Revelation Flashcards
1
Q
True or False
The decree to rebuild the temple was made by Artexerxes
A
True
2
Q
When is the convenient with Israel broken?
A
In the middle of the seventieth week
3
Q
When will Christ establish His kingdom on the earth?
A
At the end of the 7 years of Tribulation
4
Q
Premillennial means?
A
Jesus will take the church to heaven prior to His millennial reign.
5
Q
True or False
The tribulation will not trouble the church
A
True
6
Q
The predominant UPC view of the return of Jesus for the church is……?
A
Pretribulation
7
Q
What was the spiritual state of the church at the time the book of Revelation was written?
A
The churches were mostly in a state of spiritual decline with five of the seven churches being censured and warned to correct their ways. Some were on the brink of rejection. The Lord spake well of only two.
8
Q
The main purpose of Revelation is to?
A
Describe the revelation of Jesus Christ
9
Q
True or False
The seven seals are opened by the Apostle John
A
False
10
Q
Revelation was addressed to?
A
The seven churches in Asia
11
Q
When will the church be raptured?
A
Before the tribulation
12
Q
Revelation chapter 6 has a parallel in which Gospel chapter?
A
Matthew 24
13
Q
144,000 will be sealed out of what body of people?
A
National Israel
14
Q
What is the particular name given to the only one who can open the seals?
A
The Lamb
15
Q
Who does the rider on the white horse represent?
A
The Beast
16
Q
The Beast makes a seven-year pact with?
A
National Israel
17
Q
The Beast rises up out of?
A
The masses of the world
18
Q
The Beast receives his power from?
A
The Dragon
19
Q
The Beast has _______ heads and ______ horns
A
seven heads, ten horns
20
Q
What causes the world to be in awe of the Beast?
A
One of its heads recovers from the what should have been fatal injuries.
21
Q
Tribulation saints are?
a. Protected from harm
b. Adored
c. Dont exist
d. Persecuted to death
A
Persecuted to death
22
Q
Name the three characters that oppose Israel and the saints during the Tribulation.
A
- The Beast
- The False Prophet
- The Whore
23
Q
What is the reaction of the world to the destruction of the Whore?
A
The political and religious leaders of the world mourn her destruction.
24
Q
Give another name for the Beast
A
Anti-christ
25
What are the two main characteristics of the second seal?
Wars and rumours of wars
26
If the bottomless pit is not a geographical place, what is it?
The depths of Satan's totally wicked ways.
27
The army of 200 millions will come from?
a. the east
b. the west
c. the north
d. the south
The East
28
The Bible says the locusts came out from something like "as the smoke of a great furnace." What might that smoke represent?
Industrial Smog
29
Who are spared sufferings from the torments of the locusts?
Those who have the seal of God on their foreheads.
30
What will happen to the Euphrates River enabling the kings of the East to progress?
It will dry up
31
When will the wars stop?
When the Lord returns triumphant at the end of the Tribulation.
32
The third seal mainly concerns...?
a. Famine
b. Floods
c. Fire
d. Wars
Famine
33
True or False
| One of the pestilences was the four winds stopped
True
34
True or False
| Hail won't be a pestilence
False
35
How many will be killed in Jerusalem by a giant earthquake?
7,000
36
Wormwood will effect?
Rivers and fountains of water
37
What will cause mountains and islands to be moved beyond recognition?
A mighty earthquake
38
What will kill a third of life and destroy a third of shipping?
A mysterious, great, fiery mountain cast into the sea
39
True or False
| Massive numbers of deaths will occur as the result of each seal
True
40
True or False
| The symptoms of Wormwood's effect are similar to the plague
False
41
The greatest battle of all time will be called...?
The Battle of Armageddon
42
Not a reason for being ready for the Lord's return...?
a. Will miss the tribulation
b. Will experience the Beast
c. Will be in the first resurrection
d. All trials and troubles will be over
Will be in the first resurrection
43
Explain why the event revealed by the Fourth Seal will occur at the same time as events associated with the other six seals
It won't commence sequentially after other seals but simultaneously with and because of them. The total effect of the events detailed by all other seals will result in many plagues and disasters wiping hundreds of millions, or billions off the earth. Death will be widespread from the beginning to the end of the tribulation.
44
What follows the rider on the Pale Horse?
Death and Hell
45
How much of the earth will he have power over to do his terrible deeds?
25% or a quarter
46
True or False
| The saints will be persecuted during the tribulation
True
47
True or False
| Tribulation saints will include the church
False
48
Tribulation saints will be hated by all....?
Nations
49
What is the destiny of those who are martyred for the Lamb?
They will reign with Him.
50
Name the city where the two prophets of God will be slain
Jerusalem
51
Who will be forced to take the mark of the beast?
All people without exception
52
After 3.5 years of the Tribulation....?
a. Satan will make a covenant with Israel
b. Satan will break his covenant with Israel
c. Satan will make a 7 year covenant with Israel
d. The world will be destroyed
b. Satan will break his covenant with Israel
53
Of whom is an image made that all the world will be forced to worship?
The Beast
54
True or False
| Events covered in this lesson will actually come to pass
True
55
True or False
| It is God who causes them to occur
True
56
Who will suffer the events described in this lesson?
All not taken in the rapture
57
Where will the small remaining numbers hide from Jesus impending return as King of Kings?
In caves and holes in the earth
58
Give two scripture references for stars falling or being involved with "end time" destruction.
Joel 2:10 and Joel 3:15
59
What is the event that will end the church's time on the earth?
Rapture
60
Daniel 9:24-27 mentions seventy weeks:
a. That speaks of making an end of sin
b. That predicts coming of the Messiah
c. For making reconciliation for iniquity
d. All these
All these
61
An army of 200 million is described as a plague of....?
Locusts
62
How does the seventh seal relate to the other six seals?
It provides more details to the events covered by them.
63
The 144,00 sealed are from which group of people?
They are 12,000 each from 12 Israeli tribes.
64
What aspect of the seven seals does not receive much attention?
The silences
65
Quantity of people saved during the tribulation:
a. Zero
b. Great Multitude
c. 144,000
d. Few
Great Multitude
66
What was the prophet told to do after eating the little book?
Prophesy again
67
How long do the two prophets prophecy?
3.5 years or 1260 days
68
What is the fate of those who refuse to worship the image of the beast?
They are beheaded
69
Those beheaded for Christ having refused to worship the Beast will reign with him for?
a. One thousand years
b. Eternally
c. Never
d. A short time
One thousand years
70
Where will Satan be during Christ's millennium reign?
He will be bound, sealed up in the bottomless pit.
71
Give the names of the two that will join Satan in leading a vast number in a final rebellion against Christ's kingdom?
Gog and Magog
72
What happens to them (Gog and Magog)?
They will be defeated and cast into the lake of fire and brimstone forever.
73
Where is the destination of the new heaven?
To the earth where the nations will bring their glory and honour into it.
74
Name three of the perfect conditions that will be on the earth during Christ's millenial reign.
1. Longevity
2. Universal justice and peace
3. General prosperity
75
True or False
| The mysteries of Revelation are to be sealed until revealed in heaven.
False
76
True or False
| The Bible doesn't reveal what happens after Christ's millenial kingdom.
False
77
When will the unrighteous dead be raised to be judged?
When the thousand years have finished.
78
From where will the River of Life flow?
From the throne of God and the Lamb.
79
When is the End Time according to this study?
The time in which we are living!
80
Name two of the most significant events that happen to Israel in the 20th century
1948 State of Israel established and 1967 the six day war
81
In a few words explain what the phrase "as in the days of Noah" means>
They were like the days in which we live.
82
A group of people on New Year's Day 1901 received the Spirit of God after seeking for God's gifts. Where did this happen?
Topeka, Kansas, USA
83
From 2 Timothy 3:1-7, name at least five sins that will be prevalent in the last days.
Covetous, Boasters, Proud, Blasphemers, Disobedient to parents
84
How has mankind the ability to change the face of the planet earth?
The greater the technology the greater the ability to destroy.
Cloning animals and human beings, stem cell research, euthanasia to weed out the weaker humans, atomic technology
85
Why is Antiochus Epiphanes so important to end time studies?
Epiphanes tried to put an end to the Jewish religious community and is a type of the "Abomination of Desolation."
86
How many days in a Jewish calendar?
360
87
Name the Old Testament book where the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem was commanded?
Nehemiah
88
The 70th week will be a period of ?
7 years
89
The tribulation is also called the time of Jacob's....?
trouble
90
Why are the words of 1 Thessalonians 4:14-18 a great comfort to God's people?
They explain the resurrection of the dead in Christ and those alive in Christ when He returns to take them to heaven.
91
What is the Imminent Rapture?
Jesus could come at any instant to take his people.
92
Name the main three tribulation doctrines
Pre Tribulation - Church taken before the tribulation
Mid Tribulation - Church taken during the tribulation, but before the wrath of God
Post Tribulation - Church taken after the tribulation
93
Which of the seven churches, written to by John, could be applied to the churches of today?
Philadelphia and Laodicea
94
Who will hear the trumpet when it sounds?
All including the dead
95
What is the one single word that finalises this lesson!
Come!
96
What the works Wood, Hay, Stubble spoke of by Paul?
Works according to the flesh
97
What is the great mystery revealed in 1 Corinthians 15:51
We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed!
98
What is the theme of the Book of Revelation?
Jesus Christ
99
The Book of Revelation is resounding proof that Jesus Christ is...?
God
100
Jesus has permanent victory over what three things?
Death, hell and the grave
101
Give a scriptural reference for your answer to the three things Jesus has permanent victory over?
Revelation 1:18 "I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death."
102
According to this lesson, who really is on the throne?
Jesus Christ glorified
103
Where is the Lamb seated according to the lesson?
The centre of the throne
104
Why was Hell prepared?
Hell was prepared for the devil and his angels
105
Quote 2 Peter 3:9
"The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is long-suffering to us-ward, not willing that any should period, but that all should come to repentance."
106
Who is the rider on the first horse?
The imitator of Christ - the Antichrist
107
What does the Red Horseman represent?
War and bloodshed
108
What do the Seals represent?
Divine judgement on the human race
109
Who opens the Seven Seas of the Scroll?
The Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David - Jesus Christ
110
What does the Fifth Sea represent?
Martyrdom of the tribulation saints
111
Why were they put to death?
For the word of God and for the testimony which they held.
112
Describe the sixth seal in detail.
- Earthquakes & atmospheric upheavals
- Sun became black as sackcloth
- Moon became like blood
- Stars fell unto the earth
- Sky and the heaven departed as a scroll
- Every mountain and island were moved out of their places
113
Who are the 144,000?
Protected (sealed) Jewys
114
How many trumpets of judgement are there?
Seven
115
What are the trumpets aimed at?
1st - Earth
2nd - Sea
3rd - Waters
4th - Sun
116
What is the third woe?
Satan is unleashed
117
True or False
| Man will explain all the wraths and vials in an acceptable and reasonable way
True
118
Whose wrath is being poured out?
God's wrath
119
Who is being unveiled in this book?
Jesus Christ
120
What is the hope of the Church?
The Lord's soon return
121
The term Beast used in Revelation 13 is symbolic of what?
The Antichrist
122
Name the beasts of Revelation 13:2
Lion, bear, leopard
123
Name the three major biblical books that are referred to in this lesson?
Revelation, Daniel & 2 Thessalonians
124
What is six hundred three score and six? Us the scripture as a reference
Revelation 13:18 "Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is six hundred threescore and six."
125
Who was Antiochus IV?
The 8th King of the Syrian dynasty and infamous brother of Cleopatra
126
Name three actions he took against God's people?
a. He made Torah reading punishable by death
b. Slaughtered a sow on the Altar
c. Erected an idol to Zeus in the Holy of Holies
127
Where is Armageddon located?
About 60 miles north of Jerusalem
128
What is the Second Coming?
The Second Coming is the literal physical return of Jesus to rule on the Earth
129
Explain the first resurrection.
Believers will rise in the first resurrection and be with Jesus Christ and establish His Kingdom. But the unrighteous will wait for judgement. The church will be part of the first resurrection never to die again!
130
What happens to the bodies of saints when they die?
Their bodies go to the grave to await the resurrection followed by the resurrection of the physical body when Christ returns.
131
Where are the souls of the dead?
The righteous souls are at rest with Christ and are waiting the resurrection. Unrighteous soul are in torment.
132
Where did the repentant thief (from the crucifixion) go when he died?
Paradise
133
What will we be like after death?
Our lowly body is going to be conformed to be as His body. We will be like Him!
134
According to Luke 16 what will happen to those who die without Jesus Christ?
a. The man in Hades was fully conscious
b. he had memory; speaking; pain; desires.
c. His eternal destiny was irrevocably fixed.
d. He knew that what he was experiencing was fair and just.
e. He also knew what his brothers needed to do to avoid his own fate: repent!
135
Six other words / terms are translated "hell." Name four of them.
Sheol, the grave, hades, Gehenna, The Abyss, Tartarus
136
What was the valley of Hinnom?
It was a garbage dump outside the city of Jerusalem.
137
Give a scriptural reference speaking of hell as an actual place.
Matthew 25:41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
138
What is meant by Eternal - as defined by this lesson and this subject?
Everlasting, forever without end.
139
What will happen to our bodies at the Rapture or the gathering away of the saints?
We will be raised and our bodies transformed from a mortal body susceptible to decay, hunger and temptation to a transformed resurrected body.
140
What is the name of the place of the dead that Jesus went to after he died?
Hades
141
What is the difference between Hades and Hell?
Hades is a place of torment and unrest. Hades is the place of the dead while hell has different meanings depending on the context in which the word is used.
142
What changed for the saints who had died prior to Christ being on earth and after He went into Sheol and rose again?
They could now enter into the direct presence of God. Prior to Christ being on earth they were waiting for Him to come.
143
There are three definitions of hell
Sheol - place of the dead
Tartarus - Prison for fallen angels
Gehennah - lake of fire, the eternal destiny of the unrighteous
144
What will happen to the saints that die before the Lord comes again?
It appears they are at rest because they will be in the presence of God, even though their bodies are still in the grave waiting for the Resurrection. This is an intermediate state because they haven’t been reconnected with their bodies.
145
Will they be in the presence of the Lord and how is this different to Heaven?
They will be in the fullness of the joy in the presence of the Lord. This is different to Heaven where they will be in the complete presence of the Lord united with their transformed bodies.
146
Where will the New Jerusalem be located?
Over the Mediterranean, either on or hovering over the earth.
147
Describe the three heavens
Genesis 1:7-18 = Atmosphere, the sky
Genesis 22:17 = The abode of the stars or outer space
Revelation 4:2 = The immediate presence of God, His dwelling place.
148
What makes Heaven to be Heaven?
Where God is, that will be heaven
149
Explain paradise as referred to in the gospels
A temporary abode of the righteous
150
Quote of paraphrase Mark 8:36
"For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?"
151
What is holiness?
Blah lad
152
What is holiness?
Blah lad
