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What is the setting of 1 Peter? (What is happening to Christians in the areas to which it was written) |
Christians are being persecuted. The early church is being infiltrated by aggressive false teachers. |
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What is the theme of 1 Peter? |
An explanation of and encouragement in persecution. A believer should see his or her persecution in light of the sufferings and atonement of Christ |
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Which 2 primary groups were persecuting Christians at the time 1 Peter was written? |
Roman state Jews |
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Where are the recipients of 1 Peter located? What do we call the area today? |
Western Turkey / Asia |
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Arguments FOR Petrine authorship of 1 and 2 Peter: |
1. The author says he's Peter in 1:1 2. The writer says he's an elder and witness of Christ's sufferings. 3. The writer describes crucifixion expressions that indicate he was a disciple. 4. Several themes in 1 Peter are also in Peter's Acts speeches. 5. 1 Peter has info in common with other Gospels. |
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Arguments AGAINST Petrine authorship of 1 and 2 Peter |
1. 1 Peter was too refined for an ignorant fisherman. 2. 1 Peter is too dependent of Paul. 3. Real Peter would not have made so few references to Christ. 4. Critics think 1 Peter reflects Roman persecution that didn't occur until 2nd century AD. |
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What is the "Babylon" from which 1 Peter was written? |
1. Mesopotamian Babylon on the Euphrates river (city was deserted at the time, so probably not) 2. A community in Egypt by this name (located in an old section of Cairo today). 3. Rome - meaning "Babylon" was a cipher (code word) for Rome. |
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How are the recipients of 1 Peter "aliens"? Are present-day Christians "aliens"? |
They were aliens because they weren't yet in their heavenly home. So in this sense, all Christians are aliens. |
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1 Peter 1:18-19 says Jesus paid a great price for the salvation of the world. With what did He pay the price? |
His life. The Son of God. |
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To what animal does 1 Peter 1:19 liken Jesus in reference to the sacrifice that He made? |
Christ is the unblemished and spotless lamb. |
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Whom does 1 Peter call "a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own posession" (2:9) To whom were these terms originally applied? |
Spiritual Israel (the church / believers) Was physical Israel - Replacement Theology says the church has replaced Israel, but Romans and Revelation show that God still has plans for them. |
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Whom did Peter call gentiles (2:12)? |
Non-believers |
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According to 1 Peter 2:13-17, what attitude should a Christian have toward government? |
Submit to governmental authorities. Its purpose is to punish evildoers and praise those who do right. Honor all men. |
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How are wives to win over their husbands according to 1 Peter 3:1-2? |
Win unbelieving husbands to the Lord with winsome obedience / submit. |
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What does it mean that a woman is a "weaker vessel"? (1 Peter 3:7) Give several possibilities. |
1. Men are physically stronger. 2. Men are to protect women as though they have great value. 3. Men are to love their wives like Christ loves the church. |
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What is Hades / Sheol? |
Hades / Sheol (hebrew) was where everyone went. Believers went to Abraham's Bosom. |
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Did Christ visit there between crucifixion and resurrection? (1 Peter 3:18-20)Give 3 interpretations. (1) |
1. Jesus preached a sermon in hell to fallen Angel's ("The Harrowing of Hell"). He went to "prison" - where some Angel's have been locked up for a long time. It was a sermon of victory. This was not required for His atonement. No invitation was given. |
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Did Christ visit there between crucifixion and resurrection? (1 Peter 3:18-20)Give 3 interpretations. (2 & 3) |
Both of these views say Jesus didn't go to hell: 2. Noah preached the message of Jesus to fallen Angel's before their judgment. But it is linguistically hard to make Noah the object of verse 19. 3. Jesus Himself preached during days of Noah (Christophany or this is an awkward description to say Jesus preached thru Noah. |
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How were Noah and his family "saved" through the water? (1 Peter 3:21-22) |
As the flood waters cleansed the earth of wicked man, this was a type of baptism. It symbolizes believers cleansing from sin. Baptism is not salvific- the spiritual event it represents IS. |
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What should a Christian do with anxiety? (1 Peter 5:7) |
Cast our anxiety upon God. Be humble towards one another. |
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What kind of animal does Peter use to depict satan? (1 Peter 5:8) |
Prowls like a roaring lion. Be alert and resist him. |
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What is an amanuensis? What man either was an amanuensis in writing 1 Peter or delivered the letter? Give Aramaic and Latin forms of his name. |
Secretary (wrote down what Peter said). Silvanus / Silas (from Paul's 2nd missionary journey. |
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When was 2 Peter written? |
65-67 AD |
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What was the major purpose of 2 Peter? |
Warn against false teachers invading the church. The truthfulness of the apostolic witness and imminent danger of testimony by false witnesses. |
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What major life event in his life did Peter say was imminent? 2 Peter 1:14 |
Martyrdom - under Nero in AD 68 |
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According to 2 Peter 1:21, who moved men to write the Scriptures? |
The Holy Spirit |
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What NT writing is much like 2 Peter chapter 2 and the first part of chapter 3? |
Jude |
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What other NT writing do some scholars think Peter used to help write 2 Peter? |
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What did God do to sinning angels? 2 Peter 2:4 |
Cast them into hell and committed them to pits of darkness. |
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To whom does the "🐕 returning to its 🤮" and the "🐖 returning to 💩" refer? (2 Peter 2:1, 2:20-22) |
Those who were exposed to the Gospel but never accepted it, returning to their old ways. |
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Why does God delay His coming judgment? Who benefits from this delay? (2 Peter 3:9) |
He is giving people time to repent! The unsaved benefit - God is merciful! |
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According to church tradition, when / where / how did Peter die? |
Crucified upside-down by Nero AD 68 AFTER watching them crucify his wife. |
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Who wrote Jude? |
**One of the 4 half-brothers of Jesus.** There are 4 other Judes in the NT: 1. Judas Iscariot 2. Jude son (or brother) of James. 3. The man with whom Paul lodged following his conversion. 4. A leading figure in the Jerusalem church, also surnamed Barsabbas. |
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When did Jude write Jude? What is Jude's theme? |
65 to 80 AD - Jude would have been in his 70s at this time.
An earnest contention for the faith. |
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What are the major critical "problems" in Jude? Good response for each one? |
Critics say all these occurred after Jude's death: 1. Fixed doctrine- hadn't come yet. But Romans set doctrinal standards already. 2. "words spoken by the apostles" showed end of apostalic age. But Jude was saying the apostles had already predicted scoffers. 3. False teachers in 4-16 were 2nd century AD agnostics. But the descriptions of false teachers could fit ANY teachings that feature immorality. |
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What did Jude mean by "contending the faith"? (Jude 1) 3 parts |
1. Keep orthodox faith (body of beliefs). 2. Oppose false teaching in the church. 3. Build yourselves up on your most holy faith (Jude 1:20) |
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To what kind of angel is Jude 6 referring? |
Angels who abandoned their proper abode (whome He has kept in bonds) |
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What does Michael's restraint illustrate? What was his dispute with satan about? (Jude 6) |
Restraint in rebuking satan showed authority under God. The dispute was over Moses' body. |
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How are false teachers like "hidden reefs" "clouds without water" "wandering stars"? Jude 12-13 |
Deadly, dangerous. Hidden reefs crash ships. Clouds without water rob of promised rain. Wandering stars would cause sailors to be lost at sea. |
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What prophet does Jude quote? Jude 14-15 |
Enoch |
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How does Jude vividly describe the act of sharing the Gospel to save lost people? (Jude 23) |
Snatching them out of the fire |
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What is a non canonical writing? Name 2 noncanonical books from which Jude quoted. How does that practice fit with an understanding of Biblical inerrancy? |
Books that didn't make it into the canon. 1 Enoch, Assumption of Moses |
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The author of this letter claims he writes "for you to have fellowship with us", "to make our joy complete" and "so that you may know that you have eternal life". What letter is this? |
1 John |
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What 5 writings by the apostle John are in the New Testament? |
Gospel of John 1 2 3 John Revelation |
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John's emphasis of the physical reality of Christ was directly against the wrong beliefs of what religious group in his day? (1 John 1:1-2) |
Gnostics |
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"No one who abides in Him sins." Is that saying that a Christian never sins? If not, what does this verse mean? (1 John 3:6) |
No. It is saying that if you know God, you don't perpetually walk in and practice sin. |
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What Christian virtue appears throughout 1 John chapter 4? |
Love. |
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"....greater is He who is in you than _________________________________" (1 John 4:4) |
"Greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world" (satan) |
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"Perfect love casts out ____________." (1 John 4:18) |
"Perfect love casts out fear." 1 John 4:18 |
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According to 1 John 4:19, why are Christians able to love? |
We are able to love only because God first loved us. |
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Which letter stresses that God's central commandments are to believe in the Son of God and to live brothers and sisters in Christ? |
1 John |
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Can you both love God and hate "your brother"? (1 John 1:9, 4:20) |
No. |
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How can one have eternal life according to 1 John 5:11-12? |
Accept the gift of eternal life given to us by God through His Son. |
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According to 1 John 5:13, can you know that you have eternal life? |
If you have the Son, you have eternal life. |
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What is the "sin unto death"? (1 John 5:16-17) |
Unrepentant sin, which is either a sign that you're not saved or "carnality". Rejection of salvation by pagans. |
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What letter was written to "the elect lady"? Who was she? |
2 John. Most likely a specific church. Near Ephesus or at Pergamos. |
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What letters have one chapter and are written by "the elder"? |
2 and 3 John |
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Which letter deals with fellowship with God and tests for believers? |
1 John |
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Which letter warns the most against the antichrist? (3 references) |
1 John |
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What us the key word in 2 John? (Occurs 5 times in the epistle) |
Truth. |
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A central ethnic teaching of this NT epistle is that a strong connection exists between a loving God and loving your brothers (and sisters) in Christ. |
1 John |
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When was Revelation written? Who wrote Revelation? From where was it written. |
68-69 AD The Apostle John. Written from the island of Patmos. |
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What are the themes of Revelation? |
The revelation of the glorified and enthroned Christ. The revelation course of the age from the Great Tribulation to eternity. |
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What is the purpose of Revelation? |
Vision of the future was to give great strength to the church in his day and to subsequent churches. Encourage and challenge believers to stand strong in persecution. |
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What 3 genres of writing appear in Revelation? John wrote prophecy to inspire what in his listeners / readers? |
Apocalyptic, prophecy, letter. Written to inspire moral actions in his listeners / readers. This was the purpose of most prophecy. |
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Name and describe 4 different major interpretations of the book of Revelation. |
1. Preterist - refers only to 1st century Roman persecution of the church. 2. Historicist - continuist chronically of church history from apostolic times until Christ's return (focuses on Reformation) 3. Idealist - it is a symbolic picture of the ongoing struggle between good and evil. 4. Futurist- Rev 4-22 refers to future events. |
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What are th "seven spirits"? Rev 1:4, 3:1, 4:5, 5:6 |
The Holy Spirit who is with the 7 churches. |
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What does it mean that God is alpha and omega? To what do those terms refer? |
First and last letters of the Greek alphabet. God is the beginning and the end. God is over all time! |
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What day of the week is the Lord's day? (Rev 1:10) |
Sunday- Christ resurrected on that day. |
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The descriptions of Jesus in Rev 1:13-17 were originally OT descriptions of _________? |
God the Father |
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A favorite part of the book of Revelation is the 7 letters to 7 churches. What church is the church that church fathers associate most closely with John the Apostle and his ministry in Asia minor? |
Ephesus |
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John wrote Rev chapters 2-3 to 7 churches. Give 3 different interpretations of what the churches represent (group of 7 as a whole). |
1. Literal historical churches. 2. Types of churches throughout history. 3. Specific periods in church history. (Historicist view) |
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What is the name of the country in which the 7 churches in Revelation were? (Ancient and modern) |
Ancient: Asia Minor Modern: Turkey |
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Each of the 7 letters was written to the "angel" or "pastor" if the church. Who was the angel/messenger? |
Most likely the pastor. |
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Which of the 7 churches had left its first love? |
Ephesus |
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Which church was lukewarm? In the context of lukewarm being bad, is being cold good? |
Cold and hot both served a purpose. It isn't a call to or away from salvation, but a call to rededication. |
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Is Rev 3:20, talking about a person making a salvific commitment to Christ? If not, what is it talking about? |
It is a call to rededication to useful service. Not salvation. |
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Which 2 Roman emporers were persecuting Christians during the 2 different time choices scholars postulate Revelation when was written? |
Nero (focused persecution) Domitians (widespread persecution) AD 81-96 |
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Revelation 4-5 tells about the ongoing and future worship of whom? |
God and Christ |
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Who are the 24 elders in Revelation 4:4? What are cherubim? |
12 sons of Jacob and 12 apostles Cherubim are an order of angelic beings nearly identical to those seen in Ezekiel. |
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In John's vision of the throne of God: 1. Why did John weep greatly? 2. Who is the Lion and the Lamb? |
1. No one was worthy to open the scroll and break its seals. 2. Jesus |
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What is the relationship between the seal, the trumpet, and bowl judgments? How many judgments in each group? |
Could be consecutive, overlapping, or parallel... combination or just symbols. 7 in each group. |
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Which NT book speaks about Jesus as the Lamb who purchases people for God with His blood? |
Revelation |
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Revelation has 21 plagues or judgments. What is probably the most difficult challenge for interpreters of these? |
Sequence of how the 21 judgments relate to each other = greatest challenge. |
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What are the 4 main interpretations of the Seal Judgments? |
1. Consecutive order. 2. Consecutive order with some overlap. 3. Parallel-all 3 sets end w/ Christ's return. 4. Combination of consecutive & overlap. |
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Who are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (as a group)? |
1. White = sin / the beast 2. Red = plunges whole earth into war 3. Black = famine and poverty (inevitably follow war) 4. Pale = death (thanatos) |
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Revelation has several lists of sins / vices. Which sin occurs in every list? (Idolatry, lying, stealing, unbelief) |
Idolatry |
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Give 4 interpretations of whom the 144,000 will be. |
1. Preterist - Jewish Christians who. escaped the fall of Jerusalem AD68 2. Historicist - spiritual israel, the true Church, after AD313. God will protect them from invasions and heresy. 3. DispPr Futurist - Jewish Christian evangelists during Great Trib - from each of the 12 tribes (Dan omitted bc idolatry, Joseph replaces Ephraim, Levi added) 4. Idealist, HistPr Futurist - true church 1000 (basic military size) x 12x12 represents the true OT and NT saints |
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Many scholars see a connection between the trumpet and bowl judgements with what event in the OT? |
Egyptian plagues in Exodus |
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What is a shofar? Purposed for the shofar? |
Made of rams horn, used in Jewish life for: 1. Sound alarm/warn of danger during war. 2. Signal peace. 3. Announce new moon, beginning of the Sabbath, or death of important person. 4. Throw enemy into panic. 5. Signal day of Lord or Christ's return. |
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6th trumpet judgment involves an army of how many soldiers? |
200 million / 200,000,000 |
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Why did the angel tell John to eat the scroll? What OT prophet did something like this? |
Symbolizes reception of the Word of God into the innermost being in order to proclaim it with confidence. Ezekiel did this. |
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The number 3.5 years applies to what 4 different events in Revelation? |
1. Gentiles trampling on Jerusalem. 2. The witnesses prophesying. 3. Woman being protected from dragon. 4. The authority of the beast. |
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What is the Abyss? |
Greek word abyssos. Place from which the beast arises. Underworld - prison for certain demons. Realm of the dead (Jude). |
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Revelation-woman who gives birth to child - Child is? (Most interpretations) Red dragon is? (Most say) |
Woman = israel or the church. Child = Christ. Red dragon = satan. |
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Revelation 13:1-8 mentions 2 beasts. Who are they? (4 main views) 1. Beast from sea |
1. Preterist- roman consuls who forced worship of caesar. 2. Historicist- papacy in its political power 3. DispPr Futurist - antichrist empowered by satan. 4. Idealist HistPr Futurist - political world that opposes God, persecutes church. |
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Revelation 13:1-8 mentions 2 beasts.Who are they? (4 main views) 2. Beast from the land |
1. Preterist - imperial priesthood. 2. Historicist - papacy in its religious power through the priests. 3. DispPr Futurist- false prophet of apostate religion of the Antichrist. 4. Idealist HistPr Futurist - false religions and philosophies that work against church. |
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What person does number 666 represent? What is gematria? |
Nero, pope, antichrist, the # of man. Gematria - using the total # equivalents for each letter in a word to make a #. |
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Who are the members of the unholy trinity? Which is most like Jesus in his role and characteristics? |
Satan, beast/antichrist, false prophet. Antichrist parodies Christ. |
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What does Nero Redivivus mean? To which emperor did it refer? |
People thought Domitian was Nero revived (preterist view of beast from sea) |
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Rev 14:8 says "Babylon the great has fallen" Give main interpretations of what Babylon represents (4). |
1. Preterist- Jerusalem. 2. Historicist - roman catholic church. 3. DispPr Futurist- literal city of Babylon. 4. Idealist HistPr Futurist- apostate church and anti-Christian world. Or any city where God's people were persecuted. |
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Where is armageddon typically located? |
Valley of Megiddo or Armageddon is located 15 miles SE of modern Haifa. |
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Name and describe 4 interpretations of the millennium. 1. Historical Premillenialism |
The return of. Christ is in 1 stage - after great trib, but prior to 1000 year reign. 1000 years of peace before eternal heaven and hell are established for the dead. |
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Name and describe 4 interpretations of the millennium. 2. Dispensational Premillenialism |
History is divided into dispensations. Second coming is in 2 stages: 1. Secret rapture of His people. 2. Christ returns after 7 year great trib to set up His kingdom. |
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Name and describe 4 interpretations of the millennium. 3. Postmillenialism |
Kingdom of God is now extended through Christian preaching and teaching. We are now living in the millennium- an extended period of time of human progress.
World will be Christianized and result in a period of peace and prosperity. Not much different from now - evil reduced but not eliminated.
Period ends with 2nd coming of Christ, resurrection of dead, final judgment. |
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Name and describe 4 interpretations of the millennium. 4. Amillenialism |
Kingdom of God is now present in the world. Continuous growth of good and evil in the world culminates in 2nd coming, dead raised, last judgment. Looks to future glorious perfect kingdom on new earth. |
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Which millennial view believes in rapture? What kind is the rapture? |
Dispensational Premillenialism. Secret rapture. |
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What are the characteristics of the millennium? |
1. Binding of satan in the abyss. But some men born in millennium will rebel against God. 2. Reigning of previously glorified saints along with Christ. 3. Great reversal of the curse of sin upon the earth. |
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What will happen to satan during the millennium? After the millenium? |
Satan is bound in the abyss (bottomless pit) Satan is loosed and unleashes a final offensive against God. He is defeated and cast into the lake of fire. |
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Who will be judged at the Great White Throne Judgment? |
Unbelievers. |
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What kind of judgment will a Christian go through? |
Judgment of works at a different time. |
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In Revelation, who is the bride of Christ? |
The church / we are. |
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On the following list, which of these will NOT be in the new heaven? Christians non-Christians the sun suffering new Jerusalem the temple death God the Father pain |
No non-Christians. No sun (His light is the sun) No temple bc God dwells among us. No death or pain or suffering. |
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Which book says that the people of God will reign with God forever? |
Revelation |
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