BABYLON THE GREAT
abhorrence by Jehovah’s Witnesses: w89 4/15 18-23
adornment:
contrast to New Jerusalem: it-1 52; it-2 560-561
attire: re 244; w89 4/15 13
bloodguilt: lvs 98; lv 83-84; w06 3/15 28; re 101, 207-208, 245, 270-271; w90 2/1 17; w89 4/1 5; w89 4/15 13, 23; w89 5/1 6; w89 5/15 3-5; w88 12/15 21-22; w86 9/1 21; tp 22-25; g86 12/8 24-25
“drunk with the blood of the holy ones” (Re 17:6): it-1 241; re 101, 245; w89 4/15 13
captivity of people: w91 12/1 12-13; ws 151
anointed till 1919: rr 102-103; w17.06 3; w16.03 29-31; w16.11 21-30; re 148-149, 209, 260; ip-2 240-241; w97 5/1 19-20; w96 2/15 13-15; w89 5/1 3-5, 14; ws 33-34, 129-130
change of heart possible for some who see destruction: w24.05 11-12, 17
Christendom a part of: w16.11 23; rs 52-53
confusion as to gods worshipped: w88 1/15 13
corruption of Christian congregation: rr 97-98; re 208; w89 4/15 5-6
desolation:
literal: re 269-270
spiritual: re 261
destruction: w22.05 11; w22.07 5-7; w19.09 10-11; rr 168-169; w15 7/15 15-16; g 11/15 5-6; kr 223; w13 11/15 13; w12 9/15 4-5; g 11/12 12-13; re 256-275; ip-2 105-119; g96 11/8 7-8; w93 5/1 24-25; sh 370-371; w89 4/15 10-16; w89 5/15 5-7; w88 12/15 22-23; g88 4/8 16; tp 32; ws 29-37, 148-151
by Greater Cyrus (Isa 44:27; Re 16:12): w87 9/1 27-28; ws 148-151
by political powers: w19.10 14-15; rr 168-169; kr 223; w12 6/15 17-18; w12 9/15 4-5; re 256-258; w04 2/1 21; dp 281-282; w94 3/1 20; w89 5/15 5-6; g89 12/8 23-24, 27; ws 36-37; g86 4/22 24
cut short (Mt 24:22; Mr 13:20): w19.10 15; w15 7/15 16; kr 223, 226
death of all members not implied: w19.10 15; w15 7/15 15-16; w15 12/15 3
“do to her twice as much” (Re 18:6): re 265-266
evidence of impending: w87 11/1 27-28
faith during: w91 9/15 16-17
first phase of great tribulation: ijwbq article 115; w22.05 16; rr 169; w15 7/15 15-16; kr 223, 226; w13 7/15 4-5; w12 9/15 4; w10 9/15 28; w09 3/15 18; w97 4/1 14-15; w96 8/15 19
foregleam in French Revolution: g89 12/22 26-28
“great city split” (Re 16:19): re 234
“happy” one who accomplishes (Ps 137:8, 9): ws 148-149
mourning about: it-1 240-241; w09 2/15 4-5; re 267-268
public stripping: re 256-257; w88 10/15 16-17
rejoicing over: re 268-269, 272-275; w89 4/15 16
smoke ascends forever (Re 19:3): rr 169; re 272-273
viewed as a city: re 258-266
development: re 13-14; w89 4/15 4-6
discussion: w22.05 11, 14; it-1 239-241; re 235-276; g96 11/8 4-8; w89 4/15 3-23; rs 49-53
‘disgusting things’: it-1 635
‘golden cup full of’ (Re 17:4): re 245; w89 4/15 13
“mother of” (Re 17:5): it-1 615; w08 6/15 9; re 244; w89 4/1 3
drunkenness: it-1 241, 657; re 245
enmity for true worship: it-1 809; w89 4/1 8-9
God’s woman her main target: re 208-209
fall (Isa 21:9): w00 1/1 8; ip-1 223-224
fall (Isa 26:5, 6): ip-1 277, 279
fall (Re 14:8; 18:2): re 205-209, 259-261; w05 10/1 24; dp 112; w96 4/15 11; si 266-267; w89 4/1 21; w89 4/15 4-9; w89 5/1 3-5; w88 12/15 20-21; ws 34-35
link with Jeremiah’s prophecies: it-2 34
friend of the world: ws 30-32
“get out of her” (Re 18:4): lff lesson 58; w19.10 12-13; bhs 160-161; bh 152-153; w06 3/15 28-29; re 265-266; w05 10/1 24; kp 12-14; ol 21; g96 11/8 8-9; kl 125-126; w89 4/15 7-9; rs 53; tp 32; ws 32-34
courage to do so: w94 9/15 26
early Bible Students: w16.11 26-27; jv 51-52, 188-189
employment: w19.10 12-13; w99 4/15 28-30
helping others: w08 6/15 9
video Get Out of Babylon the Great!: lff lesson 58
‘handwriting on the wall’ applied to: w87 9/1 24-28
identified: ijwbq article 94; w22.05 11; lff lesson 13; it-1 239-241; rr 163; bhs 160; bh 152, 219-220; g 11/12 13; g 1/11 12-13; bm 30; re 14, 205-206, 235-236; kp 12-13; g96 11/8 4-7; kl 125; jv 147-148; sh 368-370; w89 4/1 3-9; w89 4/15 4-5; w89 5/1 3; pe 209-210; rs 49-53
Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible: w13 2/15 10
not Rome: it-1 240
view in book Enemies: jv 84
view of Bible Students: w16.11 26-27; kr 16-17, 28; jv 51-52, 160, 189, 647
insecurity: ws 30-32
judgment against: it-2 136-137; w05 10/1 24; kp 12-14; ip-1 188; w94 3/1 20; w89 5/1 5-7; w89 5/15 3-7
proclamation: w90 3/1 26-29
“kingdom over the kings of the earth” (Re 17:18): bh 219-220; g96 11/8 5-6
loss of favored position with nations: re 260; w89 5/15 6
Greek Orthodox Church loses control of estates and investments: re 229
Italian legislators press for ability to prosecute Holy See: w88 1/15 19
‘merchants became rich’ (Re 18:3): re 264
religious commercialization (Italy): w89 12/15 29
mother:
“children” (Ps 137:9): ws 148-151
‘of prostitutes and disgusting things’ (Re 17:5): w22.05 11; it-1 615; rr 163-164; re 244; w89 4/1 3
mystery: re 243-244; w89 4/15 13-14
name on forehead: it-1 849; re 243-244
part of Serpent’s offspring (seed) (Ge 3:15): it-2 887; re 13-14, 101-102
presumptuousness: it-2 681
prostitute: w22.05 11; it-1 809; rr 163-164; bh 220; w89 4/1 3-6
relationship to ancient Babylon: it-1 239-240; re 13-14, 235-236, 250; ip-1 216; w89 4/15 4-5; rs 49-52
image processions: w89 4/1 7
mother goddess: w89 4/1 7-8
Rome a world center: w88 12/15 20-21
scarlet-colored wild beast ridden: w12 6/15 17; re 240-258; w89 4/15 14; ws 35-36
“shameless luxury” (Re 18:3): w89 4/1 5-6
“sits on many waters” (Re 17:1, 15): re 238-240, 256; w89 4/15 7-8
dropping of waters: w22.07 6; w12 6/15 17-18; re 229-230, 240, 260-261; w89 5/1 5
“spiritistic practice” (Re 18:23): sh 369; w89 5/1 6-7; w89 5/15 5
spiritual immorality: it-1 240, 864; re 207-208, 243-245, 262, 272; sh 370; w89 4/15 3-4, 8; w88 12/15 21
reflected in literal immorality: w89 4/15 3, 8-9
“wine of” (Re 14:8; 17:2): re 207-208, 235, 239-240, 245, 261-263; w89 4/15 7-8; w88 12/15 21
with kings: bh 220; re 235-238, 240, 261-263; w89 4/1 3, 5-6; w89 4/15 10-12, 22-23
“town of the tyrannical nations” (Isa 25:3): w01 3/1 14-15; ip-1 271-272; w88 1/15 12
understanding clarified (1963): kr 54, 56; jv 147-148