Acts 1-9 Flashcards
1
Q
• A1 To whom was the Acts of the Apostles written?
A
Theophilus.
2
Q
• A1 According to Acts chapter one, Luke (in his gospel) presented Jesus’ life up until what event?
A
The day Christ was taken up into heaven.
3
Q
• A1 According to Acts chapter one, Christ gave His commandments to the Apostles through Whom or What?
A
The Holy Spirit.
4
Q
• A1 How long was Jesus seen with the Apostles following His Resurrection?
A
Forty days.
5
Q
• A1 According to Acts chapter one, where did Jesus tell the Apostles to wait for “the Promise of the Father?”
A
Jerusalem.
6
Q
• A1 Who spoke to the gathered Christians immediately after Christ’s Ascension?
A
2 men dressed in white.
7
Q
• A1 Fill in the blank: The men gathered at Christ’s Ascension in Acts chapter one were called “Men of __________.”
A
Galilee.
8
Q
• A1 From what mount did Christ ascend in Acts chapter one?
A
The mount of olives
9
Q
• A1 Which woman is listed as being in the upper room following Christ’s Ascension?
A
Mary, mother of Jesus
10
Q
• A1 According to Acts chapter one, approximately how many Christians were in Jerusalem shortly after Christ’s Ascension (but before Pentecost)?
A
120
11
Q
• A1 What did Judas Iscariot buy with the money he was paid for betraying Jesus?
A
A field
12
Q
• A1 According to Acts 1, how did Judas die?
A
Fell headlong and burst open
13
Q
• A1 According to Acts chapter one, what does “Akel Dama” mean?
A
The field of blood
14
Q
• A1 According to Acts chapter one, the prophecy regarding Judas Iscariot’s death can be found in what biblical book?
A
Psalms
15
Q
• A1 According to Acts chapter one, what was the other name of Joseph called Barsabas?
A
Justus
16
Q
• A1 Name the person who was chosen to be the twelfth apostle.
A
Matthias
17
Q
Who was nominated but not chosen to be an apostle?
A
Joseph called Barsabas called Justus
18
Q
• A1 In addition to praying, how did the Apostles determine the replace for Judas Iscariot in Acts chapter one?
A
Cast lots
19
Q
• A1 What command did Jesus give while eating?
A
Don’t leave Jerusalem
20
Q
• A1 What did the disciples ask Jesus?
A
Are you going to restore the kingdom
21
Q
• A1 What was the last thing Jesus said before being taken up?
A
Holy Spirit will come… You will be my witnesses…
22
Q
• A2 Fill in the blank: “When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with __________ in one place.”
A
One accord
23
Q
• A2 the “sound from heaven” which filled the house at Pentecost sounded like what?
A
A rushing wind.
24
Q
• A2 What appeared over the heads of the followers of Jesus gathered at Pentecost?
A
Tongues of Fire
25
• According to Acts chapter two, what did the people gathered for Pentecost hear from the house where the followers of Jesus had just been filled with the Holy Spirit?
a. They heard the followers of Jesus speaking in the languages of the different people
26
• According to Acts chapter two, what did some people in Jerusalem believe to be the cause of the Christians’ behavior at Pentecost?
Drunk on new wine
27
• A2 Which Apostle preached to the crowd at Pentecost?
Peter
28
• In Acts chapter two, how did Peter demonstrate that the followers of Jesus were not drunk at Pentecost?
Said: “it’s only 9 in the morning!”
29
• A2 In his sermon on the day of Pentecost, the Apostle Peter stated that a certain prophet had stated: “And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh...,” and went on to state how the events of this day had fulfilled the prophecy. To which prophet did Peter refer?
Joel.
30
• Fill in the blank: In the words quoted in Acts chapter two by Peter from Joel: “Your sons and daughters shall ___________.”
Prophesy
31
• Fill in the blank in the words quoted in Acts chapter two by Peter from the Joel: “The sun shall be turned into ___________.”
Darkness
32
• According to the prophecy by Joel quoted by Peter in Acts chapter two, what shall happen to those who call on the name of the Lord?
They will be saved
33
• According to Acts chapter two, how was Jesus accredited by God?
By miracles, wonders, and signs.
34
• Who spoke the following words quoted by Peter in Acts chapter two: “I saw the Lord always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken”
David
35
• What was David referring to, as quoted in Acts chapter 2?
The resurrection
36
• A2 What two things did St. Peter tell the crowd at Pentecost to do after they asked him, “What shall we do?”
Repent and be baptized
37
• A2 How many people were baptized at the conclusion of Peter’s sermon on the day of Pentecost?
3000
38
• A2 What did the followers devote themselves to?
Teaching, fellowship, breaking bread, prayer
39
• What did the members of the early Church in Jerusalem do with their possessions?
They sold their possessions and divided the money and goods among all as needed
40
• A2 – where did the early Christians meet everyday?
Temple
41
• According to Acts chapter two, how often did new members join the early Church in Jerusalem?
Daily
42
• A2 – What were the 2 responses to people speaking in tongues at Pentecost?
1. They were perplexed/what does this mean? And 2. They’ve had too much wine
43
• A2 what will young men see?
Visions
44
• A2 What will old men do?
Dream dreams
45
• A2 What will servants do?
Prophesy
46
• A2 What will be the signs in the heavens and earth?
Blood and Fire and billows of smoke. Sun turns to darkness. Moon turns to blood.
47
• A2 What happened when people heard Peter’s message?
They were cut to the heart.
48
• A2 What did Peter plead with the people?
“Save yourselves from this corrupt generation”
49
• Which Apostles went to the Temple to pray in Acts chapter three?
Peter and John.
50
• A3 What did Peter first say to the lame beggar?
Look at us
51
• At what time of day were Peter and John going to pray when the lame man was healed?
Three in the Afternoon
52
• In Acts chapter three, how long had the lame man suffered from his infirmity?
Since birth
53
• What was the name of the gate to which the lame man was taken in Acts chapter three?
Beautiful
54
• Fill in the blank in Peter’s command to the lame man in Acts chapter three: “In the name of Jesus Christ ____________, rise up and walk.”
Nazareth.
55
• A3 Which of the lame man’s hands did Peter grasp in Acts chapter three?
Right
56
• A3 Fill in the blank… He went with them into the temple courts, walking and jumping and____________________”
Praising God
57
• A3 What were the people’s response to the lame man being about to walk?
Wonder and Amazement
58
• Where did Peter preach from in Chapter 3?
Solomon’s Colonnade.
59
• What does Peter say healed the lame man in Acts chapter three? x
Jesus name and the faith that comes through Him
60
• What will happen to those who don’t listen to the one Moses prophesied about?
They will be cut off from their people
61
• In Acts 3, who was the first prophet to foretell these days?
Samuel
62
• Who arrested Peter and John in chapter 4?
Temple guard and Sadducees
63
• A4 what were Peter and John preaching about that disturbed the temple leaders?
Jesus’ resurrection
64
• A4 How many believers were there after Peter and John preached and go arrested?
5000
65
• Who was the high priest in Acts 4?
Annas
66
• Who questioned Peter and John in Acts 4?
Annas, Caiaphas, John, Alexander
67
• According to Acts chapter four, by whose name did Peter and John heal the lame man in the Temple?
Jesus Christ of Nazareth
68
• A4 Fill in the blank: The stone you builders rejected, which has become the ___________.
Cornerstone
69
• A4 What characteristic did the Elders see in Peter and John?
Courage
70
• Why were the elders/high council astonished at what Peter and John said?
Because they were unschooled ordinary men
71
• What did the leaders of the Temple command Peter and John to do in Acts chapter four?
No speaking or teaching in the name of Jesus
72
• How severely did the Temple leaders punish Peter and John in Acts chapter four?
Threatened them and let them go
73
• Where to Peter and John go after being released?
Back to their own people
74
• According to Acts chapter four, how old was the lame man when he was healed in the Temple?
Over 40 yrs old
75
• What happened in Acts chapter four to the place where the Christians in Jerusalem prayed following Peter and John’s release from the Temple?
It was shaken and they were filled with the Holy Spirit
76
• What does Barnabas mean?
Son of encouragement
77
• What was John’s response after they commanded them to not speak or teach?
Which is right, obey you or God?
78
• In Acts 4, who sold a field and put the money at the apostle’s feet?
Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, called Barnabas
79
• Couple who sold land and cheated the apostles.
Ananias and Sapphira.
80
• Who does Peter say convinced Ananias and Sapphira to lie?
Satan
81
• How long after Ananias’ death does Sapphira go to Peter?
3 hours
82
• What were Ananias and Sapphria guilty of?
Testing the Holy Spirit
83
• How did the apostles get released from jail?
An angel opened the doors
84
• Where were the apostles told to go after they were miraculously released from prison?
The temple courts
85
• Why didn’t the guards use force in bringing the apostles before the Sanhedrin?
They feared he people would stone them.
86
• At the apostles hearing by the Sanhedrin, who stood up and said that they should be put outside for a while?
Gamaliel
87
• What did the Sanhedrin do with the apostles after they were bought in after escaping from jail?
Flogged and warned them
88
• According to Peter in Acts chapter five, Who — in addition to the Apostles — is a witness to Christ?
The Holy Spirit
89
• What was the apostles reaction to being flogged?
They rejoiced that they had been made worthy to suffer for Christ
90
• Chapter 5: Whose shadow did the people want to fall on the sick for healing?
Peter
91
• What 2 groups complained about food distribution?
Hellenistic Jews complained about the Hebraic Jews
92
• According to Acts chapter six, how many men were chosen to oversee the distribution of food to widows?
Seven.
93
• Who was chosen to oversee food distribution?
Stephen
94
• What was the requirement to be a part of the food distribution?
Known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom
95
• Who opposed Stephen?
Members of the Synagogue of the Freedmen
96
• What was Stephen falsely accused of?
Speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God
97
• How did the people sitting in the Sanhedrin visually see Stephen?
With the face of an angel
98
• According to Acts chapter six, did many of the Temple priests become disciples of Jesus Christ?
Yes
99
• According to Acts chapter six, what did the false witnesses claim Stephen taught about Jesus and the Temple?
Jesus would destroy it
100
• Chapter 6: Who was chosen to oversee food distribution?
Stephen, Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, Nicolas
101
• What does Stephen call the Sanhedrin?
Stiff-necked people
102
• According to Acts chapter seven, Stephen was full of __________?
The Holy Spirit
103
• What was the Sanhedrin’s response to Stephens speech?
Furious and gnashed their teeth
104
• What did Stephen see when he looked up?
The glory of God, and Jesus standing at God’s right hand
105
• What did Stephen say as he was being stoned?
Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. Do not hold this sin against them.
106
• Where were the coats laid at Stephens death?
Saul’s feet
107
• How many were scattered after Stephen’s death?
All the followers of Jesus, except the apostles
108
• Who buried Stephen?
Godly men
109
• Where did Phillip go?
Down to Samaria
110
• What was the name of the man in Acts chapter eight who practiced sorcery in Samaria?
Simon
111
• What did the people call Simon the Sorcerer?
The Great Power of God
112
• According to Acts chapter eight, was Simon the sorcerer baptized?
Yes
113
• In Acts chapter eight, the Samaritans received the Holy Spirit after who laid hands on them?
Peter and John
114
• What did Peter say about Simon the Sorcerer’s heart?
It’s not right
115
• What did Peter see in Simon the Sorcerer?
Bitterness and a heart captive to sin.
116
• Who told Philip to go south on the road from Jerusalem to Gaza?
An angel of the Lord
117
• Who did Philip meet on the road to Gaza?
An Ethiopian Eunuch
118
• What was the Ethiopian Eunuch reading?
Isaiah 53
119
• What was the Ethiopian Eunuch’s job?
Treasurer to the queen
120
• Why had the Ethiopian Eunuch been in Jerusalem?
To Worship
121
• What did the Spirit tell Philip to do in Acts chapter 8?
Go to the chariot an stay near it
122
• What did Philip ask the Ethiopian Eunuch?
Do you understand what you are reading?
123
• What happened after Philip baptized the Ethiopian Eunuch?
Philip was taken away
124
• Where did Philip go after he was taken away in Acts 8?
Azotus and then to Caesarea
125
• Which verse was the Ethiopian man reading?
He was lead like a lamb to slaughter
126
• Where was Saul going to when he was blinded?
Damascus
127
• What happened to make Saul fall to the ground on the road?
A bright light flashed around him
128
• Fill in the blank in this passage from Acts chapter nine: “Saul, Saul, why are you ___________ me?”
persecuting
129
• What does Saul call the voice on the road?
Lord
130
• How long was Saul blind?
3 days
131
• Where did the Lord tell Ananias to go in Acts 9?
The house of Judas on Straight Street
132
• Where is Saul originally from?
Tarsus
133
• Who does the Lord tell Ananias Saul is?
His chosen instrument
134
• Who will Saul proclaim Jesus’ name to, according to Acts 9?
The Gentiles and their kings and the people of Israel.
135
• What happened after the scales came of Saul’s eyes?
He was baptized and ate food.
136
• According to Acts 9, how long did Saul stay in Damascus?
Several days
137
• Where did Saul first begin to preach?
Synagogues in Damascus
138
• Who tried to kill Saul in Acts 9?
The Jews
139
• How did Saul escape Damascus?
In a basket through the opening of the wall
140
• What happened when Saul first approached the disciples in Jerusalem?
They were afraid of him.
141
• Who took Saul to the apostles?
Barnabas.
142
• Who tried to kill Saul in Jerusalem?
The Hellenistic Jews
143
• Where did the believers take Saul after his life was threatened in Jerusalem?
To Caesarea then to Tarsus
144
• Who lived in Lyyda?
Aeneas, a paralyzed and bed ridden man
145
• How long had Aeneas been paralyzed?
8 years
146
• What was the peoples reaction to Aeneas’ healing?
They turned to the Lord
147
• Who lived in Joppa?
Tabitha (Dorcas)
148
• What was Tabitha known for?
Doing good and helping the poor
149
• Who did Peter stay with in Joppa?
Simon the tanner
150
• Where did Paul have his vision?
Simon the tanners house in Joppa
151
• What happened to Dorcas in Acts chapter nine?
She became sick and died
152
• In Acts chapter nine, what did the widows show Peter while they wept in Dorcas’ room?
robes and clothes she had made
153
• What do the women call Tabitha?
Dorcas
154
• What does Tabitha’s name mean?
Gazelle
155
• In his speech to the high priest what patriarchs does Stephen reference?
Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Joshua, David, and Solomon
156
Under whose authority was Saul going to Damascus?
High priest
157
• What did Ananias call Saul when we laid his hands on him?
Brother Saul
158
• What was the land of Israel called in 63BC?
Palestine
159
• Approximate date of Jesus’ birth.
4BC
160
• Language spoken in NT Times?
Koine Greek
161
According to Acts 9, why was Ananias sent to Saul?
See again and be filled with the Holy Spirit
162
• Who was at the top of the Jewish Social classes?
Priests -> Levites -> Full blooded Israelites
163
• Who was at the top of Hellenistic social classes?
Senatorial class -> Equestrians (civil servants) -> Women
164
• Who were at the bottom of Hellelistic social classes?
Plebians -> Slaves -> Freedmen -> Women
165
• Who were at the bottom of Jewish social classes?
Gentiles and Non-Jews
166
Vocab: • Dyadism =
Greek for two
167
• What is honor in the NT world?
The value of a person, dependent on their power, sexual status, and religion
168
• Kerygmatic =
(Christian proclamation) = Gospel’s purpose in Redemptive History [Preaching]
169
• Apologetic =
(Christianity is not a political threat to Rome) = Interaction with secular history [defense or justification of doctrine]
170
• Conciliatory =
(shows Peter and Paul in parallel, not in conflict) [peacemaking]
171
• Prophetic =
(fulfilled OT prophecies)
172
• Who was the missionary to the Jews?
Peter
173
• Who was the missionary to the Gentiles?
Paul
174
• How does the outline of Acts advance as it pertains to cities?
Jersalem -> Judea and Samaria -> The remotest parts of the earth
175
• Stories that happened in Jerusalem?
Pentecost, Stephen
176
• Who went to Samaria?
Phillip
177
• Who when to Judea?
Peter
178
• What were the three supernatural signs at Pentecost?
Sound of wind, tongues of fire, speaking in tongues
179
• Who were the positive and negative examples of giving?
Joseph and Ananias & Sapphira
180
• Why were there so many widows in Jerusalem?
That’s where Jewish men are buried.
181
• What did Stephen have to say about obeying the law?
It was given by the angels but they didn’t obey it
182
• What is the cause and effect chain of Stephen’s death?
Martyrdom -> Persecution -> Dispersion -> Evangelism
183
• What are the 4 levels of belief?
Jew -> Proselyte -> God-Fearer -> Gentile
184
• How was Peter chosen as a leader?
He stood up and talked; close to Jesus; understood forgiveness
185
• What was the 1st church problem?
Lying to the Lord
186
• What was Tarsus known for?
Good schooling; Cilicium (waterproof goats hair for tent making)
187
• What tribe was Paul from?
Benjamin
188
• After meeting Jesus, how long does Paul disappear for?
3 years
189
• Who was Philip (not the apostle)?
One of 7 to oversee food distribution. Fled to Samaria. Helped convert Simon the Sorcerer and the Ethiopian man.
