Midterm

Question 1

Double or triple repetition was a common Hebrew literary practice to indicate intensity, and it occurs many times in Scripture

Answer 1

true

Question 2

Jer. 22:29 says, “O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD.” Shows there is actually three types of earths.

Answer 2

false

Question 3

The phrase “holy, holy, holy” strongly emphasizes God’s holiness and does not imply a plurality of persons.

Answer 3

true

Question 4

There is evidence of a plurality of persons from repetitions of God or LORD when used in the same verse, such as threefold repetitions (Num. 6:24-26; Deut. 6:4) and twofold repetitions (Gen. 19:24; Dan. 9:17; Hosea 1:7).

Answer 4

false

Question 5

Repetitions indicate the one God as none other than the LORD (Yahweh) worshiped by Israel.

Answer 5

true

Question 6

Most passages of Scripture that repeat the words God, LORD, or some other name for God follow common, normal usage. Only some of them suggests a plurality in the Godhead.

Answer 6

false

Question 7

A number of OT passages mention the Spirit of the LORD.

Answer 7

true

Question 8

The phrase “Spirit of the LORD” emphasizes that the LORD God is a separate person from the Spirit.

Answer 8

false

Question 9

Spirit of the Lord emphasizes the LORD’s work among men and upon individuals.

Answer 9

true

Question 10

Only in a small portion of texts does “Spirit of the Lord” show a plurality of persons in the Godhead.

Answer 10

false

Question 11

Isaiah 48:17 speaks of the “Holy Two of Israel,” not the holy three.

Answer 11

false

Question 12

The LORD is a Spirit, and the Spirit of the LORD is simply God in action.

Answer 12

true

Question 13

In Zechariah 13:7 the LORD described “his fellow” as a “man.”

Answer 13

true

Question 14

In Zechariah 13:7 God was speaking about the man Christ Jesus, saying this man would be His companion or one close to Him.

Answer 14

true

Question 15

According to I Tim. 2:5 the only mediator between God and men was God as the almighty.

Answer 15

false

Question 16

The Old Testament does not teach or imply a plurality of persons in the Godhead.

Answer 16

true

Question 17

We can satisfactorily explain all OT passages used by some trinitarians to teach a plurality of persons, with the exception of only 4 verses.

Answer 17

false

Question 18

The Jews have found no difficulty in accepting all the OT as God’s Word and at the same time adhering to their belief in one indivisible God.

Answer 18

true

Question 19

There are two things shown in Dan. 7.

Answer 19

true

Question 20

Dan. 7 shows an underdeveloped trinity.

Answer 20

false

Question 21

Dan. 7 shows what God did as deity, and what God would do as the man Jesus.

Answer 21

true

Question 22

The Ancient of Days has garment white as snow, hair head like the pure wool, and his “wheels” as burning fire.

Answer 22

true

Question 23

The Ancient of Days is Yahweh or God.

Answer 23

true

Question 24

The son of man is given dominion, glory, and eternal and indestructible kingdom.

Answer 24

true

Question 25

All people, nations, and languages, should serve the Son of Man.

Answer 25

true

Question 26

Dan. 7 is a literal picture of heaven.

Answer 26

false

Question 27

The picture of the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David is clearly the man Jesus.

Answer 27

true

Question 28

Jesus as the lamb is meant to be a literal picture of Him in heaven.

Answer 28

false

Question 29

Both Dan. 7 and Rev. 5 are not depictions of a literal picture of heaven.

Answer 29

true

Question 30

No trinitarian would argue the Jesus in heaven is going to be called a Lion but is actually a slain Lamb standing with 7 horns and 7 eyes.

Answer 30

true

Question 31

Rev. 5 is clearly metaphorical of the man Jesus conquering as a Lion by being the Lamb slain from the foundations of the world.

Answer 31

true

Question 32

There are two types of Scriptures in Christology. First are the passages of identity and then “passages of distinction.”

Answer 32

true

Question 33

Passages of identity show what God did as humanity and what God did as deity (Dan. 7, Rev. 5, etc.)

Answer 33

false

Question 34

Passages of distinction show Jesus as God (Col. 2:9; Jn. 10:30; Rev. 1).

Answer 34

false

Question 35

We need to distinguish which types of passages we are dealing with and be comfortable with the language of the NT.

Answer 35

true

Question 36

In Rev. 1 there is a clear picture of the Son of Man and the Ancient of Days of Dan. 7 blended into the person of the resurrected Jesus.

Answer 36

true

Question 37

At the crucifixion we see a conversation between God the Father and God the Son?

Answer 37

false

Question 38

On the cross the Spirit began to pull away from Christ before His death.

Answer 38

false

Question 39

Heb. 9:14 shows Christ offered Himself through the eternal Spirit proving the Spirit never left until He died

Answer 39

true

Question 40

We struggle with Christ’s words on the cross because of the invention of the trinity.

Answer 40

true

Question 41

If I wanted you to open to Ps. 22 in Jesus’ day, I would say turn to Ps. 22:1.

Answer 41

false

Question 42

The title of Psalm 22 in Hebrew is the first line of Psalm 22

Answer 42

true

Question 43

Jesus is quoting a Psalm on the cross.

Answer 43

true

Question 44

There are no connections in Psalm 22 that clearly show a crucifixion.

Answer 44

false

Question 45

The first part of Psalms 22 is a hymn of thanksgiving.

Answer 45

false

Question 46

Halfway through the Psalm 22 it turns from a Psalm of suffering to a Psalm of victory!

Answer 46

true

Question 47

Jesus words on the cross means “Through this suffering I will reign.”

Answer 47

true

Question 48

Ps. 22 is about the man Jesus performing the act that will ultimately conquer all our enemies!

Answer 48

true

Question 49

We cannot find the OT equivalent to Jesus saying, “It is finished.”

Answer 49

false

Question 50

The last verse of Ps. 22 could be read literally from the Hebrew “…it is accomplished.”

Answer 50

true