Lesson 19

Question 1

According to David Bernard, what is a type?

Answer 1

Something in the Old Testament that had a real existence of its own but foreshadowed or prefigured a permanent or greater truth in the New Testament.

Question 2

How are types different from other symbols in the Bible?

Answer 2

They always involve a prophetic element and point to something in the future.

Question 3

List the two classes of types?

Answer 3

a. Innate types

b. Inferred types

Question 4

List the two major areas of type materials.

Answer 4

a. Tabernacle

b. Wilderness Wanderings

Question 5

What is a symbol, and how does it differ from a type?

Answer 5

A symbol represents something else, unlike a type which always points to something in the future

Question 6

Give two verses which prove that biblical authors do not always use symbols in the same way (include the symbol and who it refers to)

Answer 6

a. The lion as as the Devil 1 Peter 5:8

b. The Lion as Jesus Revelation 5:5

Question 7

What is a prophetic gap?

Answer 7

The space of time not foreseen by the prophet

Question 8

What illustration is often used to demonstrate the gap principle?

Answer 8

The idea of looking at mountain range