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NT/Revelations Flashcards

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“Long ago God spoke to our ancestors in many and various ways by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom he also created the worlds” is found in which book?

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Hebrews

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The Letter to the Hebrews associates Jesus with which priest from the Old Testament?

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King Melchizedek of Salem, priest of the Most High God

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The Letter to the Hebrews states that Jesus has “become a high priest forever according to the order” of which priest?

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Melchizedek

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Which one of these New Testament books emphasizes a new covenant being established by God through Jesus?

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Hebrews

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Which book includes a lengthy discussion presenting Jesus as “a high priest” who carries out his ministry in a heavenly “sanctuary and the true tent that the Lord, and not any mortal, has set up”?

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Hebrews

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Which book refers to Jesus as the “meditor of the new covenant” and the “perfecter of our faith”?

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Hebrews

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Which book defines “faith” as “the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen”?

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Hebrews

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Which book contains a series of brief accounts of “our ancestors” – including Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Moses, and others – who “received approval” for things they did “by faith”?

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Hebrews

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Both Hebrews and James make reference to the scriptural tradition about which of the following women?

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Rahab

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Because “we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses,” what should we do?

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Run with perseverance the race that is set before us.

Hebrews

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According to the Letter to the Hebrews, Christians are to “Endure trials for the sake of discipline” because

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“God is treating you as children; for what child is there whom a parent does not discipline?”

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Which images are used to describe the church as “God’s own people” in 1 Peter

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chosen race
royal priesthood
holy nation

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“Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.”

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James

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“Come now, you rich people, weep and wail for the miseries that are coming to you.”

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James

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“God chose you as the first fruits for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and through belief in the truth.”

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2 Thessalonians

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“If any of you is lacking in wisdom, ask God, who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and it will be given you.”

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James

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Which book contains the following quotation: “You must understand this, beloved: let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger; for your anger does not produce God’s righteousness.

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James

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According to the letter of James, “Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: …”

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“to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.”

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Who presents a contrast between how “a person with gold rings and in fine clothes” and “a poor person in dirty clothes” are received in “your assemblies”?

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James

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Which book contains the following quotation: “You do well if you really fulfill the royal law according to the scripture . . . . For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become accountable for all of it”?

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James

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A central theme of which letter is expressed in the verse, “What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but do not have works?”

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James

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The quotation, “Show me your faith apart from your works, and I by my works will show you my faith” is found in which book?

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James

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23
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The statement, “Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers and sisters, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness,” is found in which book?

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James

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Which book contains the following: “Come to him, a living stone, though rejected by mortals yet chosen and precious in God’s sight, and like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house …”?

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1 Peter

25
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Which letter calls upon its readers to “let yourselves be built into a spiritual house” as “living stones,” “to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ”?

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1 Peter

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According to 1 Peter, for what purpose are the readers of the letter “a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people”?

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“in order that you may proclaim the mighty acts of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light”

27
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According to 1 Peter, which of these “covers a multitude of sins”?

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love

28
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The view that God’s final judgment must “begin with the household of God” but will then be extended to “the ungodly and the sinners” is found in:

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1 Peter

29
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Which letter refers to God’s declaration, “This is my Son, my Beloved, with whom I am well pleased” at Jesus’s transfiguration by saying: “We ourselves heard this voice from heaven, while we were with him on the holy mountain”?

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2 Peter

30
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One of the common elements shared between the letters of 2 Peter and Jude is

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reference to Sodom and Gomorrah as recipients of God’s judgment.

31
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Which letter includes an appeal to “remember the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets, and the commandment of the Lord and Savior spoken through your apostles,” even mentioning Paul by name?

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2 Peter

32
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Which book includes the following: “The Lord is not slow about his promise, as some think of slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting any to perish, but all to come to repentance”?

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2 Peter

33
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Which book opens with a declaration about “what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the word of life”?

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1 John

34
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According to 1 John 1, the message being proclaimed is what?

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that God is light, and in God there is no darkness at all

35
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Complete the following from 1 John: “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and __________ is not in us.”

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the truth

36
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Which letter describes Jesus Christ as “an advocate with the Father” and “the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world”?

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1 John

37
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Which of the following books offers as proof that it is “the last hour” the observation, “As you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come”?

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1 John

38
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According to 1 John, God’s commandment is “that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and

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love one another.”

39
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“There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear; for fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not reached perfection in love.” In which book does this appear?

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1 John

40
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Which New Testament letter is written by “the elder” to “the elect lady and her children”?

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2 John

41
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Which letter commends Demetrius to Gaius, the recipient of that letter?

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3 John

42
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According to the writer of 3 John, he has no greater joy than to hear that his “children” are walking in:

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the truth

43
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Who is accused in 3 John of liking “to put himself first,” failing to “acknowledge our authority,” and “spreading false charges”?

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Diotrephes

44
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The reference to “when the archangel Michael contended with the devil and disputed about the body of Moses” is found in which of the following?

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Jude

45
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Where is the following found: “Now to him who is able to keep you from falling, and to make you stand without blemish in the presence of his glory …, to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, power, and authority…”?

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Jude

46
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Chapters 1-3 of Revelation contain letters to how many churches?

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7

47
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The central theme of God’s sovereignty is expressed at both the beginning and the end of Revelation through God’s declaration,

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“I am the Alpha and the Omega.”

48
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According to the Revelation, where was John when he heard a “voice like a trumpet saying, ‘Write in a book what you see and send it to the seven churches”?

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Patmos

49
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Which sequence appears last in the Book of Revelation?

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“the seven bowls of the wrath of God”

50
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The church in which city is described as “neither cold nor hot” but “lukewarm” in the letter written to it in the Book of Revelation?

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Laodicea

51
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In the book of Revelation, what causes John to weep bitterly?

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No one can be found to break the seals on a scroll.

52
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The four horses of different colors and their riders are part of which sequence of seven things in the Revelation?

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seven seals on a scroll

53
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According to the book of Revelation, what will the Lord do?

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  • reign forever and ever
  • wipe every tear from people’s eyes
  • rule the nations with a rod of iron
54
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In a vision recounted near the end of the Book of Revelation, “the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the Devil and Satan,” is bound and locked in a pit for how long before being released?

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a thousand years

55
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From Revelation, complete the following verse: “Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they will have the right to ___________ and may enter the city by the gates.

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the tree of life

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