Basics of the Bible
1. (A) Who created heaven, earth, and all creation?
(B) What Kind of entity is the creator?
(C) What kind of entity is the devil?
A. God
B. He is who he is, that is self-existent
C. A created being, a fallen angel
11. (A) Give two reasons Jesus spoke figuratively.
A. Jesus spoke figuratively to hide the secrets of the kingdom of heaven from his enemies and to fulfill the prophecies of the Old Testament.
18. (A) light (day), darkness (night)
A. Light (day): word of life
darkness (night): ignorance-not having the word
18. (E) treasures (pearls, gold)
E. Treasures (pearls, gold): word of truth
9. Give the three conditions people must meet for their sins to be forgiven. Be sure to include references.
A. We must drink the blood of Jesus (Mt 26:28, Jn 6:53-57)
B. We must understand the parables (Mk 4:10-12)
C. We must keep the new covenant (Heb 8:10-12)
6. (A) Give the four categories into which the contents of the Bible can be divided.
(B) Into how many categories can the prophecies of the Bible be divided? What are those categories?
(C) To whom must the prophecies be made known?
A. History, Instructions, Prophecies, and Fulfillment (physical fulfillment)
B. Three categories-betrayal, destruction, and salvation
C. To the chosen people who will attain salvation
11. (B) Explain the differences between those who understand the figurative language and those who do not.
B. Those who understand the figurative language receive atonement for their sins and salvation. Those who do not understand the figurative language become outsiders, and because their sins are not atoned, they do not receive salvation.
18. (B) eyes (lampstands, candlestands)
(C) light of a lamp (light of a candle)
B. Eyes (lampstands, candlestands): spirits, workers
C. Light of a lamp (light of a candle): spirit within a person
16. (A) Vessel (i.e. bowl or cup)
(B) scale, and iron scepter
A. Vessel (i.e. bowl or cup): person’s heart and church
B. Scale, iron scepter: word that weighs faith and deed, ecclesiastical authority to rule
7. (A) In general, how many kinds of gods does the Bible mention? Into how many categories can the believers who belong to these gods be divided?
(B) Give five Bible references that explain the differences between God’s offspring and ordinary people.
A. Since there are two types of gods, there are two types of believers.
B. Ps 82:6-7, Jn 10:34-35, Ac 17:29, Gn 6:1-3, Gal 4:29
3. (A) Give seven pastors whom God appointed from Adam’s time to time of Revelation in order.
(B) Categorize biblical history into eight periods in sequential order.
A. Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Joshua, Jesus, the One Who Overcomes (i.e. New John)
B. Period of Creation of the World
Period of Exodus and the Law
Period of the Judges
Period of Kings
Period of the Prophets
Period of the gospel of heaven
Period of the Epistles
Period of Revelation and Re-creation
13. (A) How many types of spiritual trees are there in the Bible? (B) How many kinds of birds perch in those threes? What do each of these types of birds represent?
A. There are two types of trees: the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
B. There are two types of birds: holy spirits and evil spirits.
15. (A) true vine, wild vine, wine
(B) olive trees, olive oil
(C) fruit of the tree of life, manna, and yeast
A. True vine, wild vine, wine: God’s pastor, Satan’s pastor, word
B. Olive trees, olive oil: witness, word of testimony
C. Fruit of the tree of life, manna, yeast: word, word, instructions
19. (A) water (dew, rain)
(B) spring (i.e. well or fountain)
(C) river
A. Water (dew, rain): word
B. Spring (i.e. well or fountain): pastor or temple
C. River: heart of a disciple and evangelist
5. (E) Jesus came according to the prophecies of the Old Testament. Give five representative references respectively from the Old Testament prophecies regarding Jesus.
Old Testament (Prophecies)
- Is 7:14 (Born of a virgin)
- Hos 11:1 (Going to Egypt)
- Is 9:1-2 (Ministering in Galilee)
- Ps 40-41 (Bearing the Cross)
- Is 61:1 (Preaching the Gospel of Heaven)
2. (E) How many books, Chapters, and verses are in the Old Testament? (F) How many books, Chapters, and verses are in the New Testament?
E. 39 books, 929 chapters, 23,144 verses
F. 27 books, 260 chapters, 7,959 verses
13. (C) Who sowed the good seed and who sowed the weeds?
(D) What do the fruits born of each kind of seed represent?
C. Jesus and his pastors, the devil and his pastors.
D. They represent the sons of the kingdom and the sons of the evil one.
14. (A) farmer, field
(B) seed, tree
(C) branch, leaf, fruit
(D) bird, weeds
A. Farmer, field: pastor, person’s heart or a church
B. Seed, tree: word, inner person born again of the seed of the word
C. Branch, leaf, fruit: disciple, evangelist, believers born again of the word
D. Bird, weeds: spirit, lies
17. (A) fire
(B) censer, incense
(C) incense smoke
(D) pot.
A. Fire: word that consumes and judges
B. Censer, incense: person's heart, prayer
C. Incense smoke: sound of prayers being lifted up
D. Pot: church
5.(E) Jesus came according to the prophecies of the Old Testament. Give five representative references respectively from the New Testament regarding their physical fulfillment.
New Testament (Physical fulfillment)
Mt 1:18-23
Mt 2:13-15
Mt 4:13-16
Mt 27
Lk 4:16-21
10. (A) What is the biblical meaning of Israel? What evidence proves that a person has become Israel?
(B) What are the three types of Israel that appear in the Bible according to their biblical eras?
A. Israel refers to the one who overcomes (i.e. the winner). The creation of the twelve tribes is the evidence.
B. - Old Testament: Physical Israel
- First coming: Spiritual Israel
- Second coming: New spiritual Israel
12. What are the six parables about heaven from Mt 13?
A. A man who sowed good seed in his field
B. A mustard seed planted in a field
C. Yeast mixed into three measures of flour until it works all through the dough
D. Treasure hidden in a field
E. A merchant looking for fine pearls
F. A net that is let down into the sea to catch all kinds of fish
21. (A) head, horn, tail
(B) dog, pig
(C) ox, sheep
(D) the flesh and blood of the Lamb
(E) vineyard, mountain
A. Head, horn, tail: leader, authority figure, false prophet
B. Dog, pig: pastor who betrayed and lacks understanding
C. Ox, sheep: righteous believer
D. The flesh and blood of the Lamb: words of Jesus, who is life
E. Vineyard, mountain: the chosen people’s tabernacle, a church
22. (A) seal (mark)
(B) trumpet, trumpet call
(C) stone (white stone)
(D) image (i.e. idol), food sacrificed to idols
(E) winds (living creatures, cherubim, seraphim, chariots)
A. Seal (mark): word of testimony, person who received the Word
B. Trumpet, trumpet call: person, sound of proclaiming
C. Stone (white stone): word of judgment, pastor
D. Image (i.e. idol), food sacrificed to idols: false pastor, knowledge, doctrines, and teachings
E. Winds (living creatures, cherubim, seraphim, chariots): angels, judgment
4. For the times of (A) the exodus and (B) Jesus’ first coming, whom made a promise to whom and who came to whom to fulfill that promise? (C) Who is the promised pastor who fulfills the prophecies in the New Testament? Be sure to include a reference. Give the time period that corresponds to (D) the time of Moses, (E) the time of Jesus’ first coming, and (F) the time of Jesus’ second coming. Be sure to include a reference for each time period.
A. At the time of the exodus, God came to Moses to fulfill the promise he made to Abraham.
B. At the time of Jesus’ first coming, God came to Jesus to fulfill the promise he made through the Old Testament prophets.
C. The one who overcomes, New John (Rv 21:6-7)
D. The period of the law (Jn 1:17)
E. The period of faith in the gospel (Mt 24:14, Jn 1:12)
F. The period of the completion of heaven (Rv 21:6)