thirteen take place? What is the condition of the ruling powers of earth during the time of this sealing work?
    3. What is said of the one hundred and forty-four thousand? What took place in 1848? When is the wound of the beast healed? Where is the image to the beast formed? How much power was given it? What class is oppressed by the image?
    4. What nations control the world? How many are reached by the sealing angel? What contrast makes the work of redemption seem wonderful? From whom is the last company chosen? Why are they chosen?
    5. Who receive the name of the Father in their foreheads? How are they designated? Where are they seen? What place do they occupy? From where do they come?
    6. Quote Isaiah 6:1. What figure is taken to represent Christ and the true church? What is said of apostate churches? Upon whose foreheads is the name of the Father placed? How will they be shielded?
    7. What is said of the character of this company? How does the possession of the mind of Christ affect men? Is it possible to walk with God today? Give the character of those who are sealed. How did they overcome?
    8. Who only can enter the temple? Where are the new names written? What position does this company occupy throughout eternity? How are they described?
    9. Define music. Who will sound the clearest notes? What will each chord tell? To what are heavenly voices compared?
    10. What will the hundred and forty-four thousand sing? Who only can join in the song? What is said of the music?
    11. Give the title of their song. Of what class is Moses a type? Who claimed the body of Moses? Who will have a special resurrection? Why? With whom does this company join their voices? Of what victory will they sing?
    12. Quote Rev. 14:6. What is given in the tenth chapter? Of what is Rev. 14:6-12 a further development? To what period of time did the angel refer? When was the message given? What marked the close of the two thousand three hundred days? How was this change announced on earth?
    13. How extensively was the message given? What was proclaimed? What has long been the point of controversy? By what was this gospel covered? What came as the result of this?



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    14. By what did Satan try to hide the gospel in the days of Babylon? How has it been treated through all time? What did Christ put in a new setting? How did His questions affect the learned doctors? What had been accepted by the world?
    15. What is said of the sixteenth century reformation? Where was light seen? What is said of Protestantism? Describe the parasitic vine. What message was proclaimed while this vine was growing? To what did men turn? What book was studied?
    16. Quote Dan. 8:14. When did this period end? How many times is the word “sanctuary” used in the Bible? Does it ever refer to the earth? What mistake was made? How was Dan. 8:14 interpreted? By whom was this message proclaimed in America, England, and Asia?
    17. Describe the disappointment. What was said by the faithful? While studying the Scriptures, what did they receive? What did they see by faith? What had they truthfully given? What work commenced at that time?
    18. What message was heard throughout the earth? Explain the fulfillment of Zech. 9:9. If the people had known all, would the message have gone with power?
    19. How long will the first angel’s message sound? How was it given in 1843 and 1844? When will it again swell into a loud cry? Who will join in giving the everlasting Gospel?
    20. Give the second angel’s message. In what two ways was the preaching of the everlasting Gospel received by the people? What class was pronounced fallen? Who drank of the pure water of life? What position was taken by the churches after 1844?
    21. What kingdom was taken as a symbol of the churches? What mixture is offered men in place of the everlasting Gospel? What union is formed? What attempt is made? When did the second angel’s message begin? How long will it continue? Why are the words “is fallen” twice repeated?
    22. To what is this warning given the churches compared? Who will heed the call? When will the message swell into a loud cry? What two classes are mentioned? What was done by the first angel? What has been invented by the devil? What warning is given by the second angel?
    23. When was the sealing work begun? What is said of the law of God? Is there a countersealing? What does Jehovah recognize in the lives of His people? What are the three characteristics of the seal? Does the enemy’s seal possess these characteristics?
    24. What does the image to the beast enforce? Which commandment has the papacy thought to change? What power are those obeying who choose to keep the first day of the week as the Sabbath?
    25. What will the law compel men to receive? What prophecy will then become a reality? What will take place in the close of earth’s history? What will happen to those who accept Jehovah as King?
    26. What did another angel flying in the midst of heaven proclaim? How extensive was the first angel’s message? What relation do the second and third angels sustain to the first? How many will hear the warning of the third angel? In what can each individual honor the Creator? How much light will each receive?


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    27. What will those who reject the warning receive? What does the Lord say of those who will heed the warning? Who will drain to the dregs the cup of God’s wrath? What has Satan claimed? In what condition are those from whom the Sun of Righteousness withdraws His shining? What is this time called? How is man left to contend with disease and death?
    28. What are the plagues in the sixteenth chapter of Revelation? Can man who lives in the light of the sun realize what it would be to have it blotted out? How does this illustrate the time of the plagues? What will the seventh plague accomplish?
    29. When will the wicked be called forth from their graves? What then takes place? Who will live without an intercessor? How are the righteous hidden? How are they described? Where are their eyes turned? What are they awaiting? Who only are the living representatives of God on the earth?
    30. What is watching and waiting? What did God say to John? What did He tell him to write? What did the Spirit say? What will those be free from who fall asleep? Who completes the good work they have begun?
    31. What change is made in Christ’s garments? What is placed upon his brow? Who draws near? What does the angel say that comes from the temple? What does the angel say who had power over fire?
    32. What two vines have been growing in the earth? Which vine is the most luxuriant? How are its grapes described? Where are the clusters thrown?
    33. Why does nation rise against nation? What great battle is fought? What flows for miles around the city? What takes place at last? What is seen in the East? What is seen as the cloud draws near?
    34. What is in the hand of the King? Who are drawn upward? What will be reunited? Who meet? What song does all creation take up?

Chapter XVI.
PREPARATION FOR THE PLAGUES
Revelation 15Book Chapter 16
    1. Of what has inspiration given us a vivid description? Why cannot human language describe it? What is the New Jerusalem called? Where is it located?
    2. Between what two periods did Christ minister in the first apartment of the heavenly sanctuary? Where was the lamb slain?
    3. When did the two thousand three hundred days of Dan. 8:14 end? What does the tenth chapter of Revelation make known? What began when Christ entered the most holy apartment? How long will the judgment continue? When this work is over, what does Christ do and say? How many will then have heard the everlasting gospel?
    4. With whom will those in the last generation be numbered? What does Christ at this time cast upon the earth? What does He lay aside? What bursts forth in all its splendor?
    5. In what way did Christ minister in heaven? What was veiled? When Christ utters the triumphant shout, “It is finished,” what takes place? How does this glory flash forth? When and how was this typified? Who then, with Christ, leaves the temple?


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    6. What does John see standing before the altar? What was given to the seven angels? What is under the control of mighty angels? Who has had a partial control of these forces? Who now stands waiting the command of Jehovah?
    7. To whom does John now have his eyes turned? From where does this company come? While Christ and the angels are without the temple, who alone remains within? How do they pass the time of the plagues? What affect did the deliverance of Israel have upon the nations? What song did they sing?
    8. How did the sea of glass appear to John? What music is then heard? What song did they sing? What has Satan sought to do through all this controversy? Of what will he finally be convinced? What will he confess? Who finally pronounces his sentence? What does Christ then proclaim?
    9. In what condition are the wicked at this time? What is moved at the voice of God? What is about to begin?

Chapter XVII.
THE SEVEN LAST PLAGUES
Revelation 16Book Chapter 17
    1. What veil was rent in twain when Christ died? What did the words “It is finished” announce to all the universe? Where is it that Christ rises from His judgment throne? What voice then reaches the utmost bounds of creation? Whose glory fills the temple?
    2. What may men continue to plead? Who are they like? Will prayer any longer prevail? What will be forever at an end? To what has man turned a deaf ear?
    3. From whom does all life emanate? What do men deny? What do they claim? Who will have the full control of the wicked at this time? In what condition are the people of God?
    4. From where does God’s call come at the last time? What does He say to the seven angels? What has been withdrawn from the earth? How long a period of time will the plagues continue? Where did the first angel pour out his vial?
    5. Has the earth ever refused to respond to God’s call for food? In what way will the day of the Lord come? What will be the effect of this first plague? How does the prophet Habakkuk describe it? What is the condition of the cattle and man? What comes upon men?
    6. How many classes are there then upon the earth? What is the only rebuke of disease? What would the touch of Christ accomplish when upon the earth? Who alone will resist disease? What will be sure to the people of God? In the midst of this terrible suffering, what will the little companies sing? Will any plague come upon them? How many plagues came upon the Egyptians before the Lord put a division between them and His people?
    7. What does the Lord say to His people? What does He create upon every dwelling? Where was the vial of the second angel poured? What was the effect?
    8. What was a type of God’s care for His people at this time? In what does the strength of God’s people consist? What will men say during the falling of these plagues? What example have we of this? How did it affect Pharaoh? Whom did Pharaoh’s repentance resemble? Will it be the same at this time?


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    9. What is the effect of the third angel’s pouring out his vial? What do flowing streams and wells of water typify? What is God’s voice to man in the flowing water? When the priests bore the flagons of water from the brook Kedron, what did they sing? Who will sing these words again?
    10. What is bending near the earth in the time of trouble? What will be the effect of the heat of the sun when God’s Holy Spirit is withdrawn? What is God to His enemies? Of what does the sun become an agent? What is taught by the cloud over? shadowing the camp of Israel by day? What is the affect of the sun then upon the earth?
    11. What has the Lord done during the lingering of probation? What will be seen? Where did the fifth angel pour out his vial? What developments of the beast are manifest in the last days? What does all the world do at this time?
    12. What was a type of the darkness of the fifth plague? At what have men scoffed? What does God bring upon men, and how does it affect them? What cannot deliver them? When God hides His face, how does that affect men? Where only does the light shine? What is destroyed with the earth?
    13. Of what is the overthrow of nations a symbol? What three witnesses have spoken constantly? How will men go on during the falling of the plagues? What was Elijah called? How will the people of God be pointed out? What do the beast and his image seek to do?
    14. What adds strength to the oppression? What urges the people on? What do the angels loose?
    15. For what are the nations gathered? Upon what is the sixth plague poured out? What does Armageddon mean? What noted battles were fought in Megiddo, or Armageddon? Who fought against Sisera in the valley of Megiddo? Where was Josiah slain?
    16. What does the prophet say there will be in Jerusalem? Where does the seventh angel pour out his vial? What is its effect? What is the voice of Jehovah heard to say? How does this affect the heavens? Where does the Lord have His way? When He rebukes the sea, what is the result? How will it affect the hills and the earth?
    17. What does He say to the world? What becomes of the mountains? What will the righteous sing? What will the Lord cause to be heard? Where will His anger be made manifest? What will fall upon men? What happens after God says, “It is done?” What is fast approaching? Who come forth from their graves? At what time does God deliver His people? What is seen in the East?
    18. What song arises from God’s people? With what words do they greet the advancing cloud? What comes up in remembrance before God? How will Babylon then appear? To whom is God a consuming fire? What is a short distance ahead of us? What will insure a hiding-place beneath the wing of the Almighty?

Chapter XVIII.
BABYLON, THE GREAT MYSTERY
Revelation 17Book Chapter 18
    1. Of what is the seventeenth chapter of Revelation a history? What distinguished the beast that John saw rise from all other beasts? From what standpoint did Daniel write his history? What does he mention in connection with the nations?


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    2. In order to get a thorough understanding, what two prophets should be studied together? What will be in the last days? How does John describe it? What is the cause of the seven last plagues? Does God arbitrarily withdraw His mercy from the earth?
    3. What has God revealed to man age after age? How have men treated the divine law, and what has been the result? How has God given an object lesson of the ultimate result of a violation of His law?
    4. What follows the breaking of the last chord of mercy binding heaven and earth together? What does this angel control? What has been his work from the beginning of history? How has it been with the nations? Did man learn wisdom by this experience? Of what should these revelations have warned him?
    5. Who has heard the voice of God in this? Where was John carried by one of the seven angels? How could he view these events? What did he see?
    6. What relation did woman sustain to the work of creation, and what did God pronounce her? What is the influence of woman for good or evil? What does a pure woman represent? What does a prostitute woman represent?
    7. What is the apparel of the wife of our Lord? When the character is lost what attracts the eye of the church? What does the Lord want? What does the world seek?
    8. Where, and for what purpose does the whore sit? What do waters symbolize in the Scriptures? Who pay their money to this base creature? From what do they drink? When they have drunk once, what effect does it have? Of what is this a picture?
    9. How does John describe the nations? What was on the forehead of the woman? What does Paul say of the “mystery of iniquity?”
    10. How is the Apostolic church represented? What does the history describe? What was their attitude towards those who held false doctrines? How could the inward change be read?
    11. In what way did paganism come into the church? In what way did they treat the Scriptures? What did they finally demand?
    12. What was going on for the first five centuries after Christ? What does He say of His people? Did the church heed this call? How did she deck herself?
    13. For how long a time did the capital of Rome control the nations of Europe? How does God describe the woman? Who was represented by the woman?. How does Daniel describe this power? What did she first do that led her into this condition? What does God now call her?
    14. For what purpose are governments ordained of God? What is the province of government? How is religion maintained in all pagan nations?
    15. What has the devil ever sought to destroy in nations? What is the history of nations? What did Satan attempt to do in each government?
    16. What did Christ do when He came into His own territory? How did the death of Christ affect Satan? What change did Satan then make in civil government? When did this change begin?
    17. In how many directions has Satan worked to accomplish his object? How was the Roman nation recognized in the days of the Saviour? In its development, how many forms of administration had been tested? What were these changes of rule called? What was suppressed, and what was exalted?


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    18. What change did the “mystery of iniquity” accomplish? How many heads and horns did the beast have? With what do the seven heads and ten horns identify the beast? What further explanation does John give of the seven heads?
    19. What do mountains symbolize in prophecy? How is this divided state described in Daniel 2? Before what year were the ten divisions formed? When did Justinian publish his decree recognizing the Roman diocese as the head of the government?
    20. In what year was the last obstacle removed? From this time onward, what position did Papal Rome occupy? By whom was she controlled? Did the devil succeed in his plans?
    21. What did the woman become? With what was she drunk? How did kingdoms come into her power? Was the lion, bear, or leopard scarlet? What painted this nation red? When was this nation red with the blood of martyrs?
    22. What did the church claim during this 1260 years? What did the church do? Who executed the judgment?
    23. What further explanation did the angel give? What prevailing element existed in the government during the reign of the first five heads? What was the principle during the sixth head?
    24. When did paganism disappear to all outward appearances? What is real papacy? What followed the Reformation?
    25. What will take place in the last days? What will be the supreme manifestation? Where will these forces gather? What will fall upon them? From where do they come? Why do they go into perdition? What is the nature of the death they die?
    26. With whom have these governments been in conflict? What has been their crime? When and how are they slain? What will consume error?
    27. Where will the beast and his image finally go? Who will go with them?

Chapter XIX.
BE YE SEPARATE
Revelation 18Book Chapter 19
    1. What is depicted in chapter seventeen? What name did God call the church of Rome? What did He show by the angels who hold the vials of His wrath? What are the natural results of spiritual fornication?
    2. To what period is the mind carried back for the origin of the expression, “Babylon?” What caused the depopulation of the earth at the time of Noah? Where did the descendants of Noah gather together? What had God told them? What did they begin to do? What spirit took possession of the men?
    3. What was the result of their iniquity reaching unto heaven? What was the origin of the languages? What term is applied to them? How did the devil show that he was determined not to be defeated? What happened sixteen hundred years later?
    4. How was this kingdom used by the inspired penman? Of what is its overthrow an object lesson? Through what chapter is this figure followed? To what does such a study open the mind?


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    5. Where is God’s dwelling place? What boast did Babylon make? What did the church do? What was literally true of ancient Babylon? What did God never intend that the church should do? How did He reign when upon the earth? With what was He clothed? What made it necessary to put on the apparel of the world? Why?
    6. What was the city of Babylon called? Who at this time controlled the commerce of the world? What wealth was laid at her feet? Where did she send her ships for spices? From where did she obtain her ivory? From where did the ships of Tyre bring her metals? Who built her lofty structures?
    7. What was the character of her kings? How long was the Jewish race held as slaves? How was Babylon rewarded? Do travelers today corroborate this downfall?
    8. What message did God give Jeremiah? Why was this detail preserved in the record of ancient Babylon? When were these sins repeated?
    9. How did the Roman see gain her power? What was for sometime her rival? What other city besides Rome is situated upon seven hills? From what directions did the Barbarians come? With what were the Barbarians satiated? What power met them face to face? Of what were they ignorant? What was their condition when they prostrated themselves before the church?
    10. What did all nations do to Rome? From whom did she gather her stores of wealth? What tribute did England pay to Rome? For what was their money needed? How were the poor robbed?
    11. How many rose at the bidding of Rome? What was exchanged for gold? How is this tyranny illustrated? Who received the same principles? How did England show she possessed the same spirit? What nation has never fully recovered?
    12. What other nation was drained of its wealth? What spirit did the Pagan Roman Empire have? What claim was made by Rome? How did she treat the souls she had in her grasp? Who bore God’s message to Rome? What reply did Rome make?
    13. When did the wounding of the head of the beast take place? Of what period did that mark the beginning? What brought the light to each of the kingdoms of Europe?
    14. What are the nations of Europe doing today? What is fast disappearing? What agreement is made before the outpouring of the plagues? How does she stand before the nations of the earth today? How is she regaining her crown? What it is about to be given into her hands? What will place the unbounded resources of this country in her hands?
    15. What will Protestants then repudiate? How is society revolutionized? What becomes more and more marked? In what way is this shown? Through what means is this obtained? How is this shown among the Protestant churches?
    16. What messages are sent to save the world? How are the churches described when devoid of the Spirit of God?
    17. To whom did Saul go when he was rejected by divine counsel? What was his end? To whom are the churches given over? Who are they prepared to receive? Of what did Babylon become the home? How is this applied to modern Babylon?


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    18. What does the third angel’s message offer? How long will the judgments of God wait? Who join the angel? What is this enlightenment in the world called? What will be the effect of the loud cry? What will cause fervent prayers to be offered?
    19 How was it with the Jews in ancient Babylon? How did Daniel pray at the time of deliverance? When will Daniel’s prayers be most fully answered? What other prayer for forgiveness was partially answered? From what place does God hear and answer prayer?
    20. What takes place when Satan manifests his greatest power? What will be heard from heaven? What will the angels of God do? Who escaped the destruction that came upon Babylon anciently? Why did they not all leave the city of Babylon?
    21. What was the occasion of Lot’s wife looking back? What crisis will be brought upon families in the loud cry? What scripture is applicable to this time?
    22. When do the beast and his image grow more intolerable? Where will the believers seek shelter? How long a period will be covered in the falling of the plagues? What scripture describes those who reject the message?
    23. How long did the “two witnesses” prophecy clothed in sack-cloth? What was found in Babylon? What has become of those who loved the Word of God? How does God describe the closing of probation? What no longer offers any attraction?
    24. How are the merchants and great men of earth affected? How will the earth itself be affected? What has reached unto heaven? What is the result? What is God doing today? What is He doing to all those who prefer a spiritual life?
    25. Of what is the story of Babylon a picture? How will the controversy end?

Chapter XX.
THE TWO SUPPERS
Revelation 19Book Chapter 20
    1. What Scriptural invitation is given? What is the everlasting gospel said to be? During what time are the guests chosen? Who will be gathered in this great reunion? How are the guests arrayed?
    2. What was typical of the transformation of the character? How was this explained to Zacchæus, the publican? How are the people of God described?
    3. For what purpose did the Saviour enter the inner apartment of the heavenly temple? To Whom did He come? What was given Him? What is this event called? What voice at this time comes from heaven? To what people is this voice addressed?
    4. What is recorded in the sixteenth chapter? What does the eighteenth chapter describe? After the closing scenes of the eighteenth chapter, what did John then see? What did he hear?
    5. What is the one theme throughout creation? What had Satan repeatedly attempted to do? What followed these attempts? After the sinless beings had seen all this, what did they say? Who bowed before the throne, and what did they say?
    6. What does one glimpse of heaven show? Whose intense sympathy for man is beyond description? When the conflict is over, what shout resounds throughout creation? Who come to witness the gathering of the marriage supper of the Lamb? Describe the table.


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    7. Upon what site does the city rest? What is the effect of Christ’s feet standing upon the Mount of Olives? What will never more be said? Where, and how will be seen the character of Christ?
    8. What does Gabriel say of those invited to the marriage supper? What did he say to John? How does he feel toward those through whom he has communicated? With whom does the angel Gabriel class himself?
    9. How is this view again presented before the prophet? How does he speak of Christ’s vesture? What endeared Him to His own troops? What do they become to Him? Describe Christ’s coming. What was written on His vesture and on His thigh? What name did He have?
    10. How is the experience of the redeemed described? What is Christ to the Father? Of what is the Word of God an eternal reminder? What was the Word of God made? Where did He dwell? What is the Word of God to those who obey it? What does it become when disregarded?
    11. In what way does Christ come for the first time? What has He been for six thousand years? Describe His eyes. How do they affect the souls of men? How is His word described, and what is its effect on the nation? How are men condemned?
    12. How does He come to the righteous waiting ones? What does He bring to His people? What does He become to the wicked? How is the earth affected by His coming?
    13. What is here first revealed? What does Christ tread? How will His coming affect the remnant of the wicked? What are they prepared to do? How are Europe and the United States represented? How are the armies in heaven clothed? How is this scene described?
    14. What, takes place at the end of the thousand years? Quote Psa. 50:3-6. What prophecies have come to us from time immemorial? With what words does Jeremiah prophesy? Of what is this a culmination?
    15. What does the angel standing in the sun cry? Where are those now who sought to slay the truth?
    16. Who accompanies Christ to heaven? What is in contrast with the marriage supper of the Lamb? What does this typify? What will become of the heavens? How many are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb?

Chapter XXI.
THE JUDGMENT OF THE WICKED
Revelation 20Book Chapter 21
    1. What does the history of our little planet reveal? What are these two opposing characters? How many will be enlisted on one side or the other? Under whose generalship have God’s people fought? Who has commanded the other army, and what has been his plan?
    2. How many minds have controlled men? What is the character of the life and history of Satan? Of what is it a record? Of what has the whole course been a succession? How great has been the wisdom of the arch-enemy? What was his position in heaven? How does the prophet describe him? What was the cause of his fall? Of whom was he jealous? Of what was that a beginning? Who fought with him, and what was the result?
    3. What did this defeat point forward to? From what place was he cast’ out? Where was Satan permitted to make the seat of his power? Why did God permit this? What did Satan therefore become? Where, and for what purpose did he meet the representatives of other worlds? How did he stand in that assembly? Upon whom did he lay the blame of the rebellion? What was he seeking to establish upon the earth?


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    4. What did Satan try to show was the cause of his lack of success? What happened in fulness of time?
    5. How did Christ live in the heart of the government of the enemy? What was done by Him on earth? What was done to Him? Who watched and wondered at the controversy? What were the Saviour’s last words? What did He say concerning satan? What did He exclaim at the triumph of the cross?
    6. What did John hear at this time? From what place was Satan then shut out? How does Christ describe Satan’s fall? What has been Satan’s condition since the resurrection of Christ? What is becoming more and more under his power? What was once under the control of the Spirit of God that now renders allegiance to Satan?
    7. What working power is abroad in the earth, and what is being accomplished by it? What does the little company of commandment keepers do? How are they treated? Where will the Saviour finally take them? What becomes of the wicked?
    8. How will the earth be affected by the seventh plague? How does Rotherham render the translation of Rev. 20:1-3? What cannot Satan do, and where is he now confined? How does his countenance now appear?
    9. What will take place at the end of the thousand years? What will be the last act in the drama? What question is here answered?
    10. What did John say he saw? When Christ appears on the white cloud, what does he do? How does Paul describe this scene? What is this called? Who are here blessed?
    11. Who will be priests of God and Christ for a thousand years? What did John see? Where are the saints during this time? What does Paul say the saints will do?
    12 How does Peter describe the fallen angels at the present time? While the world is making history, what is heaven doing? What will God finally do? What does Christ say about the words men speak?
    13. What are angels doing during the life of each individual? Where are these records placed? What is this book called? What is placed in this book? In view of this, what does David pray? What is written in the Book of Remembrance? What teaches the same lesson?
    14. What is the influence of each day upon the individual? What shows that character is being formed by the daily life? What two records will correspond in the judgment? When is every page unwritten?
    15. What shows that our deeds live when we die? What is the difference between God’s judgment and man’s judgment? Who keeps this record?
    16. What other book is mentioned besides the Book of Remembrance? What appears upon its pages? How did the Saviour rebuke His disciples when they gloried over their success? What will be the reward of those who remain true to God? What will be the reward of those who grow weary and turn away from the Lord?
    17. When the name of Christ is taken, what is imputed to the believer? Why is it that when a man forsakes Christ there is no record of his good deeds? With what are the pages then filled?


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    18. How is it when a soul repents? What is the third book called? What is over against each name? How does Hosea refer to this book? How does Job speak of it? What three books are often referred to by the sacred writers?
    19. When was the Book of Life opened? When the sins are blotted out of the Book of Remembrance, where are they transferred? Where is this work carried on? How and when was it typified on earth?
    20. What did the priest do with the scapegoat on the day of atonement? What did this represent? When Christ finishes His work in the temple, what will become of the sins? Whose name heads the list in the Book of Death? In what are the saints engaged during the thousand years? When this period expires, what takes place? What occurs at the voice of God?
    21. When the wicked rise from the dead, what do they see? What happens to the Mount of Olives and the dead who are buried in that country? What does Satan then do with his host? How great is his army, and of whom is it composed? How great is the number, and how are they organized?
    22. As they approach the holy city, what do they see? Where are those who are in harmony with the truth? Where are those who have chosen Satan? What flashes vividly before every mind? Who will the wicked who have died in Jerusalem then see?
    23. How many bow before Christ at this time? What possesses the hearts of those who march in the battle of Satan? What will they acknowledge? What then comes from God as He sits upon His throne? Who is then cast into the lake of fire and brimstone? What is this final end called?
    24. What are the words of the Psalmist in describing this scene? How will the city of God be preserved? What will become of the earth? What will become of the wicked?
    25. What was the last act in the shadowy service of the tabernacle? What has become of the defiled earth? Who are blotted out of existence? What will then take place? What has been the nature of the struggle? When it is all complete, what does Christ see?

Chapter XXII.
THE GLORIES OF THE NEW JERUSALEM
Revelation 21Book Chapter 22
    1. What seven questions did the Lord ask Job? When did all things in the universe obey divine law? What did God do at that time? How did it affect other worlds?
    2. In what condition was man when God first created him? What did God say? What one thing was to be accomplished by man himself? What was the effect of man’s fall? What took place at the time of the flood? How was the earth watered until the time of the flood? How has it been since?
    3. What did God do when sin filled the earth? Of what was the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah an object lesson? What has there been in the earth since then?
    4. What will take place at the end of the one thousand years? What will the righteous then see? With what people has the name “Jerusalem” been interwoven? What does the name mean? What promise was given? When was the city raised to its highest pinnacle of fame? How has it been degraded?


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    5. In whose hands is the city, and what happened there? What will the Lord finally do? What was God’s original plan with the garden of Eden?
    6. What was the privilege of the Jews? What was one reason for Christ ascending to heaven? Where will the New Jerusalem be located? What was Christ’s mission on earth?
    7. What robbed man of the beauties of Eden, and defeated the plan for the Jews? In spite of the delay caused by sin, how will be the final triumph? What does this show?
    8. What, and for how long will be the lesson of the story of Jerusalem? To whom will it be proclaimed? When Jerusalem descends from heaven, how will it be received?
    9. What is proclaimed by Jehovah from heaven? How did God tabernacle with man? How was divinity veiled? How will it be in the New Jerusalem?
    10. How was the story of sin written? What will those who have passed through these experiences sing? Why will there be no more sorrow nor weeping? What can words not express? By whom, and when will this be partially understood?
    11. Who sits as King of kings, and what has been accomplished by Him? Who can better appreciate the kingdom because of sin? In this how is the love and the character of God shown? Who will inherit all these things?
    12. In what way is the earth given to man? Who opened the springs of heaven? What has been a token of this promise, and when will it be fulfilled? What kind of life will the fountains in the new earth give? Who has a pledge that they will drink in the kingdom of God? How was this typified?
    13. What was the Saviour’s promise to the disciples? When was John prepared to appreciate this city? Describe the city. Where were these precious stones at the creation? How did men use them, and what was the result? What story will they tell in their arrangement in the New Jerusalem?
    14. Relate the description of the stones as imagined by some. Of what is the foundation composed, and how is it ornamented? What story will these stones tell? When the glory of Christ and the Father shines upon them, how will they meet the eye of the saints?
    15. What with man partook of the nature of the curse of sin? How will the foundation of the city of God shin What is written on the twelve foundations? How is the difference between human and divine judgment shown? How does the light of Christ’s countenance affect the streets of the city?
    16. How does the city compare with earthly edifices? How many gates to the city? Whose names are written on the gates? Compare the earthly and heavenly pearl. In what order are the redeemed arranged as they enter the city?
    17. What is revealed in the blessings pronounced upon Jacob? When will the undimmed glory of the Father break forth? In what two ways was this typified in the earthly sanctuary? Why? What will be the light of the New Jerusalem?
    18. How is the veiling of God’s glory typified by the sun and moon? What will hide their light in the new earth? What will be caused by the celestial light? Will the light be confined to the city? Why not? Describe the new earth. Who will bring the glory and honor into the city? Why was Christ manifested?


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    19. What was the original plan of God, and what has sin done? What is the best the human mind can do? What can the ear of man catch and his eye see? How has God described the other world? What can be said of the glories beyond?
    20. What will those whose names are in the Lamb’s Book of Life receive in the kingdom? When will it be fully known that Christ is the way, the truth, and the life?

Chapter XXIII.
THE NEW EARTH
Revelation 22Book Chapter 23
    1. Of what is the book of Revelation a great signal? What hastens one along that road? What is human history like?
    2. What did David have a good opportunity to watch? What did his stumblings lead him to do? What did they lead him to pray?
    3. What does the book of Revelation show and portray? Where in history did the seven churches begin, and where will they end?
    4. What do the seven seals portray, and where does the seventh end? Where are the seven trumpets blown? What takes place under the seventh?
    5. To what do the birth and crucifixion of Christ point? What is recorded by the beast and his image?
    6. What will be found by studying carefully the hundred and forty-four thousand? Of what are the plagues a sign? To what do they pave the way?
    7. Where does Christ prepare the city? At the same time what does He do upon the earth? Where do the city and the people meet?
    8. To what do the different lines of prophecy in Revelation lead? What does the last chapter of this book give?
    9. How long did the first Eden remain on the earth? What was a wonderful lesson to the antediluvians? When was the garden transported to heaven?
    10. What promise is made to the overcomer? Where does the tree of life grow? What was the nature of the tree of life? What was the nature of the waters of the river of life? Why was man excluded from the benefits of the literal tree of life and the water of life?
    11. Of what is every flowing river a reminder to man? Who is the fountain-head of all truth, and what does it signify? What did the Edenic waters typify? What has always watered the earth? When will that river of life be fully restored?
    12. Where will Christ lead His people? What will He make them drink? Who invites all to come? If we knew the gift of God, what would we ask of Him? What would naturally lead John to use figures concerning this gift of God?
    13. Of what is every river and tree a type? How is the real tree in Eden represented? When will it blossom in reality? How many manner of fruit will it bear? What is said of the leaves of the tree?
    14. What is the cause of the war and strife among the nations? When did this controversy originate? Why will not that tree of knowledge be found in the new earth?
    15. What will all nature in the new earth symbolize? What will come to the redeemed when they partake of the tree of life in the new earth? What has God sought to demonstrate in this earth? Who will gather about the real tree in the new earth?


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    16. What did God seek to illustrate in Israel? Had they faithfully followed Him, what would He have shown to other nations? What was the result of Israel refusing to eat only of the food of God?
    17. When, for the first time, do the leaves of the tree of life bring all together? What did the angel say to John? What is the testimony of Isaiah? What does the presence of joy imply?
    18. Where has sin entered? What has been the closest tie between heaven and earth? What can be seen in the midst of sin and deep degradation? Where pure love is seen, of what is it the reflection? Where will such love meet its reward?
    19. What will God do to the lonely ones on the new earth? To whom shall all flesh come? What makes separation in families today? What will every man reap?
    20. What reunion takes place in the new earth? What is a type of the Father’s love for humanity? To whom will little children lost on earth be restored? What comforting words does the prophet speak to weeping mothers?
    21. What was a type of every mother in Israel? How will the people grow physically in the new earth? What will there never be in the new earth? Why will this be so? To what will the inhabitants of the new earth have access through all eternity? What will be in the place of the curse of death?
    22. What is the nature of God’s throne? What for the first time is seen? How was man created? Where will the Father’s name be placed?
    23. What is found in the book of Genesis? What relation do the other books of the Bible sustain to the book of Genesis? What is the book of Revelation? What do we find in the twenty-second chapter? When John could not comprehend these sayings, what did Gabriel say? Why was it necessary for the angel to assure John that these things were true? How did these words affect John? What did Gabriel say to him?
    24. What are prophecies? To what prophecies does the angel Gabriel refer John? What does Gabriel distinctly tell John? When did prophetic time close? What prophetic period ended in 1844? What began at that time?
    25. When Christ rises from His judgment throne, what does He say? For what do the heavens then prepare?
    26. While mercy lingers, what may be accomplished? Who only, at this time, will have the Father’s name in their foreheads? What is said of the other class?
    27. What message is sounding today? What will be the reward of the two classes of sowers? What are the threads woven in eternity’s loom?
    28. How much is comprehended in the expression, “Alpha and Omega?” What is now accomplished? What has been developed through this long journey?
    29. What was the privilege of man in the Garden of Eden? What did Satan claim? What did he proclaim to man? What has been the false hope of man ever since?
    30. What were placed together in the Garden of Eden? In Christ’s personal teaching and His life, how did He link together the tree of life and the commandments? What does John say to those who stand at the gate of the New Jerusalem?


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    31. What is God’s law, and who are sealed? Over what question will be the last struggle on earth? Who are without the city? How does John describe the last people on earth?
    32. How does Christ speak as the offspring of David? What relation do His commandments sustain to His throne? What is Christ called? Why? What ushers in that new day?
    33. Who gives the final invitation? What kind of an experience will the people of God have?
    34. How long were the waves a solid footing to Peter? What one word will carry the righteous through? What is the nature of that word? How is this word “come” illustrated? Who will repeat this invitation? What does the divine voice say? What is the nature of God’s Word? Whose name will be blotted from the Book of Life?
    35. Of what does the whole book of Revelation tell us? What were Christ’s parting words with the disciples? What personal message is sent to us? With what do our hearts respond?

Chapter XXIV.
THE SANCTUARY AND ITS SERVICE
Book Chapter 24
    1. Of what is the book of Revelation a revelation? How was Christ represented to John? What do we have in the fourth chapter? How does the eighth chapter reveal Christ? What does the eleventh chapter reveal? With these facts in view, what is necessary?
    2. Of what was the earthly sanctuary a type? With what was the sanctuary surrounded? What was done in the court? Was any blood ever shed in the holy or most holy place? Where did Christ offer His life? Where did He then enter, and for what purpose?
    3. Who alone entered the holy places on earth? Where are the people of God today? How do they follow their High Priest? To whom was there virtue in every service? To what did those priests serve?
    4. What is our High Priest now doing? For what purpose did the high priest enter the holy place in the earthly sanctuary? How much incense was placed on the altar morning and evening? Who could detect the fragrance of this incense? What was ascending when he was placing this incense on the fire? What did this incense fitly represent?
    5. What does Christ add to the prayers of His people? What may those who believe this know? Upon what will the Father look?
    6. What stood upon the north side of the holy place? What was this bread called? Who is our living bread? Whom does Christ represent in the presence of the Father? Whom did the twelve loaves represent?
    7. When were the children of Israel to prepare their bread for the Sabbath? When was this shewbread prepared? What must it teach us? What lesson is to be derived from the priest eating of that bread?
    8. What would Christ have every one of His followers do? What kind of a priesthood are the people of God?
    9. What did the golden candlestick represent? How was it made? What lesson is there in this? What did this candlestick uphold? What did the seven lamps signify? What does Christ say of the church? How does the Spirit of God shine upon the earth?


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    10. When an individual separates from the church, what relation does he sustain to the candlestick? Who dressed and filled the lamps, and what is its lesson? What is the privilege of every child of God to believe?
    11. For how long a time was the work performed in the first apartment? For how many was this provision made? What did this sin offering show? What ceremony did the sinner perform when he brought his offering? Upon whom does the sinner now lay his sins by confession? In what way was the sin conveyed to the sanctuary? When the blood was not taken in, in what other way was the sin conveyed to the sanctuary? How was this fulfilled in Christ?
    12. In what way did Christ enter the heavenly sanctuary? In what two ways was it necessary for the sin to be conveyed into the typical sanctuary? How many offerings did it take to represent the complete work of Christ? Who separated the fat from the offering? What did the priest do with it, and what did it typify? What made this a sweet savor to the Lord?
    13. Where was the remainder of the blood poured out? How often was this ceremony performed? In what way did the Lord show He approved of it?
    14. Where did the Lord meet and commune with those who brought the offering? What was the crowning day in the tabernacle service? Was this the only day that the service was carried within the second veil?
    15. What must the priest do for himself and household? How many goats were chosen, and for what purpose? For what purpose was the Lord’s goat offered? What did the priest do with its blood?
    16. Describe the cleansing of the golden altar. After the high priest had made an end of cleansing the sanctuary, what did he do with the sins? What became of the goat that bore the sins?
    17. When did Christ, our High Priest, enter the most holy place? How long did Christ officiate in the first apartment? What was removed from the earthly sanctuary? What was this day called? Why?
    18. What is necessary in order for Christ to accomplish His work? What did Daniel see? What does John say? What does the removal of sins necessitate? What has been going on since 1844? Whose names will come up before the Father? What words come back to earth? What is done when every case is decided? What does He then do with the sins of God’s people?
    19. Where is Satan during the thousand years? After the sins were laid upon the scapegoat in the type, what did the priest then do? Where were the bodies of the offerings burned? What was there left of that which represented sin and defiled the sanctuary?
    20. In the antitypical day of atonement, what will be left of sin, sinners, and Satan? What important relation will Satan then sustain to the new earth?
    21. Will the earth ever again be marred by sin? Will sorrow and pain ever again be felt?
    22. What will come before the Lord throughout the ceaseless ages of eternity? What will everything that hath breath do?



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