What was the special mission of John the Baptist?

Answer

"There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. The same came for a witness, to bear witness of
the Light, that all men through him might believe." John 1: 6, 7.

At the end of this time, what was to be done to Messiah?
Where will Christ then take His people?
Just before the fall of Babylon, what did her king do?
Because evil is not punished immediately, what presumptuous course do many pursue?
What is the first -symbol of Revelation 13:9?
To whom was the book dedicated?
Why is it better to go to the house of mourning than to the house of feasting?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle