The Sonship of Jesus Christ
What is the purpose of the Cities of Refuge
The Cities of Refuge were set up to protect those who had accidentally or unknowingly killed someone from the strict law of retribution. (Deut 4:41-43)
Why were the Israelites plagued with fiery serpents by God who brought them out of Egypt?
The Israelites were plagued by God because they sinned against Him by their abominable deeds and blasphemous words against God and Moses their Leader. Numb. 21:4-9
Who and how many are the participants of the first resurrection?
The anointed Christians - 144,000
"And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with Him a hundred and forty and four thousand, having His Father's name written in their foreheads." Revelation 14:1
What is the last day and what are other names for "the last day
The last day is the last period or age of Satan's wicked rule over the earth.
The last day is also called: The last days, The end of the world, The latter day, Perilious time, The time of the end
Prove from the Holy Bible that Jesus Christ is the Son of God
Jesus Christ derived life from Jehovah the Almighty God. John 5:26. Therefore, he is the Son of God Almighty. The spiritual significance of the word Father, is "one who gives life". While Son means "one who received life".
How many Cities of Refuge were there? And where were they located?
There were six Cities of Refuge. Three on either side of the River Jordan. (Joshua 20:17-19)
Explain what God instructed Moses to do when the Israelites repented of their sins and what does that signify or foreshadow? (Back your answer with a Bible text)
God Almighty instructed Moses to make a serpent of brass and erect it on a pole for everyone bitten by the snake to look unto. This signifies or foreshadowed Jesus Christ whom God Almighty will send into the world for all mankind to look to for healing and salvation. John 3:14-16
What type of body will the anointed ones have in the first resurrection?
The heavenly/celestial/spiritual body
"And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly." 1 Cori 15:49
How do you show from the bible that the last day is not 24 hours but a period or age?
The bible says that one day before God is as a thousand years and a thousand years is as a day in the sight of God.
Psalm 90:1-4,
2 Pet 3:8
In the Trinity Doctrine, the Father and the Son are one and the same person. Disprove this statement with Bible texts.
This doctrine is wrong, the Father and the Son are not one and the same person.
The Father, the Almighty God whose name is Jehovah was not created. He has neither beginning nor end but lives from everlasting to everlasting. Psa 90:2
While Jesus Christ, the Son was created by the Father and has a beginning. Prov 8:22-30, John 1:1-3, Rev 3:14.
What is the spiritual significance of the Cities of Refuge?
The Cities of Refuge represent God's Kingdom, which is now set up in the last days, the end of the world through the anointed servants of God (Matt 24:15-16)
With cogent bible text, show that God is not responsible for man's ills or trouble, but the devil
The temptation of Job is a striking example of how the devil afflicts the worshipper of God with the aim of making the person making the person to curse God and fallout of His favor. Job 1:6-22; 2:3-10
What did Paul say about the necessity of the resurrection of Jesus with regard to the Christian faith?
"And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable."
1 Cori 15:17-19
What will mark the beginning of this period called the Last Day
The global war of 1914-1918, where all the nations in the world were involved in the war as prophesied by Christ in Matt 24:3,7,8.
Explain with two cogent Bible texts why Christ is referred to as the only Begotten Son of God.
Jesus Christ is referred to as the only Begotten Son of God because He is the only person directly created by God. He then became the creative agent of God through whom all other things exist. Heb 1:1-3, Col 1:15-17.
Who can take refuge in these Cities?
The Cities of Refuge are for the benefit of natural Jews as well as the strangers and sojourners among them. (Deut 4:41-43)
Fill in the blank spaces below and cite the Bible text.
"Look unto Me, and be ye -----. All --- --- ---- ---- ----: For I am ---- and there is none else"
Saved
The ends of the earth
God
Isaiah 45:22
With regard to marriage, how did Jesus defeat the Sadducee's disbelief in the resurrection?
"You are mistaken because you do not know the scriptures or the power of God. At the resurrection, people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven."
Matt 22:29-30
What are the signs that we are now in the last day?
1. The first world war of 1914-1918 (Matt 24:3,7,8)
2. Increase in knowledge and movements of people from one place to another (Dan 12:4)
3. The bad attitudes of man(kind) that will be on the increase as listed by St. Paul in 2 Tim 3:1-5,13
Logos was reincarnated into the womb of Mary and was born into the world as Jesus Christ. True or False (and explain your answer)
False. Logos was INCARNATED, that is changed from a spirit being into a human being in the womb of Mary and born into this world as Jesus. Luke 1:35, Heb 2:14,15.
He was not reincarnated, he was never dead before coming to this world, the Bible does not teach reincarnation, but creation and resurrection.
Who are the ignorant manslayers according to the Bible?
The ignorant manslayers are men of goodwill who are breaking the law of God and opposing the truth due to ignorance (Ezek 18:20, Rom 5:10, Eph 2:11-12, 1 John 3:15, Gal 4:8, 1 Tim 1:9)
If the literal looking at the brazen serpent delivered those bitten by the serpents, explain with bible texts. How the people of God can be saved by looking at Jesus Christ
People of God are saved when they believe or have faith in Jesus Christ, the savior of the world. John 3:15 & 36; 20:29
As an evidence of resurrection, name 3 people/parties that saw Jesus after His resurrection
Cephas, Brethren of five hundred, The Apostles, James and Paul - 1 Cori 15:3-8
"...and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: and that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: after that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that, he was seen as James; then of all the apostles. And last of all, he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.
Mention 4 events God promised to do in this last days, being a period of time?
1. The second presence of Christ
2. The first resurrection
3. The establishment of God's Kingdom
4. The preaching of the everlasting gospel
5. The judgment of the living
6. The gathering of God's sheep into His kingdom fold
7. The better resurrection
8. The Battle of the great day of the Lord (The Battle of Armageddon)