Lesson 24

Question 1

What is the resurrection of the dead?

Answer 1

A permanent resurrection to an eternal life

Question 2

What does the Hebrew word שׁאול (Sheol, translated “grave”) mean?

Answer 2

The abode of the dead

Question 3

Is Sheol permanent? If not, how can we describe it?

Answer 3

No, it is a place of waiting

Question 4

The story Jesus told in Luke 16:20–26 about Lazarus and the rich man teaches us the following about Sheol:
a. It is divided into ___________________________
b. The place for the righteous is called _______
c. The place for the wicked is called__________

Answer 4

a) A place of comfort and a place of torment
b) Abraham’s bosom (heaven)
c) Hell

Question 5

When Jesus ascended on high after first descending into the lower parts of the earth, who did He take with Him (Ephesians 4:8-9)?

Answer 5

The souls in Abraham’s bosom

Question 6

John 5:28–29 tells us that there will be tworesurrections.
a) Who will be resurrected in the first resurrection?
b) Who will be resurrected in the last resurrection?

Answer 6

a) The righteous
b) The wicked

Question 7

When will these resurrections occur?
a) The first resurrection
b) The last resurrection

Answer 7

a) When Jesus returns for His Church
b) After the Millennium