Questions about Matthew 24:1-36

  1. Understanding that the abomination that causes desolation sign (seen in verse 15) marks the time of the Coming of the Lord, and therefore the catching-up of the Church, what can we then know concerning Matthew 24:1-14?
    1. Right Answer!That the Church will be present.
    2. This those events were fulfilled in 70 AD.
    3. That the Church is taken to heaven before any of this happens.
    4. That those that are faithful to the Lord Jesus Christ will go to the marriage supper of the Lamb.

     

  2. How many questions were asked of the Lord?
    1. One.
    2. Two.
    3. Right Answer!Three.
    4. Four.

     

  3. In Matthew 24 how did Jesus answer the question about when would Jerusalem be destroyed?
    1. He said that it would be after many days.
    2. He said that it would be in that generation.
    3. Right Answer!He did not say in Matthew, but he does say in Luke.
    4. He said that it would be just prior to the time of testing.

     

  4. What sign did Jesus say would announce the end of the age?
    1. "Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom."
    2. "Immediately after the distress of those days "'the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;..."
    3. Right Answer!"So when your see standing in the holy place 'the abomination that causes desolation,..."
    4. "For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west,..."

     

  5. The disciples ask Jesus what would be the sign of the end of the age, what age were they asking about?
    1. The age of the Jewish Law.
    2. The Abrahamic covenant.
    3. Right Answer!The Church Age.
    4. The Roman Age.

     

  6. Who are those that are falling away from the faith in verse 10?
    1. Right Answer!The Christians.
    2. The Jews.
    3. The Israelites.
    4. The Gentiles.

     

  7. In verse 14 Jesus said, "...and then the end will come." the end of what?
    1. The end of the world.
    2. Right Answer!The end of the Church age.
    3. The end of Israel.
    4. The end of pain and suffering.

     

  8. Why is the warning to flee in verses 15 and 16 given only to those in Judea?
    1. Because the prophecies only speak of the destruction of Israel.
    2. It is talking about spiritual Israel, the Church, and not literal Judea.
    3. Judea is symbolic for God's chosen people.
    4. Right Answer!Because the Church is taken at that time and has no need to flee, and once the church is taken the focus of the Bible prophecies is on the children of Israel.

     

  9. What is another name for the time covered from Matthew 24:15 to Matthew 24:28?
    1. The day of the Lord.
    2. The day of vengeance of our God.
    3. The time of God's wrath.
    4. The fiery furnace.
    5. Right Answer!All of the above.

     

  10. What is the sign of the Coming of the Lord for Israel?
    1. The abomination that causes desolation sign.
    2. Right Answer!The sun, moon, and stars go dark.
    3. Many will fall away from the faith.
    4. Lightning will fill the skies from east to west.

     

  11. Who are the gathered elect in verse 31?
    1. The scattered true Christians.
    2. Right Answer!The children of Israel.
    3. The angels that fell to the earth when Satan was cast out.
    4. Those that say that Jesus is Lord.
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