Matthew 13:47-50
"Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds of fish. 48 When it was full, the fishermen pulled it up on the shore. Then they sat down and collected the good fish in baskets, but threw the bad away. 49 This is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous 50 and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. (NIV)
  1. What time does this parable speak of?
    1. The end of the age, that is, then end of the Church age.
    2. Judgment Day.
    3. The Last Day.

     

  2. What do the fish represent?
    1. Food.
    2. People.
    3. The armies of the world.
    4. The people of the western world.

     

  3. What is another name for the fiery furnace?
    1. Hell.
    2. Hades.
    3. The burning lake of sulfur.
    4. The Abyss.
    5. The Day of the Lord.

     

  4. Where are the good fish taken?
    1. They are taken to heaven.
    2. They are left on the earth, and the wicked are sent to Hell.
    3. They are taken to Israel.
    4. The are taken to Egypt.

     

    Matthew 22:2-14
    "The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. 3 He sent his servants to those who had been invited to the banquet to tell them to come, but they refused to come.
    4 "Then he sent some more servants and said, "Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner: My oxen and fattened cattle have been butchered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.'
    5 "But they paid no attention and went off -- one to his field, another to his business. 6 The rest seized his servants, mistreated them and killed them. 7 The king was enraged. He sent his army and destroyed those murderers and burned their city.
    8 "Then he said to his servants, "The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited did not deserve to come. 9 Go to the street corners and invite to the banquet anyone you find.' 10 So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, both good and bad, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.
    11 "But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes. 12 "Friend,' he asked, "how did you get in here without wedding clothes?' The man was speechless.
    13 "Then the king told the attendants, "Tie him hand and foot, and throw him outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'
    14 "For many are invited, but few are chosen." (NIV)
    Also Read Luke 14:16-24

     

  5. Who are the chosen in this parable?
    1. Israel.
    2. The Jews.
    3. Everyone.
    4. The Christians.

     

  6. During which age are the invitations available?
    1. During the age of the Law of Moses.
    2. During the age of Prophets.
    3. During the Church age.
    4. During the Millennial Kingdom age.

     

  7. Who were those that were originally invited?
    1. The children of Israel.
    2. The Church.
    3. The Gentiles.
    4. The Jews.

     

  8. Who were then invited, that is, after the original invitees were rejected?
    1. The children of Israel.
    2. The Church.
    3. The Gentiles.
    4. The Jews.

     

  9. Who does the king represent?
    1. Jesus Christ.
    2. God the Father.
    3. The angel Gabriel.
    4. Satan.

     

  10. Who does the son represent?
    1. Jesus Christ.
    2. King David.
    3. The Christians.
    4. The Gentiles.

     

  11. Who does the servants represent?
    1. The faithful in the Church.
    2. The angels that have not fallen.
    3. Mankind.
    4. Those faithful that have fallen asleep in God.

     

  12. What is meant by the man found not to be clothed in wedding clothes?
    1. He was not clothed with the righteousness that is by faith.
    2. He was a lamb in wolf's clothing.
    3. He is like one of the ten virgins that had insufficient oil in her lamp, that is, he thought that he was a Christian, but was not in fact born again.
    4. He was someone that did not take church seriously enough, and therefore did not dress up for church.
    5. Both (a) and (c) above.

     

  13. What is another name for the "outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth"?
    1. Hell.
    2. The Abyss.
    3. The lake of fire.
    4. The Day of the Lord.

     

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