Questions about Revelation 19:11 through the end of Revelation 20

  1. Who is the rider of the White horse in Revelation 19:11?
    1. Right Answer!Jesus Christ.
      • Yes, it is clearly Jesus.
      • John 1:29
        The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! (NIV)
      • Revelation 17:14
        They will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will overcome them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings -- and with him will be his called, chosen and faithful followers." (NIV)
      • Jesus is identified as the Lamb of God, and in Revelations we see that the Lamb is the Lord of lords and the King of kings, and the rider is identified in Revelation 19:16 as the King of kings and the Lord of lords.
    2. The Ancient of Days.
      • This is true, but (a.) is a better answer.
    3. A symbol of the Good people of the World.
      • No, see (a.) above.
    4. Emperor Constantine.
      • No, see (a.) above.

     

  2. What does it mean that the rider of the white horse is named "The Word of God"?
    1. That Jesus Christ is a physical manifestation of the written Word of God.
      • Everything that is revealed to us in the Bible took human form in Jesus Christ. Jesus and the written word are one in the same.
      • John 1:1-2, 14
        In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning.
        14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. (NIV)
    2. That the Bible is a living person.
      • This is true too. The Bible is more than words on a page, it is God in physical form. We must strive to have a relationship with the book. This is done through an intimate knowledge of the book and a life of fellowship with God though the Book.
      • Hebrews 4:12
        For the word of God is living and active. (NIV)
    3. It doesn't mean anything of importance because the Bible uses flowery talk just to get your attention.
      • Boy! This is a wrong answer.
    4. Right Answer!Both (a.) and (b.) above.
      • Yes, this is the best answer.

     

  3. Why does the rider of the white horse where a robe dripped in blood?
    1. Right Answer!Because at his Second Coming a great many people will die a violent death?
      • Yes.
      • Isaiah 63:1-4
        Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah, with his garments stained crimson? Who is this, robed in splendor, striding forward in the greatness of his strength? "It is I, speaking in righteousness, mighty to save." 2 Why are your garments red, like those of one treading the winepress? 3 "I have trodden the winepress alone; from the nations no one was with me. I trampled them in my anger and trod them down in my wrath; their blood spattered my garments, and I stained all my clothing. 4 For the day of vengeance was in my heart, and the year of my redemption has come. (NIV)
    2. Because the rider carries the sin of the World.
      • Well this is true of Jesus, but this is not the reason. See (a.) above.
    3. Because the rider is guilty of the blood of untold millions.
      • Jesus is not guilty of anyone's blood. The blood of each is on their own head. Through the words of the Bible every person has been warned. If any parish it is not because Jesus did not die for them too.
    4. Because the rider has suffered greatly at the hands of men.
      • No, the rider is now coming in power. No one can touch him. He has assumed his great power and authority.

     

  4. Why does the rider have many crowns on his head?
    1. Right Answer!It is symbolic for the great amount of power and authority that he has.
      • Yes, Jesus has all power and authority.
      • Colossians 2:9-10
        For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, 10 and you have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head over every power and authority. (NIV)
    2. It means that he is not a single person but a great many powerful people, kings and such.
      • No, the rider is a single person, and that is Jesus Christ who is the King of kings and the Lord of lords.
    3. He is very wealthy.
      • This is true, but crowns are not symbolic for wealth.
    4. Both (b.) and (c.) above.
      • Both (b.) and (c.) are wrong, so this is doubly wrong.

     

  5. What is the meaning of the 'white' horses, and the riders dressed in fine linen, in verse fourteen?
    1. Right Answer!White is symbolic for righteousness, that is, they serve the cause of Justice.
      • Yes.
      • Revelation 19:1-2
        "Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God, 2 for true and just are his judgments." (NIV)
      • Revelation 19:8
        Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear." (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of the saints.) (NIV)
    2. They are from heaven where it is fashionable to dress in white.
      • No, I thought that this was absurdly funny, so I put it in.
    3. It is symbolic for the fact that they will soon clean up the earth.
      • No, this is sort of true, but (a.) is a much better answer.
    4. They are the forces of darkness masquerading as children of light.
      • No, they are the forces of light.

     

  6. What does the sharp sword that is coming out of the riders mouth symbolize?
    1. The rider of the white horse has a sharp wit.
      • No, nothing like that.
    2. Right Answer!The peoples of the earth shall be judged by what is written in the Book.
      • Yes, this is very true. The sword is symbolic for the Word of God, and the people of the earth will be judged because they did not heed the words of the Bible.
    3. At his command all of the people will die.
      • This is not true. All the people will not die, only the rebels.
    4. None of the above.
      • No, (b.) above is true.

     

  7. What is the meaning behind the statement; "He will rule them with an iron scepter."?
    1. The rider will rule with great cruelty.
      • No, Jesus is never cruel.
    2. The rider will use the fourth kingdom to lay waste the earth.
      • Yes, iron was the metal in Daniel chapter two which represented the fourth and final kingdom to rule over Jerusalem. Jesus will use the power of this kingdom as a rod of judgment against the world.
    3. The rider is the King.
      • This also is true. The fact that the rod is a scepter shows that the wielder is a king.
    4. Right Answer!Both (b.) and (c.) above.
      • Yes, this is the best answer.

     

  8. What is meant by the rider treading the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God?
    1. God is very angry with the rebellious of the earth.
    2. The rebellious of the earth will be like grapes in a great winepress, and God is going to work the press.
    3. The blood of God's enemies will flow like grape juice from a winepress.
    4. Right Answer!All of the above.
      • Yes, these are all true.

     

  9. What does it mean that the rider has written on his robe and on his thigh the name, "King of kings and Lord of lords?
    1. It means that he fights for God.
      • The rider is in fact fighting for God, but that is not the meaning of the name.
    2. Right Answer!It means that he is the supreme ruler over every ruler that has ever ruled on earth, and that he has the power and authority to render judgment over any person that has ever lived regardless of how important that person was or is.
      • Yes, this is the best answer.
    3. Pride goeth before the fall, the rider will soon be destroyed.
      • This is not a mark of pride. Jesus humbled himself and God appointed him King of kings.
    4. It means that the rider is pretending to be Jesus Christ.
      • No, the rider is shown to be Jesus Christ.

     

  10. What is the meaning behind the angel standing in the sun in Revelation 19:17?
    1. The angel is burning with anger and indignation.
      • No, this is not the meaning.
    2. This is a fallen angel and will soon be cast into the Lake of Fire.
      • No, this is no fallen angel. This angel is standing in the presence of God.
    3. Right Answer!This mighty angel stands in the presence of God.
      • Yes, this is the best answer. The Sun is usually symbolic of God; the source of light.
    4. None of the above.
      • No, (c.) above is the correct answer.

     

  11. What is the meaning of this "supper of God"?
    1. This is the wedding banquet of the Lord Jesus Christ.
      • This not the wedding banquet of God. That shall be a joyous thing for the participators, but this is an act of judgment.
    2. It is symbolic for all of the bounty of heaven.
      • No, this is not in keeping with what the story is about.
    3. Right Answer!This is the Great day of the Lord; the day that people commonly call the battle of Armageddon; the day when the last of the rebels are killed by the Coming of the Lord.
      • Yes, the birds eating the flesh of the people is symbolic for judgment.
    4. This supper is symbolic of selfishness, which is epitomized in the sin of gluttony.
      • No.

     

  12. Who are those that make up the "great supper of God"?
    1. Right Answer!All who remain rebellious toward God after the whole seven year time of testing and trial has finished.
      • Yes, this is true.
    2. Every person on earth, both great and small, all people will die and face judgment.
      • No there will be many that remain alive.
    3. They are symbolic for everyone that has ever fought against God.
      • No, this is a literal battle.
    4. None of the above.
      • The best answer is (a.) above.

     

  13. Who does this passage say was deluded by the beast and the false prophet?
    1. All of the generals and fighting men of the earth.
      • It does not really say that all of the generals and fighting men are present. There may be generals and fighting men that refused to receive the mark of the beast.
    2. All who were either great or small, but not the average people.
      • No, read carefully and see what it is saying.
    3. Right Answer!All who had received the mark of the beast.
      • Yes, any and all that receive the mark are doomed.
      • Revelation 14:9-12
        A third angel followed them and said in a loud voice: "If anyone worships the beast and his image and receives his mark on the forehead or on the hand, 10 he, too, will drink of the wine of God's fury, which has been poured full strength into the cup of his wrath. He will be tormented with burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. 11 And the smoke of their torment rises for ever and ever. There is no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and his image, or for anyone who receives the mark of his name." 12 This calls for patient endurance on the part of the saints who obey God's commandments and remain faithful to Jesus. (NIV)
    4. All of the people of the earth.
      • No, not all, only those that have received the mark of the beast.

     

  14. Is the Lake of burning sulfur the same as Hell, or the Abyss?
    1. Yes.
      • This is not correct. Hell is a temporary holding place, but the lake of burning sulfur is eternal.
    2. Right Answer!No.
      • Yes, Hell or the Abyss is not the same as the lake of burning fire, however at the end Hell and all in it will be thrown into the burning lake of fire.

     

  15. What does it mean that the rest of the rebels were killed by the sword that came out of the mouth of the rider?
    1. By the command of God they were killed, because they did not listen to the words of the Book.
      • Yes, this is true. But this is not the best answer.
    2. God warned all mankind of the fate of any that will not listen to him and repent and heed his warning, so that they are without excuse.
      • This too is correct. But this is not the best answer.
    3. Jesus is no longer the nice guy he was at his First Coming, he is now hard and mean.
      • No, Jesus is not hard and mean. Jesus warned everyone that they must submit to God and obey him or they would be thrown into Hell.
      • Matthew 10:28
        Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell. (NIV)
    4. Right Answer!Both (a.) and (b.) above.
      • Yes, this is the best answer.

     

  16. Is the binding of Satan and locking him in the Abyss for a thousand years, symbolic or literal?
    1. It is symbolic, there is no real person called Satan, it just means that people will now be afraid to do evil.
      • There certainly is a read being named Satan, and this is all very literal. Satan will be detained for a thousand years, the chain is symbolic for his bondage in Hell.
    2. Time is meaningless to God, this is a symbolic way of saying that Satan will not be operating in heaven.
      • No, the thousand years are quite literal. Those of the First Resurrection will be raised to life again and they will live on the earth for a thousand literal years, similar to the saints of Genesis chapter five.
    3. Right Answer!It is literal, God will confine Satan to the Abyss during the thousand year kingdom of Israel, commonly called the Millennial Kingdom.
      • Yes, this is the correct answer.
    4. Both (a.) and (b.) above.
      • No, both (a.) and (b.) above are both wrong.

     

  17. Who are those of the First Resurrection?
    1. They are the martyred Christians.
      • This is not true. The Christians will be taken from the earth to live with Jesus forever right before the beast comes to power. Those of the First Resurrection are martyred rather than receive the mark, so they must have been on earth during the time of the beast.
    2. They are the martyred Jews.
      • There is a lot of truth in this, but it is not the best answer.
    3. They are those of all ages that have died because of their testimony for God.
      • No, only those that died rather than receive the mark of the beast are of the First Resurrection.
    4. Right Answer!They are the martyred believers that were killed during the last three and a half years.

     

  18. For how many years will those of the First Resurrection live on the earth?
    1. For a hundred and twenty years.
      • No, this is not what is said.
    2. Right Answer!For a thousand years, plus a little more.
      • Yes, this is the best answer. Now I know that it says that they live for a thousand years and I have said that it will be a little longer. This Bible is not a lawbook. Those of the First Resurrection are not subject to death. After the thousand years are over we will have the Gog and Magog rebellion ,and then at least a seven year period after that, then the last day will come and those of the First Resurrection will be there until the end.
    3. This is all symbolic and doesn't mean a thing.
      • No, this is all very literal. This Bible knows how to use symbolic language, but none is found here.
    4. There really isn't going to be a thousand year kingdom because God is not able to cause these people to live that long.
      • A minister of the Bible, or so he was esteemed, told me this. God can and will do all that he said he will do.

     

  19. Is this about a one thousand year period symbolic or literal?
    1. Symbolic.
      • No, it is not symbolic. It is literal.
    2. Right Answer!Literal.
      • Yes, this is all very literal. We cannot pick and choose which Bible passages are symbolic and which are literal. We must accept all that are literally worded as literal, and all that have symbolic symbol as true as well, understanding what they symbolic portions mean.

     

  20. Why are the words "Gog and Magog" included in the verse Revelation 20:8?
    1. They are there to add color to the text.
      • No, there are no unimportant things in the Bible.
    2. They are there to make understanding the Bible that much harder.
      • Quite the opposite is true, they are their to give us understanding.
    3. They are there so that we might know where the battle will take place.
      • No this is not true. This battle does not take place in Gog or Magog.
    4. Right Answer!They are there so that we might know that this section of Scripture speaks of the same events as Ezekiel 38 and Ezekiel 39.
      • Yes, this is God's way of connecting the two sections. I call them key words.

     

  21. How did Israel defend themselves from the Gog and Magog threat?
    1. With a large and powerful army that fought with great faith and power.
      • There is no mention of any army of Israel. In fact from Ezekiel we see that Israel is called a land of unwalled cities. This is symbolic for a land having no defense. In ancient times a cities wall was used to keep invaders out.
    2. They fled Judea into the mountains.
      • No the warning for the Jews to flee was for the time of the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD by the Roman legions. And again for those living in the area at the time of the abomination that causes desolation sign.
    3. All of the god-fearing people of the world came to their defense.
      • No, there is never a mention of that.
    4. Right Answer!They did nothing.
      • Yes, that is exactly what Israel did, or rather they waited for God to defend them. This is of very great importance to understanding the Bible as a whole. Israel could have done exactly that at the very beginning. Israel had to learn to trust in God. This is the message for us all. We must stop striving for ourselves and believe what God has told us.

     

  22. How long will Satan, the beast, and the false prophet be in torment?
    1. Right Answer!For ever and ever.
      • This is the correct answer.
      • Revelation 14:11
        And the smoke of their torment rises for ever and ever. There is no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and his image, or for anyone who receives the mark of his name." (NIV)
    2. They will not be in torment because they will simply be burned up.
      • This is not in agreement with what the Bible says.
    3. A merciful and kind God will not really send anyone to a place of torment.
      • You might not like it, but God will send the rebels to the place of eternal torment.
    4. Until they repent.
      • There is no repentance in the lake of fire.

     

    Questions about Revelation 20:11-15

  23. What is the name of the event that is shown in Revelation 20:11-15?
    1. The Last Day.
      • Yes, but this is not the best answer.
    2. The Second Coming of Jesus Christ
      • No, this is not the Second Coming of Jesus. It is however a Coming of Christ. This is the same event as is described in Matthew 25:31-46.
      • Matthew 25:31
        "When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory.... (NIV)
      • Notice that the day of final judgment is a "Coming" of the Lord.
    3. Judgment Day.
      • Yes, but this is not the best answer.
    4. Right Answer!Both (a.) and (c.) above.
      • Yes, this is the best answer. Like most events in the Bible it goes by more than one name. The name "the Last day" is used because this is literally the last day for people to live in animal bodies on the earth. After this event everyone will either be living in spirit bodies, or be in the lake of fire.
      • Judgment day is appropriate because that is what the day is all about.

     

  24. On what is a person Judged by God?
    1. Right Answer!They are judged because of what they did while alive in the body.
      • It is evident that everything that you ever did is recorded in heaven. Anyone that wants to claim their innocence can do so, but all will be found guilty. Only those people that have, in obedience to God, entered into a relationship with him through the only way, that is, through Jesus Christ, will be received by God. God created the world and he has laid out the plan. We must seek God and listen to what he says.
    2. Jesus did not come to Judge the world, but to save it, so all people will be pardoned in the end.
      • This is wishful thinking. God is the Judge, and we must submit to him. Anyone that refused to submit to God will not be allowed to live in God's house.
    3. They are judged because of their evil thoughts.
      • People will not be judged because of what they thought, but because of what they did, or did not do.
    4. None of the above.
      • No, (a.) above is correct.

     

  25. Who are the dead that are judged according to what they did as recorded in the books?
    1. Right Answer!They are those that have died unrepentant before God.
      • The dead also include those that are physically alive, but not toward God.
    2. They are those that are literally alive on this last day, but are dead spiritually.
      • The dead also include those that have died and have been buried.
    3. They are all of those that are physically dead and buried.
      • No, some that are physically alive on that day are dead toward God.
    4. None of the above.
      • This is the best answer.

     

  26. What is the meaning of the sea that gave up its dead?
    1. All of those that we buried at sea, as opposed to a normal Christian burial.
      • No.
    2. Those that died as a result of the sounding of the second trumpet.
      • Not true.
    3. Right Answer!Those people that are physically alive, but without faith in God, at the time of the great day of Judgment.
      • Yes, the sea is symbolic for humanity. This is a symbol that is used frequently in Revelation. The dead that are in the sea are those that are dead toward God, but living as a human.
    4. Both (a.) and (b.) above.
      • No, neither (a.) or (b.) is correct.

     

  27. Who are the only people that will escape the Lake of Fire?
    1. The good people of earth.
      • There are no "good" people.
    2. The Israelites and Christians.
      • No, God has always received any that would love and obey him. Adam was neither an Israelite nor a Christian, but he is a child of God.
    3. All of those that did all that they thought that God wanted them to do.
      • No, Salvation is not dependent upon what we think is right, but upon our responding to God's call.
    4. Right Answer!Those that have their name in the Book of Life.
      • Yes, this is the best answer.

     

  28. Is it possible for someone to have had their name written into the Book of Life, but then later it was removed?
    1. Right Answer!Yes.
      • Yes, this is correct. I have had people suggest that it is not true, but the Scriptures disagree.
      • Exodus 32:33
        The LORD replied to Moses, "Whoever has sinned against me I will blot out of my book. (NIV)
      • Revelation 3:5
        He who overcomes will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never blot out his name from the book of life, but will acknowledge his name before my Father and his angels. (NIV)
      • The implication on the second passage is clearly that the Lord will blot the name of anyone that does not overcome out of the Book of Life.
    2. No.
      • No, see the above answer.

     

  29. Is Hades, or Hell the same as the Lake of Fire, or the lake of burning sulfur?
    1. Yes.
      • This is not correct.
      • Revelation 20:14
        Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. (NIV)
      • How could death and Hades, or Hell, be thrown into the lake of fire if they are one in the same?
    2. Right Answer!No.
      • This is the right answer. See the above answer for why.
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  30. How long will people stay in the lake of burning sulfur?
    1. Right Answer!Forever.
      • Yes, the Scriptures say that it is forever.
    2. Until the repent.
      • No, I do not know why, but there will be no repentance of those in the Lake of Fire.
    3. People don't really go there, it is for the fallen angels.
      • People do go there. Please don't let anyone tell you otherwise. The Bible is very clear on this point. If you die an enemy of God you will spend forever in the lake of fire. I don't think that anyone wants to think about what that means, but we should not try to rationalize this away.
    4. There is no lake of burning sulfur, this is symbolic of peoples regret for the things that they did.
      • No. The Bible is very clear that there are eternal consequences for what we do while in the body. Please consider this and live for the world to come.

     

  31. How much time literally passes from Revelation 19:11 to the end of Revelation 20?
    1. Seven years.
      • No.
    2. Three and a half years.
      • No, it clearly says a thousand years, but there is a little more.
    3. Seven thousand years.
      • No. God's whole plan from the time of Adam to the Judgment day is seven thousand years. That is not to say that the earth is seven thousand years old. That is an assumption that many erroneously make. This Bible does not say this.
    4. Right Answer!A little more that a thousand years.
      • This is the right answer. We see the thousand year kingdom age, then we see that after the thousand years is over, Satan is released and then some time goes by and he gathers a large army against Israel, then we see the destruction of this large army, and then..
      • Ezekiel 39:9
        ""Then those who live in the towns of Israel will go out and use the weapons for fuel and burn them up -- the small and large shields, the bows and arrows, the war clubs and spears. For seven years they will use them for fuel. (NIV)
      • We see here that the Israelites burn the weapons of war for seven years after the army is destroyed.
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