Beginning and End of God's History
What verse tells us that God makes a covenant with His chosen people?
Ps 89:3
What are the 4 Contents of the Bible?
History, Teaching, Prophecy, Fulfillment
How many books are there in the Old Testament and New Testament?
1. OT: 39
2. NT: 27
What is a parable? Include reference verse
A way of explaining about something unknown by using something known with similar characteristics. (Rom 1:20)
What is the meaning of the figurative seed with verse?
Revealed Word (Lk 8:11)
What are the four purpose of God's History?
1) Resolve Sin 2) Seize Satan 3) God comes back 4) Restores eternal life
Fill in the blank:
12 In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the __________ ______ of God’s word all over again. You need milk, not solid food! 13 Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about _____________. 14 But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.
elementary truths, righteousness
What are the 2 parts of God's covenant with his chosen people?
1. Law
2. Prophecy
Why did Jesus speak in Parables, List 2 reasons with corresponding verses?
1) To Fulfill Old Testament prophecy (Ps78:2)
2) To Hide the SOKOH from the enemy (Mt 13:10-11)
What is the meaning of the figurative field on an individual and organizational level with respective verse?
person’s heart (1 Cor 3:9), church (Mt 13:38)
What is one important thing that Jesus did according to Lk22:14-20?
He made a New Covenant
What is it that the one from above testifies and what is the verse?
What they have seen and heard, John 3:31-34
What are 2 reference verses that show God's order of prohecy fulfillment?
1. 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3
2. Malachi 3:1
When can we understand the Parables, with at least one ref verses?
At the time of the 2nd coming, there will be time where the spirit of truth will guide you into all truth
Jn 16:13 or Jn 16:25
What is the meaning of the figurative tree on an individual and organizational level with respective verses?
The inner person born again of the revealed Word (Is 5:7), Pastor (Jn 15:1)
Who are out the eight people(s) that God worked through from the Beginning and End of God's History?
1) Adam
2) Noah
3) Abraham
4) Moses
5) Joshua
6) OT Prophets
7) Jesus
8) Jesus SC
What is the definition of Good and what is the definition of Evil? Use at least one verse reference for both.
God and God's Word, Lk 18:19, Jn 1:1; Satan and Satan's Lies Jn 8:44, Prov 30:6
What are the 2 key responsibilities we have as believers at the time of the New Testament?
1. Prepare by knowing the prophecies of the New Testament
2. Recognize and believe in Jesus when He comes
What Difference between those who are able to understand the parables vs. those who are not able understand the parables? Include reference verse
Mk 4:10-12 (or Mt 13:10-11) YOU group who is able to understand is someone who has a humble heart and ask questions so they receive forgiveness, righteous, and go to Heaven (Mt 13:36), THEM group who is not able to understand it is because they have an arrogant and calloused heart, do not receive forgiveness, are unrighteous and go to Hell (Dan 12:9-10)
What is the meaning of the figurative bird with reference verse?
Bird: Spirit (Mt 3:16, Rev 18:2-3, Mt 13:4)
What are the five promises that God made with Abraham?
1) Descendants as numerous as the stars
2) Descendants: strangers in a foreign country
3) Descendants: enslaved for 400 years
4) God will punish foreign nation
5) Descendants: come out with great possessions
According to Ps 103:20-22, what 4 ways are angels described?
Mighty ones, do God's bidding, Heavenly host (army), God's work
List all the 8 Pillars of the Bible in the correct order
1. The Bible is a book of covenants between God and His chosen people
2. The Bible is God's word
3. The Bible can be divided into 4 types of contents
4. The Bible is a story of war between God and Satan
5. Prophecies in the Bible always get fulfilled
6. The order of prophecy fulfillment
7. The seven periods of Bible history
8. God's objective in recording the Bible is Kingdom of Heaven and Eternal Life
What is the work of the Holy Spirit at the time of the First Coming and compare the work of the Holy Spirit at the time of Second Coming with a reference verse.
At time of First Comin g work of the Holy Spirit was to give the disciples the ability to speak in tongues that is to speak different languages so that the good news about Jesus the Messiah and the gospel of heaven could spread to the ends of the earth (Acts 2:1-4)
At the time of the Second Coming, the work of the Holy Spirit is to guide believers into all truth so that people can be able to recognize and believe in the second coming of Jesus when the promise is fulfilled (John 16:13)
What is the spiritual meaning of branch, leaf, and fruit (individual and organizational level) according the to the Bible with reference verse?
Branch: Disciples (Jn 15:5)
Leaf: Evangelist (Any one of these is correct: Prov 11:28, Ez 47:12, Rev 22:1-2, Lk 10:1)
Fruit
- Individual: Word (Prov 12:14, Prov 18:20), Actions (Gal 5:19-23)
- Organizational: Believers born again through the Word of Truth (James 1:18)