Chapter 9 Flashcards

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What are the two parts that eschatology is commonly divided into?

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general eschatology and personal eschatology

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Which of the two parts of eschatology is the study of the future of the world?

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general eschatology

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Which of the two parts of eschatology is the study of the future of the individual?

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personal eschatology

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What word is based on a Latin word meaning “to catch up” or “to catch away”?

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rapture

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True or False: the word rapture is found in Scripture.

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False

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What are the two separate stages of Christ’s return?

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the rapture and Christ’s second coming

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Which of Christ’s returns will be when He comes for the saints?

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rapture

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Which of Christ’s returns will be when He comes with his saints?

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second coming

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What expression is used only of Christians to describe the state of their bodies at death?

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“Asleep”

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What is the stress of the phrase “Sorrow not, even as others which have no hope”?

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the contrast between the sorrowing of this hopeless world and the sorrowing of the hopeful Christian

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What will happen simultaneously with the immaterial being being reunited with the body?

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the corruptible body will become incorruptible

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What is the old English word that mean “precede”?

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“Prevent”

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What distinguishes the rapture from the second coming?

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at the rapture, Christians meet the Lord in the air; seven years later, Christians will return with Christ to the earth

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How fast will Christians join Him in the air?

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at the speed of light

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True or false: Anyone could stand in Christ’s presence in his natural condition.

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False

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Why can a Christian stand in Christ’s presence?

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because of Calvary

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What is one of the few books in the Bible that views the events of the future chronologically?

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Revelation

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Where in Revelation is the past viewed?

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Revelation 1

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Where in Revelation is the present viewed?

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Revelation 2-3

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Where in Revelation is the future viewed?

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Revelation 4-22

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What is the verse in Revelation where the very first event of the future is found?

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Revelation 4:1

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Where is the only place in the Bible where the promise of the rapture is found?

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the New Testament

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Where is the promise of the rapture primarily found in the New Testament?

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the epistles

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While the Church looks for the rapture, what does the nation of Israel look forward to?

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the second coming of Christ

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What will the second coming of Christ begin?
the millennial reign of Christ on earth
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True or False: It appears to be God's pattern to remove the righteous before he sends the great judgment.
True
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What are two instances in which God removed the righteous before He sent to great judgment?
1) God rescued Noah before He sent judgment 2) God rescued Lot from Sodom before He sent judgment
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What two events are part of the twofold return of Christ?
the rapture and the second coming
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What rule is the twofold return an example of?
the rule of double reference
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Who is the first resurrection for?
the saved
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What is the first resurrection a resurrection of?
life
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Who is the second resurrection for?
the unsaved
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What is the second resurrection a resurrection of?
damnation
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What is phrase is commonly used in Scripture, referring to the rapture?
"Day of the Lord"
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What are the two spheres described after the rapture?
a heavenly sphere and an earthly sphere
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Which of the two spheres describes after the rapture is around God's throne?
the heavenly sphere
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Which of the two spheres described after the rapture is around Satan's throne?
the earthly sphere
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What will the Christian stand before after the rapture?
the judgment seat of Christ
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Where will the Christians appear for judgment?
the judgment seat of Christ
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Where will the unsaved appear for their judgment?
the white throne of judgment
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What will both the judgment of the saved and the judgment of the lost be a judgment of?
works
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What is the false idea that all mankind will stand before God at the same time?
general judgment
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What is the word that actually means "worthless"?
bad
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What is the Greek word that means the basis by which someone or something is judged?
Criterion
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What is the Greek word that is also translated "judgement seat" throughout the New Testament?
Bema
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Give at least two Bible verses which describe the rapture.
Romans 14:10 2 Corinthians 5:10 1 Corinthians 3:10-15 Revelation 22:12
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What will each believers cast at Jesus' feet?
his crowns
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What is the word that describes the inability to sin?
indefectible
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What is the seven-year period of time on earth when there will be judgments poured out upon this earth?
Tribulation
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What are six purposes for the Tribulation?
1) to judge a Christ-rejecting world 2) to reveal Satan's true character 3) to demonstrate how much man's sinful hearts can imagine and do 4) to humble the nation of Israel to the place of repentance 5) to eternally save multitudes of people from every nation 6) to prepare the world for the millennial reign of Jesus Christ
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Who is the Tribulation going to judge?
a Christ-rejecting world
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What is the Tribulation going to revel?
Satan's true character
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What is the Tribulation going to demonstrate?
how much man's sinful hearts can imagine and do
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What nation is the Tribulation going to humble?
Israel
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Who is the Tribulation going to save?
multitudes of people from every nation
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Around whom has there been a tremendous "awe" who will be one of the main participants in the Tribulation?
the Antichrist
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What are the two possible meanings for the prefix anti-?
"against" and "in the place of"
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What are the two possible meanings for the name Antichrist?
"against Christ" or "in the place of Christ"
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What is the Antichrist's number?
666
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Who will the mark of the Beast be given to?
those who worship the Antichrist and his image
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What will the Antichrist seem to possess the ability to do?
come back from the dead
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What does the Antichrist demand?
worship
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Who gives the Antichrist his great power?
Satan
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What is the phrase used throughout Revelation to remind the reader that the only power the Antichrist can have is what God allows him to have?
"power was given unto him"
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What does the Antichrist's power have to do with suffering?
he inflicts it
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What does Christ's power have to do with suffering?
His accepting suffering
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Who is known as "another beast" or "beast coming up out of the earth"?
the False Prophet
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Who takes the place of God the Father in the "Unholy Trinity"?
Satan
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Who takes the place of God the Son in the "Unholy Trinity"?
the Antichrist
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Who takes the place of God the Spirit in the "Unholy Trinity"?
the False Prophet
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Who does the False Prophet to worship?
the Anitchirst
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Unless God has given the False Prophet the ability to create life, what does the False Prophet probably activate?
some type of robot
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What will the False Prophet require of the world?
a mark
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Where on the body will the False Prophet's mark be?
the right hand or the forehead
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What will happen as soon as those who refuse the Mark of the Beast are captured?
they will be killed
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Where will the False Prophet be cast with the Antichrist?
the Lake of Fire
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When will the False Prophet and the Antichrist be cast into the Lake of Fire?
the Battle of Armageddon
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What are some names of the Antichrist?
1) Son of perdition 2) beast 3) prince that shall come
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What is the significance of the number 666 besides the fact that it is the number of the beast?
it is man's number
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What two people will minister during the first half of the Tribulation?
God's two witnesses
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How much power will the two witnesses be given?
unlimited
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What two men have been suggested as possibilities to be the two witnesses?
Moses and Elijah
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What are three scriptures concerning the Tribulation?
1) Daniel 9: 24-27 2) Matthew 24-25 3) Revelation 4-19
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As the Tribulation progresses, what becomes more severe?
the punishments
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What are the three judgments of the Tribulation?
1) seal judgments 2) trumpet judgments 3) vial judgements
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Which of the three judgments of the Tribulation are man-made?
seal judgments
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Which of the three judgements of the Tribulation are satanic?
trumpet judgements
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Which of the three judgments of the Tribulation are divine/
vial judgments
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With whom will the Antichrist break his covenant with?
the nation of Israel
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What is that the Antichrist will do in which he desecrates the Temple and demands to be worshipped as God?
Abomination of Desolation
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What will be seen as the unpardonable sin during the Tribulation time?
receiving the mark of the Beast
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How will Jesus return?
in the same way he left
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Where will the Battle of Armageddon take place?
the Valley of Megiddo
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What are going to be called by Jesus following the Battle of Armageddon?
vultures
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Who will be the first to residents of the Lake of Fire?
Beast and the False Prophet
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Where will Satan be cast for a thousand years during Christ's reign on earth?
the bottomless pit
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After the Battle of Armageddon what will the instruments of war be used as?
firewood
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How long will the instruments of war from Armageddon be used as firewood?
seven years
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What are all of the believers in heaven who will rule and reign with Christ during the Millenium?
glorified saints
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What is the event that the Jews have looked forward to ever since they were told that the Messiah would sit upon the throne of His father David in Jerusalem?
the Millennium