Basics of the Bible
Give the four categories into which the contents of the Bible can be divided.
History, instructions, prophecies, and fulfillment (i.e. physical fulfillment)
Give the true meaning for each figurative term from the language of the kingdom of heaven:
Farmer, field
Seed, tree
Farmer, field: pastor, person’s heart or a church
Seed, tree: word, inner person born again of the seed of the word
Give the true meaning for each figurative term from the language of the kingdom of heaven:
Branch, leaf, fruit
Bird, weeds
Branch, leaf, fruit: disciple, evangelist, believers born again of the word
Bird, weeds: spirit, lies
Give the true meaning for each figurative term from the language of the kingdom of heaven:
seal (mark)
Seal (mark): word of testimony, person who received the Word
Into how many categories can the prophecies of the Bible be divided? What are those categories?
Three categories - Betrayal, Destruction, and Salvation
Give the true meaning for each figurative term from the language of the kingdom of heaven:
True vine, wild vine, wine
scale, and iron scepter.
True vine, wild vine, wine: God’s pastor, Satan’s pastor, word
Scale, iron scepter: word that weighs faith and deed, ecclesiastical authority to rule
Give the true meaning for each figurative term from the language of the kingdom of heaven:
Fruit of the tree of life, manna, and yeast
Vessel (i.e. bowl or cup)'
Olive trees, Olive oil
Fruit of the tree of life, manna, yeast: word, word, instructions
Vessel (i.e. bowl or cup): person’s heart and church
Olive trees, olive oil: witness, word of testimony
Give the true meaning for each figurative term from the language of the kingdom of heaven:
stone (white stone)
image (i.e. idol), food sacrificed to idols
flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder
Stone (white stone): word of judgment, pastor
Image (i.e. idol), food sacrificed to idols: false pastor, knowledge, doctrines, and teachings
Flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder: rapid movement of spirits, the sound of administration
To whom must the prophecies be made known?
To the chosen people who will attain salvation
Give the true meaning for each figurative term from the language of the kingdom of heaven:
fire
censer, incense
light of a lamp (light of a candle),
Fire: word that consumes and judges
Censer, incense: person's heart, prayer
Light of a lamp (light of a candle): spirit within a person
Give the true meaning for each figurative term from the language of the kingdom of heaven:
light (day), darkness(night),
eyes (lampstands, candlestands),
incense smoke
pot.
Light (day), darkness (night): word of life, ignorance-not having the word
Eyes (lampstands, candlestands): spirits, workers
Incense smoke: sound of prayers being lifted up
Pot: church
Give the true meaning for each figurative term from the language of the kingdom of heaven:
trumpet, trumpet call
winds (living creatures, cherubim, seraphim, chariots)
sun, moon, stars,
Trumpet, trumpet call: person, sound of proclaiming
Winds (living creatures, cherubim, seraphim, chariots): angels, judgment
Sun, moon, stars: pastors, evangelists, and believers who belong to heaven
How many types of spiritual trees are there in the Bible?
How many kinds of birds perch in those trees? What do each of these types of birds represent?
There are two types of trees: the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
There are two types of birds: holy spirits and evil spirits.
Give the true meaning for each figurative term from the language of the kingdom of heaven:
clothes,
treasures (pearls, gold),
song, and new song.
four living creatures (i.e. man, ox, lion, eagle)
Clothes: words, actions
Treasures (pearls, gold): word of truth
Song, new song: gospel, gospel of the physical fulfillment
Four living creatures: four archangels
Give the true meaning for each figurative term from the language of the kingdom of heaven:
beast (from Rv 13)
serpent (leopard, lion, bear, locust, scorpion)
sea, ship
bitter water
Beast: A person who does not understand God’s word
Serpent (Leopard, lion, bear, locust, scorpion): destroyer
Sea, ship: world, church
Bitter water (i.e. Wormwood): the devil’s lies
Give the true meaning for each figurative term from the language of the kingdom of heaven:
death, grave (i.e. tomb)
resurrection, breath of life,
cloud,
tabernacle
hailstone
Death, grave: death of spirit, flesh that God's spirit left (under false teaching organization)
Resurrection, breath of life: making a spirit live again, word of life
Cloud: symbol of the invisible spiritual world,
Tabernacle: dwelling place
Hailstone: word of wrath, pastor
Who sowed the good seed and who sowed the weeds?What do the fruits born of each kind of seed represent?
Jesus and his pastor; the devil and his pastors.
They represent the sons of the kingdom of heaven and the sons of the evil one.
Give the true meaning for each figurative term from the language of the kingdom of heaven:
water (dew, rain),
spring (i.e. well or fountain),
river,
fishermen (captain, sailors, passengers),
the flesh and blood of the Lamb
vineyard, mountain
Water (dew, rain): word
Spring (i.e. well or fountain): pastor or temple
River: heart of a disciple and evangelist
Captain, sailors, passengers: pastor, evangelists (church staff), congregation members
The flesh and blood of the Lamb: words of Jesus, who is life
Vineyard, mountain: the chosen people's tabernacle, a church
Give the true meaning for each figurative term from the language of the kingdom of heaven:
head, horn, tail
dog, pig
ox, sheep
net, fish,
sea of glass
path
Head, horn, tail: leader, authority figure, false prophet
Dog, pig: pastor who betrayed and lacks understanding
Ox, sheep: righteous believer
Net, fish: word, people
Sea of glass: words of God that wash our inner being
Path: word, pastor with the word
Give the true meaning for each figurative term from the language of the kingdom of heaven:
bridegroom, bride,
Widow, fatherless
Jerusalem, Babylon,
war, weapon,
key of heaven, key of hell,
orthodoxy, and cult.
Bridegroom, bride: spirit, flesh
Widow, fatherless: pastor who has betrayed, people who belong to a pastor who has betrayed
Jerusalem, Babylon: kingdom of the chosen people, kingdom of demons--gentiles
War, weapon: war of doctrines, word of testimony
Key of heaven, key of hell: wisdom that allows one to open the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, wisdom that allows one to know Satan's secrets
Orthodoxy, cult: God and the word, doctrines that differ from God's word