Bible_Study_15 Flashcards

1
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Meshech, the brother of Magog, settled in the area of modern ___________.

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Moscow

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_________, the brother of Magog and Meshech settled in the modern city/province of Tobolsk

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Tubal

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Ezekiel says that the invaders of Israel come from the “uttermost parts of the ________” (literal rendering). A quick glance northward from Israel on any map reveals that only Russia fits this description.

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North

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4
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Allies of the invasion of Israel - ___________, (modern Iran), Portions of Iraq were also included and some prophecy students think it may be part of this future war.

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Persia

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5
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Allies of the invasion of Israel - ________- literally “Cush”, allied itself with Russia in 1974. Cush is also the father of other black, north African Islamic nations as well, such as Chad, Sudan, Somolia and others.

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Ethiopia

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Allies of the invasion of Israel - ________, literally “Put”, has been allied with Russia since 1969 and represents other North African Arabian Nations, such as Algeria

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Libya

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Allies of the invasion of Israel - _________,this refers to Unified Germany. The Germanic tribes were united on Oct. 3, 1990 for the first time besides a 70 year period since Ezekiels time.

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Gomer

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8
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Allies of the invasion of Israel - Togarmah - This is _________and perhaps Syria. Also includes Southern Russia, the Cossacks, and the Armenians, including former Russian republics such as Kazakstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

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Turkey

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9
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Allies of the invasion of Israel - Daniel informs us that ________ will also be involved in attack on Israel with the King of the North.

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Egypt

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10
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The opponents of the Invasion- ♦_________, obviously this prophecy could not have been fulfilled until it became a nation in 1948

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Israel

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11
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The opponents of the Invasion on Israel - Sheba and Dedan - _________ ________ (and perhaps some of the small surrounding Arab states such as Oman, Yeman, or the United Arab Emirates.)

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Saudi Arabia

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12
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The opponents of the Invasion on Israel - Tarshish - representing one of two nations, _______ or Spain.

A

England

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13
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The opponents of the Invasion on Israel - The young Lions of Tarshish - If Tarshish is England, the young lion or cubs of this would include the _________ ________.

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United States

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14
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The opponents of the Invasion on Israel - Daniel 11 indicates that the unified ___________ is also involved.

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Europe

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15
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Ezekiel’s Seership: His Extended Temple Vision - The departure of Judah from the _____ of God.

A

Glory

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16
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Ezekiel’s Seership: His Extended Temple Vision -The prophet goes to the northern gate of the Temple. Here Ezekiel sees Jewish women weeping for _______, their false god.

A

Tammuz

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17
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History of the Religion of Tammuz - Satan’s church officially began at the tower of ________ in Genesis 11:1-9. The purpose of this tower was to “reach to heaven”, not so much just physically, but rather spiritually, for the purpose of worshiping the heavens, the sun, moon, and stars.

A

Babel

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18
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History of the Religion of Tammuz - The first full time minister of Satan was ___________, Noah’s wicked great grandson and head of the Babel project

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Nimrod

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19
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Secular history and tradition tells us that Nimrod married an evil and vile woman named _____________.

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Semerimus

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20
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Semerimus knew God’s promise of a future Savior and claimed her son __________ fulfilled this prophecy.

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Tammuz

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21
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Semerimus claimed that her son was conceived by a sunbeam and was, in fact, the reincarnation of Nimrod. He thus came to be worshiped as the _______ god.

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Sun

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22
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Semerimus set up a Mother goddess-child religious system that has been known as Venus and Cupid, Baal and Ashtaroth, Diana, and _________who was originally worshiped as the Moon god in a false pantheon of Arabian gods.

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Allah

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23
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Subtitle for the Book of Daniel

A

The Old Testament Book of Revelation

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24
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________ contains the history of the world written in advance, outlining from his time to the end of the Gentile nations and God’s timetable for His dealings with Israel.

A

Daniel

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25
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Daniel is the story of a young teenage captive who became a prophet and ________ ________.

A

prime minister

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26
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The Theme of Daniel?

A

The Revelation of Israel’s Prophetic Future.

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27
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Daniel’s 70 Weeks Prophecy is in this chapter.

A

Daniel 9

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28
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Daniel means?

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God is my Judge

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29
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As a teenager, Daniel was one of those of royal blood taken captive by Nebuchadnezzar during the _____ Babylonian siege of Jerusalem in 605 BC.

A

1st

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30
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In captivity Daniel served without compromise under the administration of several kings including Nebuchadnezzar, __________, and Darius.

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Belshazzar

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31
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Ezekiel wrote about Daniel’s righteousness and wisdom 3 times. Daniel is one of the few well known Bible characters about whom nothing _________ is ever written.

A

Negative

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32
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While Ezekiel was the prophet to the Common Jewish man among the captives, Daniel was the prophet to the Gentile _______ reigning above the captives.

A

crown

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33
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While skeptics often attack Daniel’s authorship of this book, ________ Himself declared that Daniel was the author.

A

Jesus

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34
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Daniel ministered throughout the entire ____ year captivity.

A

70

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35
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Daniel is written to the Jewish Captives and Returnees as well as to the Gentiles of the _________ Empire

A

Persian

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36
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The book of Daniel spans the entire Babylonian _____ seeing that Daniel was captured in the 1st invasion

A

exile

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37
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Daniel ministered throughout the Babylonian Empire and then even past its fall to the ____________ Empire at the end of the 70 years.

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Medo-Persian

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38
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Daniel is the most __________ book of the OT and is (along with Zechariah) the OT parallel to the NT book of Revelation.

A

Prophetic

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39
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Daniel’s prophesies are so astounding that skeptics have attacked this book more than any other Bible book because if the prophesies are authentic, they provide irrefutable proof of the __________ of Scripture.

A

Inspiration

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40
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Daniel ____ alone has over 100 specific historical prophecies which have already been literally fulfilled.

A

11

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41
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The prophecies of Daniel are so accurate that the only claim skeptics have is that they were written _______ their fulfillments took place.

A

after

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42
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Many of the prophesies in Daniel were fulfilled after Daniel had been accepted into OT canon and copies of Daniel have been found that are ________ than many of the fulfillments in the book.

A

older

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43
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Some of Daniel’s prophesies are even fulfilled in the life of _________ after he quoted from the book.

A

Jesus

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44
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The book of Daniel is the ______ and foundation to understanding both God’s prophetic plan for the last days and the book of Revelation.

A

Key

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45
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While the bulk of the OT is written in the Hebrew language, Daniel 2:4-7:28 is written in ____________.

A

Aramaic

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46
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Daniel is one of the __________ books of the Bible. The others are Ezekiel, Zechariah, and Revelation. These are books that contain visions of prophetic symbolism.

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Apocalyptic

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47
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Daniel was carried captive in Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar’s 1st invasion of Judah in ________.

A

605 BC

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48
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Jerusalem and the Temple were destroyed in the 3rd invasion in _________.

A

586 BC

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49
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Babylonian captivity lasted ______ years.

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70

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50
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Recite Daniel 1:8

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But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the King’s meat nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.

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51
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Nebuchadnezzars image - What did the GOLD head represent?

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Babylon - Modern Iraq

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52
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Nebuchadnezzars image - What did the SILVER Breast and arms represent?

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Persia - Modern Iran

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53
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Nebuchadnezzars image - What did the BRASS Belly and thighs represent?

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Greece

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54
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Nebuchadnezzars image - What did the IRON and CLAY legs and feet represent?

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Rome

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55
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Nebuchadnezzars image - Who is pictured by the smiting stone in Daniel 2?

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Jesus Christ

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56
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Who is pictured as the 2 horned ram in Daniel 8?

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Darius of Persia

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57
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Who is pictured as the 1 horned goat of Daniel 8?

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Alexander the Great of Greece

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58
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What event begins the 70 weeks of prophecy found in Daniel 9?

A

The decree to rebuild Jerusalem

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59
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What a “week” means?

A

7 years

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60
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What occurred after the 69th week?

A

Messiah cut off and Jerusalem and Temple destroyed

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61
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After Daniel’s 69th week, there is a time gap in which the _________ _______ occurs

A

church age

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62
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One week (___ _____) from the Rapture until the Millennium.

A

Seven Years

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63
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On the 1st day of this final seven year period, the _________ will confirm a 7 year covenant or peace treaty with Israel. This event begins the seven year clock of the Tribulation!

A

Antichrist

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64
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Israel came into existence and Europe became an economic union in ________ and Europe achieved political union on Jan 1, 1993

A

1948

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65
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Peace negotiations with Israel and her Arab neighbors began after the Gulf war and an initial treaty was signed in Sept of _______.

A

1993

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66
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Exactly _____ years after the peace treaty, the Antichrist will break this treaty and defile the Temple with the “abomination of desolation”. From this point on, the Antichrist will launch an insane and intense war against the Jews (and Christians) who refuse to worship him as God.

A

3.5

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67
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Exactly at the end of the 7 year period, the true _____ will return and defeat the Antichrist, then establishing His Millennial Kingdom.

A

Christ

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68
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The Captivity lasted 70 years to allow the land to rest for the ______ years that Israel had failed to keep the 7th year __________.

A

490 ; Sabbaths

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69
Q

Daniel chapter _____ contains over 100 fulfilled prophesies.

A

11

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70
Q

What are the six books of the restoration?

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Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi

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71
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Returning Events - Return #1 - Led by Zerubbabel - The ________ Rebuilt

A

Temple

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72
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Returning Events - Return #2 - Led by Ezra - The People _________.

A

Revived

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73
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Returning Events - Return #3 - Led by Nehemiah - The _______ Rebuilt

A

Walls

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74
Q

Book of the first two returns from captivity and rebuilding the Temple

A

Ezra

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75
Q

Book of the 3rd return from captivity and rebuilding the wall.

A

Nehemiah

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76
Q

Book of Salvation of the Jews still in captivity

A

Esther

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77
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Dynamic Duo who stirred the people to continue rebuilding the temple

A

Haggai and Zechariah

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78
Q

Book of reviving the people

A

Malachi

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79
Q

Subtitles for Ezra

A

Israel’s second exodus, The hostages set free!

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80
Q

Ezra tells of the first 2 of 3 major returns of the Jews to _________ from the Babylonian captivity, of the rebuilding of the Jewish temple, and of the perils of the early settlers.

A

Jerusalem

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81
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Ezra is a continuation of the history of 1 & 2 ___________- which is continued on in the history of Nehemiah.

A

Chronicles

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82
Q

Theme of Ezra: The _________ of Israel’s Temple and People.

A

Restoration

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83
Q

The Author of Ezra?

A

Ezra the Priest

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84
Q

Ezra led the ______ return from captivity.

A

2nd

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85
Q

Ezra led such a great revival of the people that he is credited with actually saving both the Jewish nation and the Jewish religion from _____________.

A

extinction

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86
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Ezra organized the __________ form of worship to teach the people the law.

A

synagogue

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87
Q

Ezra authored _________________, Ezra, Psalm 119, and many believe Nehemiah. He also arranged the book of Psalms.

A

I & II Chronicles

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88
Q

Ezra collected, selected, and organized the books of the OT, thus the _______ was actually selected by an inspired author of Scripture.

A

canon

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89
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Ezra founded the order of ________ who meticulously hand copied the OT manuscripts with a precision unbelievable to us today.

A

Scribes

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90
Q

______ was written to the first 2 waves of returnees from the 70 year Babylonian Captivity to encourage them to true worship and covenantal obedience because of God’s mercy.

A

Ezra

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91
Q

During the first year of Cryus’ reign, he issued the _______ which permitted the Jews to return to Jerusalem and rebuild their Temple.

A

Decree

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92
Q

Isaiah had actually called ________ by name some 170 years earlier and said that he would decree to return and rebuild the Temple.

A

Cyrus

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93
Q

Cyrus the Great conquered _________ and decreed that Israel could return and rebuild their Temple in Jerusalem.

A

Babylon

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94
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_______ ordered that construction of the Jerusalem Temple be resumed. ______ restored order in the Persian Empire after it fell into chaos after the death of Cambyses.

A

Darius ; Darius

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95
Q

__________, or Ahasuerus, made Esther his queen.

A

Xerxes I

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96
Q

___________, allowed Ezra and Nehemiah to return to Jerusalem.

A

Artaxerexes

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97
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The Hebrew Bible combines the books of _____ and ________ as one book. It is important to remember that Ezra includes the first and the second return from captivity. Nehemiah includes the third return. These two books provide the historical background and structure of the Return Stage just as Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles do for Psalms through Zephaniah.

A

Ezra ; Nehemiah

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98
Q

Ezra 1-6 covers the _____ return and also covers the time of Haggai and Zechariah.

A

1st

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99
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The book of ________ occurred during a 57 year gap between Ezra 6 and 7.

A

Esther

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100
Q

Ezra 7-10 covers the ______ return.

A

2nd

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101
Q

After a 12 year gap after Ezra, the book of _________ covers the 3rd return and Malachi picks up at the end of it.

A

Nehemiah

102
Q

One of the most important people in the book of Ezra is ___________; the political leader of the first return and the grandson of King Jehoiachin.

A

Zerubbabel

103
Q

One of the most important people in the book of Ezra is ___________; The spiritual leader of the 1st return. As grandson of Israel’s last High Priest before the captivity, he became Israel’s first High Priest after the Return.

A

Joshua (or Jeshua)

104
Q

Subtitle for Haggai

A

God’s House Comes First

105
Q

Haggai is a call to proper ___________, to put God’s House first, to get back in the service of God, to rebuild. He calls the remnant back to the task of rebuilding the temple.

A

Priorities

106
Q

Theme of Haggai

A

The Construction of Israel’s Second Temple

107
Q

After the 70 year Babylonian Captivity and the 1st return under Zerubbabel, opposition extinguished the initial enthusiasm over rebuilding of the temple and led to a ______ year halt in construction.

A

15

108
Q

The task of Haggai and Zechariah was to stir the people’s _______ back to the work.

A

hearts

109
Q

Haggai is a rebuke against _________ indifference. The people must reorder their priorities and finish the Temple before they can expect God’s blessings.

A

spiritual

110
Q

These two were the Dynamic Duo of the OT and were spiritual cheerleaders as part of the first return.

A

Haggai and Zechariah

111
Q

Subtitle for Zechariah

A

The Old Testament Book of Revelation II

112
Q

Zechariah was written to encourage the people to ________ with the rebuilding of the Temple. He used 10 visions, 4 messages, and 2 burdens to show God would send His Messiah and remind them of future importance and blessings of the Temple

A

continue

113
Q

Theme of Zechariah

A

The Preparation for Israel’s second temple

114
Q

Zechariah means..?

A

Jehovah Remembers

115
Q

Zechariah was part of the Great Synagogue that, along with Ezra and Malachi, established the OT ________.

A

canon

116
Q

After the return from the ____ year Captivity, Israel began to rebuild the Temple, but then delayed 15 years without completing this work. God then called Haggai and the younger ________ to stir the people back to the work and back to God.

A

70 ; Zechariah

117
Q

Haggai and Zechariah were the Dynamic Duo of the OT, calling the people back to work on the Temple of God. Haggai was the practical prophet and Zechariah was the ____________.

A

Visionary

118
Q

Zechariah and Daniel are the two OT parallels to the NT book of Revelation. These three books, as well as Ezekiel, are the __________ books (of visions or revelations) of the Bible.

A

apocalyptic

119
Q

The Babylonian king who saw the handwriting on the wall.

A

Belshazzar

120
Q

Daniels friends who would not bow to Nebuchanezzar’s image and were delivered by God in the fiery furnace

A

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego

121
Q

Persian king who conquered Babylon and signed the first return decree

A

Cyrus the Great

122
Q

King of Babylon who was tricked into signing the decree that resulted in Daniel being thrown into the lion’s den

A

Darius the Mede

123
Q

One of Alexander’s 4 generals, took Egypt, the Southern part of the kingdom

A

Ptolemy

124
Q

One of Alexander’s 4 generals, took Syria, the Eastern section

A

Seleucus

125
Q

Type of Antichrist, the historical little horn, defiled the Temple

A

Antiochus IV Epiphanes

126
Q

A Jewish priest of the House of Hasman who refused to worship Jupiter and who slew the king’s representative

A

Mattathias

127
Q

Led the Jewish revolt in refusing to worship Jupiter

A

Judas the Maccabee

128
Q

Celebrates the Jewish cleansing and rededication of the Temple and the miracle of the temple candelabra burning eight days on one day’s supply of oil

A

Hanukkah

129
Q

Israel’s guardian angel who will help deliver Israel through the Tribulation.

A

Michael

130
Q

King who allowed the temple work to continue

A

Darius the Great

131
Q

King also known as Ahasuerus, who made Esther his queen

A

Xerxes I

132
Q

King who allowed the 2nd and 3rd returns and issued the decree to rebuild Jerusalem’s walls, stepson of Esther

A

Artaxerxes

133
Q

The spiritual leader and High Priest of the first return

A

Joshua/Jeshua

134
Q

Esther’s older cousin, who raised her as his own daughter

A

Mordecai

135
Q

Jew hating prime minister who plotted to exterminate the Jews

A

Haman

136
Q

Persian queen deposed for refusing to display herself and who was replaced by Esther

A

Vashti

137
Q

The enemies of Nehemiah’s rebuilding project

A

Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem

138
Q

A memorial to commemorate the salvation of the Jews from the evil plot to exterminate them.

A

The feast of Purim

139
Q

Capital city of Phonecian empire destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar and Alexander the Great over a 250 year period exactly as prophesied by Ezekiel.

A

Tyre

140
Q

Subtitle for Esther

A

A Jewish Cinderella Stops a Persian Hitler

141
Q

Main Content for Esther: The Story of God’s Providential ___________ of His People

A

Preservation

142
Q

Theme of Esther

A

The Providential Preservation of Israel

143
Q

Key Word for Esther

A

Providence

144
Q

The events in the book of Esther took place between the _____ and ______ of the three returns to Israel.

A

1st and 2nd

145
Q

In the book of Esther, Xerxes I, also known as _____________ was on the throne of the Persian Empire.

A

Ahasuerus

146
Q

The book of Esther tells of how God protected the Jews in the empire from a cruel anti-semitic plot to ____________ the Jewish race.

A

exterminate

147
Q

Subtitle for Nehemiah

A

The Call to the Wall

148
Q

Nehemiah records the ____ return from captivity and the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem.

A

3rd

149
Q

Theme of Nehemiah

A

The Restoration of the Walls of Jerusalem

150
Q

Key words of Nehemiah

A

The Walls of Jerusalem

151
Q

Nehemiah was the ___________ to the Persian King Artaxerxes who left a life of luxury and rebuilt the wall in 52 days. He was a layman, not a priest or prophet

A

cupbearer

152
Q

The books of _______ and Nehemiah are so linked that for centuries the Jews combined them in one book as Nehemiah picks up the natural flow of the other book.

A

Ezra

153
Q

Chronologically, Nehemiah is the last in the line of the ________ books of the OT, with only one prophetic book occurring later.

A

historical

154
Q

Subtitle for Malachi

A

The Final Old Testament Voice of Revival

155
Q

Malachi is a message of ___________. The Prophet challenges a complacent population’s sin with the message that while they may be satisfied with their relationship with God, God is not!

A

revival

156
Q

Malachi directs his message of judgement to a people plagued with corrupt priests, wicked practices, and a false sense of __________ in their personal relationship with God.

A

security

157
Q

Theme of Malachi

A

The Preparation of Israel for her Messiah

158
Q

Key word for Malachi

A

Revival

159
Q

Malachi, the author of Malachi, was a member of the Great __________, which compiled the OT canon.

A

Synagogue

160
Q

Malachi is the ______ voice for the OT. After his message, there was silence from Heaven for 400 years.

A

final

161
Q

Subtitle for 1 John

A

The Assurance Epistle

162
Q

_______ is the human author of 5 of the 27 NT books. This is more than any other NT writer, with the exception of Paul.

A

John (Gospel of John, 1, 2, and 3 John, and the Revelation)

163
Q

John grew up as a __________ ___________. He and his brother James were the sons of Zebedee and were also called the sons of thunder.

A

Galilean Fisherman

164
Q

History tells us that in his later years, John pastored in and around ________, ministering to the Churches of Asia Minor.

A

Ephesus

165
Q

_________ outlived all of the other Apostles and was known as John the Elder. He was also the only one of the Apostles to die a natural death.

A

John

166
Q

Recipients of 1 John

A

1 John was apparently written to the same seven Churches in Asia Minor to whom he would send Revelation.

167
Q

Background of 1 John

A

1 John was written to combat heresy, and in particular early forms of Gnosticism. This heresy can be summed up with two basic concepts: the supremacy of knowledge. (Greek gnosis) and the evil of matter. They believed in salvation by enlightenment into their special brand of knowledge. They also denied the humanity of Jesus Christ and separated “Jesus the man” from “ the Christ spirit,” which supposedly came upon Him.

168
Q

The name of the heresy that taught that Jesus only “appeared” to have a physical body. They believed He was a Spirit with no real physical substance who left no footprints when he walked.

A

Docetism

169
Q

Cerinthians believed that the man Jesus and the Christ spirit were two completely distinct beings. This heretical view of Christ is held by many of the Eastern Religions, the New Age Movement, and even some extremist within the Oneness United Pentecostal, Apostolic, and Word Faith Movements.

A

Cerinthianism

170
Q

Since ________ felt that all matters was evil, they held two views concerning morality and the physical world.

A

Gnostics

171
Q

The Gnostic view that all matter is evil and all pleasures of the flesh should be avoided.

A

Strict Asceticism

172
Q

The Gnostic view that all matter is BOTH evil AND meaningless. These pleasures/sins were irrelevant and could be indulged in without affecting the “spirit” of the enlightened.

A

Rank immorality

173
Q

Since Gnostics believed that people were enlightened OR unenlightened, they felt the unenlightened were so inferior as to be unworthy of even ________.

A

Love

174
Q

1 John is the _________ _________ and speaks of how we can enjoy the perfect _________ of our salvation through intimate fellowship with Christ and other believers.

A

Assurance Epistle ; assurance

175
Q

The theme of 1 John

A

Fellowship with Christ

176
Q

Purpose of 1 John: (five-fold purpose)♦ “That ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father,and with His Son Jesus Christ.” meaning..

A

To help believers discover intimate fellowship with God and one another

177
Q

Purpose of 1 John: (five-fold purpose)♦”That your Joy may be full” meaning..

A

To help believers to experience the joy of their salvation

178
Q

Purpose of 1 John: (five-fold purpose)♦”That ye sin not” meaning…

A

To bring about moral purity

179
Q

Purpose of 1 John: (five-fold purpose)♦”That ye may know that ye have eternal life” meaning…

A

To give assurance of Salvation

180
Q

Purpose of 1 John: (five-fold purpose)♦”Concerning them that seduce you” meaning..

A

To combat false teachings

181
Q

Date of the writing of 1 John

A

AD 90

182
Q

3 John was written to reveal how to ________ for true teachers.

A

Stand

183
Q

________ is considered to be the most intimate book of the NT, second only to Song of Solomon as the Bible’s most intimate book.

A

1 John

184
Q

_________ is the only NT book written specifically to give Christians Assurance of their Salvation.

A

1 John

185
Q

Recite 1 John 1:9

A

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

186
Q

Recite 1 John 5:13

A

These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God, that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

187
Q

Reference for “They went out from us, but they were not of us, for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us but they went out that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.”

A

1 John 2:19

188
Q

Reference for “For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost, and these three are one.”

A

1 John 5:7

189
Q

Reference for this verse that states that Jesus is God: “Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down His life for us and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.”

A

1 John 3:16

190
Q

Reference for this verse that states that Jesus is God: “And we know that the Son of God is come and hath given us an understanding that we may know Him that is true and we are in Him that is true, even in His son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.”

A

1 John 5:20

191
Q

We must ________our sins. If we _________ our sin, God will forgive and “cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

A

confess ; confess

192
Q

The purpose of the light is not so that we can see our sins and remain the same. When we walk in fellowship with God, God’s light (through his Spirit and through His word) reveals our sin so that we can __________, _______ of, and _________ our sins.

A

confess; repent; forsake

193
Q

When we confess our sins, we grow into a closer fellowship with God which produces more of God’s ________ in our lives which shows us more sin to confess and grow even closer to God, which will give us more light to continue the process of an ever closer walk with Christ.

A

light

194
Q

When we refuse to confess our sin, the process of growing closer to God stops and so does our __________ __________. No confession means no new light, no guidance concerning God’s will, and no new truths from Gods Word. This is why God calls us to a life of constant total surrender.

A

Spiritual growth

195
Q

To “confess our sin” means to _________ with God concerning our sin.

A

agree

196
Q

When the _________ of God shows us our sin, we will see it in all its darkness, destructiveness, and vileness and we will not rationalize it away.

A

light

197
Q

We must confess the awfulness of our guilt and see our sin as that which nailed our beloved Savior to the Cross. This passage speaks of no casual or flippant “I’m sorry” to God. It speaks of ____________ repentance.

A

heartbroken

198
Q

This is no license to sin knowing you can easily obtain forgiveness later. This is a call to an ever closer _______ with Christ with an ever deeper level of purity and intimacy with God.

A

walk

199
Q

We can be forgiven of any sin we truly confess, but we will never be forgiven of any sin we _________.

A

excuse

200
Q

When we do confess our sins, then we are forgiven and cleansed from ______ our guilt and shame. We must then accept by faith God’s forgiveness and embrace the grace and cleansing He has bought for us with His blood.

A

all

201
Q

Living in self condemnation when God has declared you are forgiven and cleansed is an act of _________, not piety. It is a denial of the sufficiency of the blood of Christ to cleanse us and a ___________ of the promises of God to forgive.

A

unbelief, rejection

202
Q

Jesus, our defense attorney, is the ___________ for our sin.

A

Advocate

203
Q

Jesus, our Substitutionary atonement, is the ______________ for our sin.

A

Propitiation

204
Q

Propitiation speaks of the complete payment and the total ___________ of all of the demands of justice that the penalty of sin be ________. Jesus paid the full penalty of our sin by His death on the Cross.

A

Satisfaction ; Paid

205
Q

Assurance of salvation comes from obedience. Nothing will cause us to doubt the assurance of our salvation faster than _________ and ___________ sin.

A

unconfessed and unforsaken

206
Q

Those who Apostatize from the Christian Faith were never ___________.

A

Saved

207
Q

Saved people can backslide and do many sinful things, but a total and permanent abandonment of Christ and Christianity generally evidences that a person was never really ________.

A

saved.

208
Q

Every believer does not need to seek the __________ of the Holy Spirit because every believer already has it.

A

anointing

209
Q

The purpose of the anointing as described by John is to give every believer the ability to ___________ and _________ the Bible for himself.

A

understand and interpret

210
Q

When we put our love into actions for others, these actions of giving love are what gives us the _________ of our salvation in our hearts and causes us to _______ saved.

A

assurance, feel

211
Q

Just because we do feel __________ concerning our salvation in our hearts does not mean we are not saved and forgiven by God.

A

doubt

212
Q

The Victory of Love over ______: __________ in His love is what conquers and drives out all fears and doubts concerning our Salvation.

A

Fear ; Growing

213
Q

Putting our talk of love into ______ is the key that ultimately assures our own hearts of our salvation. It is clear that Assurance of Salvation is the result of Spiritual __________.

A

Action ; Growth

214
Q

An example of something that is not God’s will and that we should not pray for is a Christian who has committed the sin unto ________.

A

Death

215
Q

When sin unto death concerns a “brother”, it seems to indicate a believer. The sin unto death speaks about a “brother” so it can only be committed by a ________.

A

Christian

216
Q

There is a line of ______ which we can cross over and shame the testimony of Christ, His Church and become so hardened toward repentance, that God will call his child _______.

A

sin, home

217
Q

Anyone who thinks they have a license to sin and presume upon God’s grace does not understand what Scripture teaches concerning either ________ or the sin unto ________.

A

chastening, death

218
Q

Subtitle for 2 John

A

Reject false teachers

219
Q

First century Christianity was missionary Christianity and traveling Christian teachers were essential for the spread of the Gospel throughout the pagan Roman Empire. Inns of the day, however, were places of ill repute, filth, immorality, and danger. And with neither streets nor fields around cities free from danger, _______ places to stay were of great importance.

A

safe

220
Q

Christians solved this problem and the problem of the financial support of missionaries by opening their homes to traveling Christian _________.

A

teachers

221
Q

2 John is a warning against accepting __________ teachers.

A

FALSE

222
Q

Key word for 2 John

A

Truth

223
Q

Brief theme of 2 John: The duty to ___________ false teachers.

A

reject

224
Q

Developed theme of 2 John: The supreme Duty of Christian ________ must be balanced with a rejection of false teachers in defense of the _________.

A

Love, truth

225
Q

Purpose of 2 John: To prevent Churches from embracing teachers who claim to be Christians, but who deny the ___________ doctrines of the Christian Faith.

A

fundamental

226
Q

Distinction: 2 John is the _________ book in the English Bible.

A

shortest

227
Q

Subtitle for 3 John

A

Receive true teachers

228
Q

Background of 3 John: Local support of traveling missionaries by churches was vital to the spread of Christianity. However petty jealousies, pride, and desire for personal power had led some domineering local church members to _________ these traveling preachers and even the Apostle John himself.

A

resent

229
Q

Content: 3 John is an encouragement for the Church to support true pastors and missionaries. It revolves around three key individuals, an __________, an __________, and an ___________.

A

Exhorter ; Egotist ; Example.

230
Q

Theme of 3 John: Our duty to __________ and support true teachers.

A

Receive

231
Q

Purpose of 3 John: To be a rebuke on all individuals who would seek to ______ or ________ the local church or the preacher.

A

run, control

232
Q

John wrote 2 John to protect the truth by denying the support of false teachers. He wrote 3 John to __________ the truth through supplying the support of genuine Christian teachers.

A

Advance

233
Q

In his second epistle, ________dealt with the problem of welcoming deceivers (which should not have been done); in this epistle, he discusses the error of not receiving believers (which should have been done).

A

John

234
Q

Importance and Distinctive: Third John is the ________ shortest book of the English Bible. its message is vital concerning the support of missionaries.

A

second

235
Q

Recipients of 3 John: __________ and the local church in which he was a leader or pastor. This was common first century name and should not be equated with other New Testament references to individuals by the same name.

A

Gaius

236
Q

The call to support true teachers - The encouragement of _________ the Praiseworthy Pastor

A

Gaius

237
Q

The Rejoicing of John the Elder: John rejoiced because Gaius __________ the truth. John rejoiced because Gaius _________ the truth. Notice that the greatest ______ of a preacher is to know that his converts are not only saved,but living the Christian life. John rejoiced because Gaius ___________ the truth.

A

Believed ; lived ; Joy ; supported

238
Q

The character and sins of false teachers - The rebuke of ___________, the domineering dictator.

A

Diotrephes

239
Q

Diotrephes hang up was that he loved to have recognition and attention and wanted to ________ the church and the preacher.

A

control

240
Q

Diotrephes attempted to occupy the ________ place, refused to receive _________, slandered the __________, refused to entertain __________ and ran off church members he didn’t like.

A

leading, John, Apostles, missionaries

241
Q

Diotrephes did not want church _________, because if it got to big he might lose his power or position.

A

growth

242
Q

The Character and Righteousness of True Teachers - The Commendation of _________ the Model Testimony.

A

Demetrius

243
Q

Demetrius Identity: Demetrius may have been both the bearer of this letter (3 John) and a traveling preacher sent by __________.

A

John

244
Q

Demetrius Example: John exhorted Gaius to follow __________ example.

A

Demetrius’

245
Q

Demetrius Testimony: He had a positive reputation with all _______, the ________ itself, and ________himself.

A

Men ; Truth ; John

246
Q

Subtitle for Revelation

A

The Revelation of Jesus Christ

247
Q

_______ was the author of the Gospel of John and of the Epistles of 1 - 3 John.

A

John

248
Q

Recipients of Revelation: The _______ churches of Asia Minor [in the western part of modern Turkey].

A

7

249
Q

Background of Revelation: Revelation was written by John when exiled on the Isle of _________, a desolate island of volcanic rock in the Aegean Sea.

A

Patmos

250
Q

Background of Revelation: As the last living __________, John wrote the final NT book to reveal God’s prophetic plan for all mankind.

A

Apostle