Deep cuts
The item of armor or weaponry used to symbolize righteousness is the:
a. Shield
b. Breastplate
c. Spear
d. Belt
B. Breastplate
In the book of Revelations, John saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the ________________.
a) sea was no more
b) sun was no more
c) stars were no more
d) moon was no more
a) sea was no more
"Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more." - Revelations 21:1
What are the Beatitudes?
a) Statements of "Blessedness"
b) Statements of "Happiness," "Favored," and "Fortunate"
c) Statements of "Gratification"
d) Statements of "Everlasting Peace"
a) Statements of "Blessedness"
This person was the high priest among the Jewish exiles who returned to Jerusalem to rebuild the Temple of God:
a) Haggai
b) Joshua
c) Zerubbabel
c) Judah
b) Joshua
Which of the following was a component of John the Baptist's diet?
a. wine
b. bread
c. fish
d. locusts
d. locusts
How many Beatitudes are present in the Sermon on the Mount?
a) 7
b) 8
c) 9
d) 10
c) 9
In John's vision from the book of Revelations, the one who was seated on the throne said, "To the thirsty I will give water as a gift from __________________"
a) the new earth
b) the spring of the water of life
c) the throne of heaven
d) the clouds
b) the spring of the water of life
"Then he said to me, "It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give water as a gift from the spring of the water of life." - Revelations 21:6
Which of the following is not an offering mentioned in Leviticus?
a) Grain offering
b) Sacrifice of well being
c) Sin offering
d) Self denial
d) Self denial
The Latin words that best characterize the system of stability throughout the Roman Empire are:
a. Quid pro quo
b. Vadis Romanum
c. Pax Romana
d. Rom invicta
c. Pax Romana
Roman peace - encompassing the ideal of a stable and peaceful coexistence of peoples throughout the empire
Who was John the Baptist's father and what was his father's occupation?
a. Simon: Priest
b. Zechariah: Prophet
c. Zechariah: Priest
d. Simon: Prophet
c. Zechariah: Priest
How many times does Elijah ask for the water to be poured over the stone altar?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
c. 3
Paul refers to himself as the following when delivering the gospel:
a) messenger to the lost
b) bulwark of truth
c) ambassador in chains
d) guiding light
c) ambassador in chains
"Pray also for me, so that when I speak, a message may be given to me to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it boldly, as I must speak." - Ephesians 6:19-20
Who among the following was not an eye witness(es) to the resurrection of Christ?
a. Mary Magdalene and the other Mary
b. Two on the road to Emmaus
c. Luke
d. The Disciples
The king who issued a decree authorizing the Jews to return to Jerusalem:
a) Nebuchadnezzar
b) Cyrus
c) Darius
d) Zerubbabel
b) Cyrus
In 538 B.C., Cyrus, King of Persia and the conqueror of Babylon, issued a decree authorizing the exiled Jews to return to Jerusalem to rebuild the Temple of God
Which of the following was not a group that John the Baptist's ministry addressed?
a) Wealthy people
b) Shepherds
c) Soldiers
d) Tax Collectors
b) Shepherds
Which term to address God is used only once in the New Testament?
a. Rabboni
b. Holy Father
c. Father
d. Lord
b. Holy Father
John saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, __________________________________.
a. coming down out of heaven
b. arising out of the sea
c. coming from nowhere
d. ascending to heaven
a. coming down out of heaven
"And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband." - Revelation 21:2
Which of the following is not an aspect of the early church?
a) Selfless acts of giving
b) Giving thanks to God always
c) Worshipping Baal
d) Fellowshipping with believers
c) Worshipping Baal
Haggai's prophecy came during the reign of:
a) Cyrus
b) Darius
c) Nebuchadnezzar
d) Samuel
b) Darius
"In the second year of King Darius, King of Persia, the word of the Lord came by prophet Haggai to Zerubbabel
The main role of John the Baptist could best be described as:
a. way-farer
b. way-maker
c. prophet
d. priest
b. way-maker
The name of St. Augustine's autobiography is:
a) The Works of Augustine of Hippo
b) The Confessions
c) Life of a Sinner
b) The Confessions
"Therefore we have been buried with him by baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in ____________"
a) Heaven
b) Newness of Life
c) The Light
d) Love
b) Newness of Life
"Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? Therefore we have been buried with him by baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life." - Romans 6:3-4
What does the word Mammon mean?
a. Devil
b. Hindrance
c. Money and Greed
d. Enslavement
c. Money and Greed
This person was the author of the book "My Utmost for His Highest:"
a. Billy Graham
b. Oswald Chambers
c. Mother Teresa
d. Dr. Stanley Jones
b. Oswald Chambers
What is the Greek word used by John when he refers to the "Word?"
a) Deo
b) Logos
c) Cristo
b) Logos