Question
This publication justifies doctrinal changes over time, such as its predicted date for the Second Coming, by the proverb that “the path of the righteous… grows brighter and brighter.” For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this magazine begun by Charles Taze Russell, a sister publication of Awake!, which denounces the Trinity and the Cross as pagan. This magazine also condemns blood transfusion.
ANSWER: The Watchtower [or The Watchtower Announcing J-h-v-h’s Kingdom; accept Zion's Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence] (Editor’s note: I have omitted the vowels e, o, and a from the name J-h-v-h, which is fully spelled out in the original title.)
[10h] The Watchtower adjusts its date for the apocalypse by reinterpreting this word, which Jesus uses for a group that “will not pass away until all these things take place.” Revisionist scholars cite the limited scope of this word to argue Jesus believed the apocalypse was temporally imminent.
ANSWER: generation [or genea or γενεὰ]
[10e] Pencil and paper ready. Per The Watchtower, after the apocalypse, this number of people will reign with Jesus in heaven. In the Book of Revelation, twelve-thousand people are gathered from each of Israel’s twelve tribes, summing to this number.
ANSWER: 144,000
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Data
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 RMP Fest Carleton Mirror | 07/13/25 | Y | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 67% | 33% |
| 2025 RMP Fest CO Mirror | 08/10/25 | Y | 6 | 21.67 | 100% | 83% | 33% |