1. Why did Jesus tell this parable?
    1. No particular reason.
      • No, there is nothing that is for no particular reason in the Bible.
    2. To motivate his disciples to work harder.
      • No, but it does serve as a warning in that regard.
    3. The teach good business sense.
      • Most definitely not.
    4. Right Answer!To tell them that he was not going to establish his earthly kingdom any time soon.
      • Yes. This is what the story tells us. "...he went on to tell them a parable, because he was near Jerusalem and the people thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear at once." You have to remember that the church age was a mystery. The fact that the Christ was going to come and then go back to heaven, later to return again, was not known. Jesus is revealing this fact in this parable.

     

     

  2. Who is the man of noble birth?
    1. King Herod.
      • Hardly.
    2. King David.
      • No. David wasn't even born to a noble birth. He was born into an ordinary family.
    3. Right Answer!King Jesus.
      • Yes, Jesus is the subject of this parable.
    4. King Solomon.
      • No, Solomon was born of noble birth, but he is not the king here.

     

     

  3. What is the name of the distant country?
    1. Right Answer!Heaven.
      • Yes. Jesus it telling us that he was going to leave the earth and return to heaven, and he would later come back to the earth as the reigning king and he would at that time settle accounts with his followers.
    2. Rome.
      • No.
    3. The Americas.
      • No.
    4. Babylon.
      • No.

     

     

  4. What is the name of the place that the King calls home.
    1. Heaven.
      • No, not in this story.
    2. Right Answer!Earth.
      • Yes, the earth is called home. The main theme of this parable is that he was going to go away for a long time and that after that time he would return. Upon his return he will see if his followers have indeed been faithful. Those that have faithfully obeyed him and were busy doing his work will be rewarded, and those that have been unfaithful will be thrown out of his kingdom.
    3. Jerusalem.
      • No. In a way this is true, but the parable is talking about all of his servants around the whole world.
    4. Israel.
      • No.

     

     

  5. What event occurs on the day of the King's return home?
    1. Pentecost.
      • No.
    2. The feast of Tabernacles.
      • No.
    3. Passover.
      • No.
    4. Right Answer!The Rapture.
      • Yes. When the Lord comes back from heaven he will gather up his body, the true church, and settle accounts. This is commonly called the Rapture. The word "rapture" does not appear in the Bible but nonetheless does describe the event well. The Bible calls the event, our being gathered to him, and is described elsewhere as occurring in the blink of an eye. That is what rapture means.

     

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