Test 3

Question 1

1. How many dispensations did you learn in class?

Answer 1

7: Innocence, Conscience, Government, Promise, Law, Grace, Millennial Kingdom

Question 2

2. Meaning of Apocalyptic

Answer 2

Apokalupto= to unveil, uncover, reveal
Form of Jewish and Christian writings produced between 200 B.C. and 200 A.D.
Apocalyptic (literary form) not the same thing as eschatology (doctrine of the end times)

Question 3

3. Author of Revelation

Answer 3

John

Question 4

4. List and define 2 ways to interpret Revelation

Answer 4

Preterism-
Preter =past
Revelation describes events that took place in the first century or started then and took time to complete.
Two views: It reflects the Jewish revolt and the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem. Some extend the timeline to the fall of the Roman empire (5th C)
Idealism:
Sometimes called the “spiritualist” view. Revelation describes the continuous struggle between good and evil Christ and his followers will eventually triumph

Question 5

5. Explain the New Jerusalem

Answer 5

(Revelation 21 - 22)
Prepared as a bride
12 gates, 12 foundations
Perfect cube
No temple
River of the water of life, tree of life

Question 6

6. What are the genuine Christian Teachings in 1st John?

Answer 6

• Faith (Belief in Jesus as the incarnate Christ)
• Righteous living
• Love for other believers
• Reassurance of the faithful
• Genuine forgiveness in community -1:9
• Walk in love - 2:10
• Not be ashamed of Christ’s return - 2:28
• Prayers are answered - 3:22

Question 7

7. Name three of the triads found and three things that made them up.

Answer 7

o 3 Ways to help others: help doubters, save others from destruction, and carefully rescue others without being taken down
o 3 Blessings: mercy, peace, and love
o 3 Ways to depend on the Trinity: build up your faith, pray in the Holy Spirit, and stay in God’s love

Question 8

8. 3 blessings in the book of Jude

Answer 8

Mercy
Peace
Love

Question 9

9. 2 disciples of John

Answer 9

Papias & Polycarp

Question 10

10. The book of 3rd John was written to whom

Answer 10

Gaius

Question 11

11. 2 negative examples of people in Jude

Answer 11

Reject authority, and slander angels

Question 12

12. Docetism

Answer 12

a view that Jesus only seemed to be human (a view that he could not be both human/material [therefore evil], and divine/spiritual [therefore good], at the same time).

Question 13

13. The negative example of man in 3rd John

Answer 13

• Diotrephes (9-10) - Not very nice (John’s action: vs. 10)
• Wants to be first in all things [WANNA-BE-LEADER] - MY WAY OR THE HIGHWAY
• Not welcoming traveling Christians
• Spreads rumors/gossips
• Prevents those who want to help traveling believers

Question 14

14. The Three sets of seven visions in Revelation

Answer 14

Vision 1- Seven Churches
Vision 2- Judgement
Vision 3- Conquest

Question 15

15. Know the 4 horsemen (what were they like and what did they represent?)

Answer 15

White: bow and crown; conqueror
Red: sword; power to take peace
Black: pair of scales; inflated prices
Pale: rider named Death

Question 16

16. List and describe the views of the millennium

Answer 16

Postmillennial View:
We are in the age of the church (millennium) during which the world will be won for Christ through preaching the gospel to all people (Matt. 24:14)
Christ’s return, the resurrection of the dead, and the final judgment will all come at the end of time
Amillennial View:
There will be no literal thousand-year reign of Jesus on earth- it is the present church age
Jesus reigns in heaven now, using the spiritual ministry of the church
Historic Premillennial View:
Christ’s return and the resurrection of believers precedes a literal millennium
Christ reigns with the saints on earth for a thousand years before the final judgment
Dispensational Premillennial View:
Believers will be raptured to escape the tribulation
The purpose of the tribulation is to restore Israel
Christ returns at the end of the tribulation to reign on earth for a thousand years before the final judgment

Question 17

17. The reason of Revelation was written

Answer 17

Meant to offer hope and assurance that the coming of the Lord is to come

Question 18

18. The themes of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd John

Answer 18

1st John: Tests of fellowship with God: faith (Christology), righteous living, love
2nd John: Christian truth and love
3rd John: Christian hospitality

Question 19

19. Which book was written to the chosen lady and her children?

Answer 19

2nd John

Question 20

20. Which OT books are the most quoted in the book of Revelation?

Answer 20

Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel

Question 21

21. What concept (Love, light, truth, know, world) appears the most in the book of 1st John?

Answer 21

Love

Question 22

22. 1st John contains many of the same keywords as one of the gospels. What is it?

Answer 22

Love
Light
Truth
Know
World
Life

Question 23

23. The shortest book in the NT

Answer 23

2nd John

Question 24

24. A book of Righteous Anger

Answer 24

Jude

Question 25

25. Jude’s warning about false teachers

Answer 25

False teachers slipped in (3-4)
Character of false teachers (8-19)
Resistance against false teachers (20-23)
God is able to keep us from falling (24-25)

Question 26

26. The theme of 1st Peter

Answer 26

Encouragement in Time of Suffering

Question 27

27. 2nd Peter was written before or after Paul’s epistles?

Answer 27

After

Question 28

28. Format of the book of 1st John

Answer 28

No Letter Format