BIBLE FACTS part 1
To receive God's Kingdom, we must be meek and teachable, like who?
Young Children.
Matthew 18:2-4 - So calling a young child to him, he stood him in their midst and said: "Truly I say to you, unless you turn around and become as young children, you will by no means enter into the Kingdom of the heavens. Therefore, whoever will humble himself like this young child is the one who is the greatest in the Kingdom of he heavens."
Judgment Day lasts how long?
1,000 YEARS
Finish 1 John 5:3 it says that "this is what the love of God means...
..that we observe his commandments; and yet his commandments are not burdensome."
What is another name for certificate of divorce?
It was a legal document that a man was required to prepare who was considering divorce. The intent was to prevent rash divorces and to provide women with a measure of legal protection.
Certificate of dismissal
How does Jehovah talk to us?
The Bible.
Gehenna got its name from what?
A garbage dump located outside of ancient Jerusalem.
What are the four angels standing on the four corners of the earth holding back?
Revelation 7:1 - After this I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding tight the four WINDS of the earth, so that no wind could blow on the earth or on the sea or on any tree.
According to Proverbs 27:11 how can we make Jehovah feel?
Rejoice; happy
Proverbs 27:11 - "Be wise, my son, and make my heart rejoice, So that I can make a reply to him who taunts me."
What does Devil or Satan mean?
Devil means Slanderer
Satan means Opposer
Who was the first human that Jehovah made?
Adam.
When Noah took the unclean and clean animals on board the ark; what did UNCLEAN refer to?
It did not refer to what could and could not be eaten but it pertained to what would be acceptable for use in SACRIFICES of worship.
How many of the unclean animals was Noah to take on the ark?
TWO
Genesis 7:2 - you must take with you every kind of clean animal by sevens, the male and its mate; and of every animal that is not clean just TWO the male and it's mate
Proverbs 13:20 says what about our associations?
On the yearly _______ ___ _______, the nation of Israel came together and animal sacrifices were offered up.
Day of Atonement
How do we talk to Jehovah?
Through PRAYER.
How many times does the Bible say in the Gospel accounts that Jehovah is reported as speaking audibly to humans?
3 TIMES
Over how many years was the bible written?
Over a 1,600 year period.
(Bible Teach book chapter 2)
"He said to them: "Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the Kingdom of God who will not get many times more in this period of time, and in the coming system of things, everlasting life."
What amounts to the wages that an agricultural worker earns in over three months - or 100 days wage?
A mina
Who will execute Jehovah's righteous judgment?
Jesus Christ.
Noah took SEVEN clean animals upon the ark, what was the seventh one used for?
Sacrifice.
Having on hand the seventh animal from each clean kind provided Noah with an animal for sacrifice, leaving three mated pairs for propagating their kind on the earth.
How old was Noah when the flood came?
Genesis 7:11 - In the 600th year or Noah's life, in the second month, on the 17th day of the month, on that day all the springs of the vast water deep burst open and the floodgates of the heavens were opened.
According to Hebrews 4:12 how powerful is the bible?
It's SHARPER than any two-edged sword.
Hebrews 4:12 - "The word of God is alive and exerts power and is sharper than any two-edged sword and pierces even to the dividing of soul and spirit, and of joints from the marrow, and is able to discern thoughts and intentions of the heart."
What was used by Jesus and his disciples to symbolize the eternal punishment of "second death," that is everlasting destruction, annihilation? Revelation 20:14
Gehenna
Who will survive the great tribulation?
The great crowd.