Kingly Prophecy
Though Elijah is one of the most well-known prophets in the Bible, this successor of a similar name served nearly twice as long, and had the unique experience of performing a miracle some time after his death.
Who is Elisha?
Three times in the book of Revelation, Jehovah is called this title, meaning "the beginning and the end," to emphasize that there was no Almighty God before Jehovah and there would never be one after him.
What is "the Alpha and the Omega"?
During his first missionary tour, Paul went through many difficulties, but possibly the most severe was when he was stoned and left for dead in this city; remarkably, he got back up and went back into the city after that, and even revisited the city later during that tour and his other two.
What is Lystra?
Cities including Beroea, Thessalonica, and Apollonia could be found in this region north of Greece, which Paul was urged to "step on over" into.
What is Macedonia?
One of the oldest materials known to man, this is today rated as one of the most abundant, most useful, and cheapest materials as well; in Bible times, it was used for tools, nails, gates, weapons, fetters, writing instruments, and even idols.
What is iron?
Starting around the beginning of the reign of King Amon of Judah was the highest concentration of prophets in history; some of the most well known prophets of the period were Jeremiah, Daniel, Ezekiel, and this cousin of King Josiah.
Who is Zephaniah?
The book of Revelation was written by the apostle John, the longest-living of all the apostles, while he was exiled on this island for preaching about Jesus.
What is Patmos?
DAILY DOUBLE
After Paul was arrested in Jerusalem at the end of his third missionary tour, he was sent on a journey to Rome, where he was shipwrecked on Malta, just south of this island at the tip of Italy, after leaving Fair Havens on this island near Greece.
What is Sicily/Crete?
During Paul's second missionary tour, he reached into Macedonia and Greece, where he preached on the top of this hill in Athens, defending his faith to Athenians who said that what he was preaching was "strange to [their] ears."
What is the Areopagus?
This man, Abraham's son and Isaac's half brother, became a mighty nation, much as his half brother did, and his line is said to have led to Muhammad, the founder of Islam.
Who is Ishmael?
While Isaiah and Micah served as prophets in the Two-Tribe Kingdom, this prophet served as the last in the Northern Ten-Tribe Kingdom; he lived through its subjugation by Assyria and prophesied about the destruction of Samaria in 740 BCE.
Who is Hoshea?
In Revelation, Jesus Christ is called this to demonstrate his position as second only to Jehovah God, and of 29 occurrences in the Bible, 27 are found in the book of Revelation.
What is "the Lamb" (of God)?
For all of Paul's missionary tours, this city served as his starting and ending location.
What is Antioch of Syria?
Paul's ministry reached all the way to Asia and Europe, but it also went through this region, mostly located in modern-day Türkiye, north of the Mediterranean Sea.
What is Asia Minor?
This name, twice mentioned by the prophet Isaiah during the reign of Ahaz and then once in Mathew 1:23, is applied only to Jesus and means 'with us is God.'
What is Immanuel?
This prophet served for a short period of time at the beginning of King Uzziah's reign in Judah and the middle of Jeroboam III's reign in Israel, and he foretold a great locust plague and a judgement in "the low plain of Jehoshaphat."
Who is Joel?
God shows his view of the 144000 by withholding his destructive action against the world until these anointed ones are symbolically this "in their foreheads."
What is sealed? (Revelation 7:3)
Along with Macedonians Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul was rushed into a theatre in Ephesus after silversmith Demetirus started a riot, and the Ephesians began shouting this fanatically.
What is "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians"?
On his way to Rome after his arrest, Paul traveled past the Marketplace of Appius and the Three Taverns along this famous cross-country Roman highway.
What is the Appian Way?
Jehovah and Elihu both called Job's attention to the marvel of this common substance, Jehovah saying: "Out of whose belly does [this] actually come forth...?"
What is ice?
During the second half of Jonah's life and the reign of King Uzziah, this prophet served in the Ten-Tribe Kingdom; he was a poor sheep raiser and a nipper of sycamore, that is, a menial job where someone punctures figs to hasten ripening and make sweeter, larger fruit.
Who is Amos?
DAILY DOUBLE
In Revelation chapter 6, Jesus opens seals on a scroll; each of the first four seals causes a symbolic horse to be released, and the horses represent Jesus, war, death, and this pale horse and its companion.
What is starvation/the grave?
On the island of Cyprus, Paul, Barnabas, and John Mark "published the word of God" in this city, which had a large Jewish population and more than one synagogue.
What is Salamis?
What is Achaia?
This unit of the Roman army was a cohort of about 600 men, a tenth of a legion, and was commanded by centurion Cornelius of Caesarea?
What is the Italian Band?