Bible_Study_16 Flashcards
Content: The bulk of the book of Revelation centers around the ________ and Personalities of the the seven year Tribulation period.
Judgements
Key chapter of Revelation
Revelation 19 - The second coming of Christ
Theme of Revelation
The Revelation of Jesus Christ
Purpose of Revelation: To __________ believers by revealing the ultimate triumph of Christ over all who oppose Him or His Saints.
Encourage
Date of the book Revelation
Around AD 90 near the end of the reign of Emperor Domitian.
Revelation is the only primarily __________ book in the NT
prophetic
Revelation is the only Biblical book that promises a special ________ on those who study it and a curse on those who add or subtract from it.
blessing
___________ is the one book that ties together, elaborates, and consummates (not originates) all of the prophetic themes of Scripture.
Revelation
There is no “__” in the title of “Revelation”
s
Revelation is also known as the ___________, which is merely a transliteration of the Greek word “Revelation”.
Apocalypse
The historical view of Revelation that accepts the plain statements of the text that the book is prophetic.
Prophetic or future view
The future view of Revelation acknowledges that symbols are given as illustrations to ______, not barriers to prevent our understanding
aid
The future view of Revelation simply looks for the literal significance of __________ when they are used.
symbols
The future view of Revelation holds that just because a book contains some symbols, this does not mean that all of the _________ ________ of the book are also symbolic.
plain words
The future view of Revelation interprets the symbols according to explanations of literal meanings of the identical symbols in earlier _________ books.
prophetic
The various approaches to the interpretation of ____________ and other prophetic Scripture has resulted in the various schools of thought concerning ______ _________. It is the acknowledged difference between the various Millennial views.
Revelation ; Bible Prophecy
The belief that Christ will return before and to establish a literal 1000 year Millennial Kingdom on Earth - correct view
Premillennialism
The belief that the prophesied 100 year Millennial Kingdom is a symbolic and indefinite time period during which Christ establishes His Kingdom through His Church in the hearts of men.
Postmillennialism or Amillennialism
Rev. 14:11 and 20:10 declare that the torments of Hell are __________.
eternal
Reference for: “Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.”
Rev 3:20
Reference for: “And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.”
Rev 20:14-15
The 7 letters in Rev were written to 7 actual _________ __________ in the 1st century and these messages should not be spiritualized away.
local churches
Just as other NT Epistles were written to specific local churches and yet still have a universal message for us today, the 7 letters in Rev also have a message for Christians throughout the entire _________ ________.
Church Age
The 7 churches and letters in Rev seem to have a __________ purpose in outlining the history of the Church Age from John’s time to the Rapture.
prophetic
What is the reference that promises that church age believers will be kept from the hour of temptation which is to come on the whole world (the Trib) and is used as an evidence of a PreTrib Rapture?
Rev 3:10
The tribulation spans these chapters in Rev.
Rev 4-19
After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.
Revelation 4:1
The tribulation Introduced in Heaven - The Presentation of the ____ _______ Book. The Great Hymn of Worship of the lamb for his work of ___________.
7 Sealed ; Creation
John is invited to “Come ____ hither” to an opened door in Heaven. John has just concluded his discussion of the Church Age and is just about to begin his description of the _____________.
Up ; Tribulation
Between the Church Age and the Tribulation John is called up to ________ with a voice like a trumpet.
Heaven
John referred to the Church _____ times in the first 3 chapters of Revelation, but then does not mention the Church on Earth until chapter _____, at the Return of Christ at the END of the Tribulation.
19, 19
The Church does appear in _______ in the very next chapter and throughout the tribulation.
Heaven
The focus of the entire Tribulation period in all of prophetic Scripture is always on ___________.
Israel
The Tribulation is also described as having a purpose in the Judgement and pouring out of the Wrath of God on the _______ of all nations, those who are of this earth.
Lost
While the calling up of John speaks first of John himself being literally calling up into Heaven, it also serves as a picture of the Rapture _________ the Tribulation.
before
The 7 Sealed Book is introduced here
Rev. 5:1
Under Roman law, ___ seals were used on documents pertaining to life and death.
7
The 7 sealed Scroll is the object of the book of Rev throughout at least chapter ____.
19
The 7 sealed scroll is considered by many to be the title deed for the redemption of the __________. It contains the redemption terms for the Earth.
World
The 7 sealed scroll contains _____ the judgements poured out in the book of Rev. The 7th seal includes the 7 trumpet judgements and the 7th trumpet includes the 7 vial judgements.
ALL
Rev 6:17 says that the Tribulation is “the great day of His wrath” and that since we are promised deliverance from “______”, this indicates a ___-____ ________.
Wrath ; Pre-Trib Rapture
Statements of Rev that best fits a Pre-Trib Rapture: Christ’s return is “at _______“(such as Rev 1:3), coming quickly, shortly, or at the _______ all point the Imminency of the Rapture.
hand, door
The Judgement Seat of Christ is the judgement of the ________.
Saved
The Great White Throne Judgement is the judgement for the _________.
Lost
The __________ judgement occurs on Earth after the Tribulation and determines which survivors of the Tribulation enter the Millennium and which are cast into Hell.
Sheep/Goat
(A) This view says that there is no 1000 year reign of Christ - all related prophecies are symbolic. (B) This view says that things will get better until Jesus returns to a kingdom already established by Believers. (C) This correct view says that Jesus will return before the literal 1,000 year Millennium to personally rule.
(A) Ammillienianism ; (B) Postmillennialism ; (C) Premillennialism
When Christ returns He will return to ….
The mount of olives.
The seven stars are the seven angels of the seven churches - Who are these angels?
Pastors (messengers)
The seven candlesticks…are the seven ________
Churches
The 144,000 are 12,000 _______ from the 12 ________ of _________.
Jews ; tribes ; Israel
There are only about _________ missionaries of all persuasions in the world today, so 144,000 will be astounding.
50,000
The woman with the sun and moon under her feet and twelve Stars in her crown represents the nation of __________.
Israel
The great red Dragon having seven heads and ten horns is __________.
Satan
Through the Rise and Reign of the Antichrist, rises from the sea that represents the ______ Nations. The Antichrist will therefore apparently be a Gentile.
Gentile
The harlot on the Scarlet beast represents Religious Babylon which is the _______ _______ _______, and Political Babylon which is the _______ ________ ________.
One world church ; one world government
The Bride in Rev represents the _______ and the Lamb/Groom represents ________.
Church ; Jesus
The Chapter with the 4 horsemen of the Apocalypse
Rev 6
The Chapter with the Mark of the Beast
Rev 13
The Chapter of the 2nd Coming
Rev 19
What is the order of the 3 sets of Judgements? (Alphabetical order)
Seals ; Trumpets ; Vials
Four Horsemen: 1st Rider on the White horse - Who is he?
Antichrist - The cold war rise of him and the 10 nation revised Roman Empire.
Four Horsemen: 2nd rider on the Red horse. There will be an outbreak of (Hot) ______.
War
Four Horsemen: 3rd rider on the Black horse - There will be an outbreak of _______.
Famine
Four Horsemen: 4th rider on the Pale Horse - Wholesale ______ by war, starvation, and wild beasts (pestilence).
Death
_____ of the population of planet Earth dies in this judgment alone. Based on current population figures, this would be approximately _____ _________ people.
1/4th ; 1.75 Billion
Some believe the Anitchrist will be a _______ based on Daniel says the Antichrist would reject the God of his fathers.
Jew
He rises from the Revived _______ Empire. The Ten Horns and Ten Crowns point back to Daniel’s Prophecy concerning the future 10 nation confederacy of the Revived Rome, a United ________.The Antichrist will then apparently be ________ since he rises out of the revived Roman Empire
Roman ; Europe ; European
The Antichrist will not be revealed until after the removal of the __________ at the Rapture.
Restrainer (Holy Spirit)
The Tribulation begins with a _________ ________ between Israel and the Antichrist as the head of a Unified Europe.
Peace Treaty
Israel became a nation in _______ and Europe unified in _________.
1948, 1993
The Eternal Preexistance of Jesus Christ: ____ is the only true eternal Being in existence
God
The Eternal Preexistance of Jesus Christ: Besides God, all others are _______ ______, who came into existence at some point in time.
created beings
The Eternal Preexistance of Jesus Christ: Angels and man may live for ________ ________, but only God has existed from all of ________ _______.
Eternity future; Eternity past
The Eternal Preexistance of Jesus Christ: The Bible declares that _____ is the Creator God, Who has existed for all of Eternity.
Jesus
The Eternal Preexistance of Jesus Christ: It is possible to accept the temporal preexistence of Jesus(before His conception in the womb of Mary) w/o accepting His _______ preexistence and _____. (wrong view)
eternal, Deity
The Eternal Preexistance of Jesus Christ: These two religions teach that Jesus preexisted before His earthly conception. They both still reject His eternal preexistence and Deity, teaching that he was created in an earlier time.
Jehovah’s Witness & Mormon
The Eternal Preexistance of Jesus Christ: To reject the _______ ___________ of Christ is to reject His nature as the _______ _______ God and demote him to the status of a created being.
Eternal Preexistence; Eternal Creator
The Eternal Preexistance of Jesus Christ: It is possible to accept the preexistence of Christ w/o accepting His ______, but it is impossible to accept Christ’s Deity and not believe in His ____________. The Scriptures dogmatically declare both His Eternal Preexistance and His Deity.
Deity; preexistence
The Manifestation of Christ as a Member of the Trinity in Heaven in the OT: Before His Bethlehem birth, Jesus was _________ with God the Father and God the Spirit in the perfect and eternal fellowship of God, He was _________ the universe & He was was __________ the universe. (Christ not only created the universe, He holds it together and sustains it)
Communing, creating, controlling
Known as the Pre-Bethlehem appearances of Christ
Theophanies (a.k.a. Christophanies)
The Manifestation of Christ as a Representative of the Trinity on Earth in the OT: God spoke to Moses face to face for the first time at this place.
the Burning Bush
The Manifestation of Christ as a Representative of the Trinity on Earth in the OT: The speaker at the Burning Bush is called the _____ __ ___ _____ in verse 2 and then is called ____ in verse 4.
Angel of the LORD; God
The Manifestation of Christ as a Representative of the Trinity on Earth in the OT: Who actually was speaking to Moses from the Burning Bush declaring “I AM THAT I AM!”?
Jesus
_____ _:__ states that no man has actually seen God (the Father). _____ _:__ states that His glory has been revealed through Jesus the Son. By putting these 2 statements together we can conclude that All VISIBLE manifestations of God in the Old Testament were, not of the Father, but of the Son.
John 1:18 ; John 1:14
Views of Incarnation:♦Misunderstandings of the True Nature of the Incarnation of God as Man - 3 views
Arian, Gnostic and Nestorian
Misunderstandings of the True Nature of the Incarnation of God as Man: Some groups reject the Divine nature of Christ This is the position of the modern Jehovah’s Witnesses. This is called the _______ view.
Arian
Misunderstandings of the True Nature of the Incarnation of God as Man: Some groups reject the Human nature of Christ. This is called the _______ view.
Gnostic
Misunderstandings of the True Nature of the Incarnation of God as Man: Some groups reject the Unified nature of Christ. Called the _________ view. This ancient group believed two persons actually indwelled the body of Christ, the human person and the divine Christ. Some within the modern Oneness Movement including the United Pentecostals and Apostolics fall into this same error today.
Nestorian
Amazing Miracles of the Incarnation of God as man. (2)
1) That God Himself could take on the full nature of man and yet retain the full nature of God.♦2) That a human body could be conceived within a mother’s womb without an earthly father.
The bible declares that Jesus was as much God as if He had never been ____, and as much man as if had never been ____.
man, God
When the Son of God joined Himself to a body at Bethlehem, it was a permanent arrangement. He will continue to manifest Himself in this body (in its resurrected state, of course) throughout the ages. This shows….
The Eternal Nature of the Incarnation of God as man.
The purpose of the Incarnation of God as Man: The Incarnate Christ delivered us from the _____ _____ _____ ______.
The Curse upon Adam’s seed
Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
Isaiah 7:14
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6
How long wilt thou go about,thou backsliding daughter? For the Lord hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a man.
Jeremiah 31:22
What does Genesis 3:15 predict?
1st prophecy of the Virgin Birth
In Hebrews _:_ the Father commands that the Son to be worshipped (He was also worshipped by the shepherds, the wise men and many others; and only God is to be worshipped).
1:06
In Hebrews 1 __ & __, the Father calls the Son “God” and “Jehovah” (Lord).
8 & 10
In this passage Thomas calls Jesus “My Lord and my God”.
John 20:28
In this passage Jesus is called the “true God”.
1 John 5:20
