Parables
What are the four types of fields and their definitions?
Path: One who hears the Word but does not understand it
Rocky: One who accepts the Word in joy but falls due to persecution
Thorny: One who accepts the Word but falls due to worldly worries and pleasures
Good: One who accepts the Word, understands it, and bears fruit with it
In Malachi 3:1, God speaks through Malachi and prophesies a messenger who prepares the way and a messenger of the covenant. Who (is)are:
1) The messenger(s) who prepare(s) the way at the FC and SC?
2) The messenger of the covenant at the FC and SC?
1) FC: John the Baptist. SC: Seven messengers
2) FC: Jesus. SC: The Promised Shepherd
God -> Jesus -> Angel -> New John -> Servants
Recite any BB verse from memory
Response must be verbatim to receive points
What is our current church direction?
600 TO BB!!!!!!
What is(are) the meaning(s) of clothes? Name two verses
1) Clothes: Duty, Word, Actions
2) [Sample] Rv. 19:8, Eph. 6:10-13, Rv. 22:14, Rv. 7:14
What does the spirit of counselor do? In which three chapters does Jesus prophecy it?
1) It works through the Promised Pastor to deliver the fulfillment of Revelation
2) John 14, 15, 16
Recite Revelation 1:1-3
Response must be verbatim to receive points
Regarding BB2...
1) In what verse does Jesus rebuke the Pharisees for choosing tradition over God's Word?
2) What verse prophecies Jesus speaking in parables?
3) In what verse does God speak about the eventual fulfillment of all "visions"?
1) Matthew 15:6-9
2) Psalm 78:2
3) Ezekiel 12:21-23
1) In fulfillment, who is this reed?
2) In Revelation 11:9, what does it mean that they were "refused burial?"
1) Mr. Hong
2) They were not allowed to join the Tabernacle Temple as congregation members
What are the six parables found in Mt. 13?
1) Sower/four fields
2) Harvest, weeds/wheat
3) Mustard seed (tree)
4) Woman and yeast
5) Treasure
6) Net/sea
What are the eight steps of creation and re-creation?
1) Selection of a Pastor
2) Creation of a Kingdom
3) Covenant Made with the Chosen People
4) Betrayal and Destruction of the Chosen People
5) Selection of a New Pastor
6) Judgment and Salvation
7) Creation of a New Kingdom
8) New Covenant Made with the Chosen People
The Open Word feels "sour" (Rv. 10:10) in the Promised Shepherd's stomach, as the duty of testifying to the fulfillment of Revelation is incredibly heavy
1) Which other prophet in the Bible felt this weight, such that he sat overwhelmed for seven days?
2) Which chapter talks about this? (Bonus points for the verse!)
1) Ezekiel
2) Chapter 3 (verse 15)
How do you know when a BB student is ready for center?
Many correct answers exist, but some samples are:
1) When they perceive the necessity of learning parables and the New Covenant
2) When they are ready to sacrifice their heart for God and make a consistent determination to learn the Word
3) When they perceive the era, and realize that they need to be prepared for Jesus' second coming
[DAILY DOUBLE]
Testify to the fulfillment of Revelation 4. You will have three minutes to prepare, and five minutes to testify. Your answer should include:
1) What the emerald rainbow represents (and one associated verse NOT in Revelation that talks about it)
2) What the four living creatures, twenty-four elders, and many eyes are
3) The names of ten departments Shincheonji has
1) The New Covenant
2) The four living creatures represent the four JJBC departments: Men, Women, YA, and Seniors. The twenty-four elders represent the twenty-four departments. The many eyes represent the many spirits that are with the saints of Sincheonji (ref. Heb. 1:14)
3) [Sample] Theology, Publicity, Finance, IT, Culture, Education, Domestic Missions, International Missions, Planning, and Justice
Describe the parable of the sea. You must include:
1) All the parables related to it
2) Their definitions
3) The process of salvation through the parable
1) Sea, fish, fisherman, net, ship, basket
2) Sea: World of lies, Fish: Person (believer), Fisherman: Pastor, Net: Word, Ship: Church, Basket: Groups within church
3)The fisherman lowers his net and gets good and bad fish. The bad fish are thrown out, and the good fish stay on the boat and are placed into baskets
1) What happens in those two dreams?
2) What does each dream represent in prophecy (SC)?
3) Explain the connection between the two in fulfillment
1) Daniel 2: A gigantic statue made of various different materials (gold, bronze, clay, etc.), is crushed by a rock. This rock turns into a mountain that covers the whole earth. Daniel 4: A beautiful fruit-bearing tree that gives life to birds and the beasts of the earth is cut down
2) Daniel 2: The kingdom of Bablyon is conquered by the judgment of God, and its denominations all fall. Mt. Zion grows to be the one true church that all nations will recognize. Daniel 4: The kingdom of Babylon is cut away by God, as it is now corrupt with people who have no understanding of the Word. With the Open Word from heaven, the kingdom and its people are restored to glory over all the earth
3) Both talk about the judgment and destruction of the 40,000+ traditional Christian denominations alongside the creation of God's new Kingdom, Shincheonji
Revelation 17:10-11 talks about an "eighth king to come."
1) What is a spiritual king?
2) Who is this king in fulfillment?
3) What does this king do in Rv. 13?
4) Revelation 21:24 also mentions kings. Is this the same as in Rv. 17? If not, what does this represent?
1) A pastor
2) Mr. Oh
3) He conducts the pastor ordination ceremony at the Tabernacle Temple, and places the mark of the beast on the affiliated saints
4) No, it's not the same. In Rv. 21, these kings are the pastors of Babylon who serve in Shincheonji after passing over
What are all the verses in PBB1, "A Believer Who Seeks God?"
Acts 13:22, 1 Chron. 28:9, 1 Samuel 13:13-15, 1 Samuel 15:1-24, 1 Samuel 16:1, 7, Psalms 119:127-129, James 1:22-25
There are two James tribes in Shincheonji. What are they called?
1) Seoul James Tribe
2) Busan James Tribe
Testify to the parable of the sun, moon, and stars. You will have three minutes to prepare, and five minutes to testify. Your speech must include:
1) The definition
2) Thread of connection from OT, FC, and SC
3) Reference to at least two verses
Sample Answer:
1) Sun: Pastor, Moon: Evangelist, Stars: Congregation members
2) OT: Joseph's family, and the physical twelve tribes, FC: [OLD] The TOL and physical Israelites + [NEW] Spiritual Israel, SC: [OLD] Spiritual Israel + [NEW] New Spiritual Israel
3) Gen. 37:9-11, Joel 2:10, Mt. 24:29, Rv. 6:12-13
See Eldin and Monique for the question
Correct response is up for interpretation
Testify to Revelation 16. You will have three minutes to prepare, and five minutes to testify. Your speech must include:
1) The title of Revelation 16
2) Usage of two verses from Revelation 16
3) Usage of one verse from the whole Bible (including other chapters of Revelation) that relate to Revelation 16
4) A description of Revelation 16's content and purpose
Sample Answer:
1) The Seven Bowls of God's Wrath
2) Rv. 16:15, 19
3) Rv. 14:6
4) Revelation 16 depicts the final judgment of God upon the betrayers and destroyers. No one can enter the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony until judgment is complete, so this chapter serves an essential purpose to begin the global work of salvation
Testify to BB1, "God's Faithfulness in the Old Testament". You will have three minutes to prepare, and five minutes to testify. Your speech must include:
1) The core point of the lesson
2) Three verses
Sample Answer:
1) To showcase how God creates a covenant with His people in the OT and NT. Following the covenant ensures salvation
2) Ex. 34:5-7, Mt. 5:48, Jer. 31:31-32
You have three minutes to come up with a joke about Revelation. You will be awarded points based on whether or not Monique and I BOTH laugh
Good luck
It was funny! Woo!