1. What is meant by the great prostitute sitting on many waters?
    1. Water is symbolic for cleansing, so it means that she washes clean those that come to her.
      • No.
    2. The many waters are symbolic for the many baptisms of the various denominations and so show that deception has crept into the modern church.
      • No.
    3. Water is symbolic for teaching, and she spreads much false teachings.
      • No, this is close, but not right
    4. Right Answer!Water is symbolic for the pool of humanity, that is, the various nations and peoples and such.
      • Yes.
      • Revelation 17:15
        Then the angel said to me, "The waters you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations and languages. (NIV)

     

     

  2. What does it mean when it says that the kings of the earth committed adultery with the prostitute?
    1. It means that the world leaders of today are sexually immoral.
      • No, this is a symbolic picture of the leaders unfaithfulness to God.
    2. Right Answer!It means that the world leaders have put their faith in the prostitute and what she offers rather than in God.
      • Yes, God is the one we are to be united to in faith, but the harlot of Babylon has seduced the people of the world with her promises.
    3. She is symbolic of false religion, and she represents all of the shrine prostitutes of false religion.
      • No, but this one sounds good.
    4. She is the embodiment of corrupted Christianity, and the world political leaders support her because she keeps the masses quiet.
      • I have heard this from several people, but it is not true.

     

     

  3. What does it mean that the inhabitants of the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her adulteries?
    1. The people of the earth are lead astray by sexual lust and perversion.
      • No, this is not the meaning.
    2. The people of the earth, that are not God's children, are lead astray by the deceitfulness of alcohol.
      • No, people tend to think that alcohol is the devil's brew.
    3. Right Answer!The people of the earth are deceived by the promises of prosperity, peace, security, and good health, which the prostitute promises but cannot deliver.
      • Yes, this is right. The prostitute makes many promises and makes good on some of them for now, but in the end all of her promises will be empty. She has convinced most of the world that the way to happiness is through her, but all that believe her will be disappointed.
    4. False religion will deceive the masses at the time of the Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.
      • False religion is a part of the harlot's promises, but not all.

     

     

  4. What is the meaning of the prostitute riding on the scarlet beast that has seven heads and ten horns?
    1. Right Answer!It means that the prostitute is controlling Satan and his fourth kingdom.
      • Yes, the prostitute is controlling things. In the world today it is not the political leaders that have the power, but the economic leaders. Satan works through the political leaders, mostly, and is controlled by those who control the money.
    2. It means that Satan and his fourth kingdom has deceived the prostitute, that is, he has taken her for a ride.
      • No, the other way around. See (a.) above.
    3. Both (a.) or (b.) above can be true; it is dependent upon how you interpret it.
      • No, only (a.) is true.
    4. Neither (a.) or (b.) above is true.
      • No, (a.) above is true.

     

     

  5. What is meant by her being dressed with gold, and precious stones, pearls, and such?
    1. It means that she is really fabulously wealthy and that the "religious" people falsely say she is not.
      • No, the "religious" people don't even know who she is.
    2. It means that she has stolen the world's wealth through drug addiction and promises of pleasure.
      • No, it doesn't mean that.
    3. Right Answer!It means that she has these things and uses them to draw people to her with promises of sharing her wealth with them.
      • Yes, she does have money and power and promises to solve all of the world's problems. She is mostly the political system of democratic Capitalism. Democratic Capitalism is in the process of deceiving all of the world's nations. She promises freedom and prosperity. But her promises are a lie. Soon the events of Revelation will fall upon the world and will utterly destroy everything that rises up against the knowledge of God.
    4. She is the embodiment of corrupted Christianity and she deceives people with awe inspiring churches filled with articles of gold and jewels.
      • No, see (c.) above.

     

     

  6. What sort of abominable things are contained in the golden cup?
    1. Promises of safety through superior military advancements.
    2. Promises of prosperity through a Capitalistic society.
    3. Promises of freedom through government by democratic process.
    4. Promises of health through medical advancement.
    5. Promises of food through water management.
    6. Promises of safety through flood control and building code requirements.
    7. Promises of pleasure through leisure time and sufficient money.
    8. Right Answer!All of the above.
      • Yes, she promises all of the above. Almost everything in our modern society is designed to insulate us from a dependence upon God.

     

     

  7. Speaking of the harlot Revelation 18:23 says; "Your merchants were the world's great men," what does this mean?
    1. Right Answer!It means that the men most esteemed today are the wealthy business people.
      • Yes. The business men of today are the people that are calling the shots. Contrast this with the kings in the Bible.
    2. It means today, like in the day of King Solomon, rich kings are the most esteemed.
      • No, this is not what it means.
    3. Today men like the president of the United States are held in greater esteem than billionaire businessmen.
      • No, the is the rich and people and corporations that hold the power today.
    4. It means that rich people are thought to be more blessed by God than poor people.
      • This is true, but this is not the meaning of the passage.

     

     

  8. What is meant by the beast and the ten horns hating the prostitute and killing her?
    1. The meaning changes in different contexts'.
      • No, the meaning does not change.
    2. Right Answer!It means that Satan and those he rules through hate those that control the world through monetary means, and so Satan and the ten kings will destroy the world's economy in order to take back total control.
      • Yes, Satan intends to destroy the economic control of the world.
    3. It means that Satan will kill as many people as he can, because he hates man, and he will do this to get back at God.
      • No.
    4. It means that Satan and his fourth kingdom take pleasure in killing.
      • No, this is not what it means.

 

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