1. How many times does the Lord officially Come to the earth?
    1. One
      • No.
    2. Two
      • No.
    3. Right Answer!Three
      • Yes. The lord came at the first time as recorded in the Gospels. The Second Coming of the Lord will be for judgment, that is, for the day of the Lord. After his Second Coming he doesn't really go away, that is, back to heaven, but there is nonetheless a Third Coming. The Lord will "come" on the final day of Judgment, that is, the Last Day.
      • God does not really come and go; he is with us always, but there are three specific "comings" of the Lord. These "comings" are pivotal points in God's plan. After each "coming" there is a significant change in God's relationship to man. After the First Coming the Lord worked through the gentile nations through what is called the Church. After the Second Coming the Lord will work primarily through the nation of Israel. This period of time is frequently called the Millennial Kingdom age. After the Third Coming all of his children will be gathered up and taken to heaven for all eternity, and all of the rebellious will be forever excluded from heaven and be thrown, symbolically, into the eternal lake of burning sulfur.
    4. Four
      • No, see (c.) above.

     

     

  2. What was the primary reason for the Lord's First Coming?
    1. Right Answer!To teach and to provide salvation.
      • Yes, Jesus provided salvation for mankind, but the Jews did not believe him and the Gentiles did, so the salvation that the Lord provided went to the Gentiles.
    2. To judge the Romans.
      • John 12:47
        As for the person who hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge him. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save it. (NIV)
      • Jesus did not come, at his First Coming, to judge, but rather to save any who would believe his words.
    3. To establish his earthly kingdom.
      • No. Jesus did not establish his kingdom at his First Coming. He came as Israel's King, but was rejected by the leaders and elders of Israel. He returned to heaven at that time.
    4. To destroy the rebellious Jews.
      • No. It is true that the Jews did not accept him at his First Coming, but he did not come to destroy them. Jesus offered the Jews salvation, but they did not believe.

     

     

  3. What is the primary reason for the Lord's Second Coming?
    1. To save us from God's wrath.
      • No, he brings God's wrath.
      • Matthew 3:11-12
        "I (John the Baptist) baptize you with water for repentance. But after me will come one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not fit to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. 12 His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor, gathering his wheat into the barn and burning up the chaff with unquenchable fire." (NIV)
    2. Right Answer!To gather up his body and to destroy those that are destroying the earth.
      • Yes, the Lord comes to destroy those that are destroying the earth, but is will gather his faithful brothers and sisters from the earth before that judgment falls.
      • Revelation 11:18
        The nations were angry; and your wrath has come. The time has come for judging the dead, and for rewarding your servants the prophets and your saints and those who reverence your name, both small and great -- and for destroying those who destroy the earth." (NIV)
    3. To make Christians of every people under the sun.
      • No. There will be no more Christians being made after the Lord's Second Coming. There will be many believers but they will not be Christians.
    4. To destroy the earth.
      • No. The Lord does not destroy the earth at his Second Coming. The earth will be devastated during the day of the Lord, but after all of the events are over he will "fix" the earth.

     

     

  4. What is the primary reason for the Lord's Third Coming?
    1. To establish his kingdom on earth.
      • No, that is more the reason for his Second Coming.
    2. To teach and to provide salvation.
      • No, that is more the reason for his First Coming.
    3. Right Answer!To bring all that are his to heaven.
      • Yes, the Plan of God is over at his Third Coming and there will be no further need for the physical universe. God will remove the physical world and take all of his children to heaven, and confine all of the rebels to the lake of burning sulfur.
    4. To make the earth a paradise.
      • No, that is more the reason for his Second Coming.

     

     

  5. What is another name for this Last Day?
    1. Armageddon.
      • No, the name "Armageddon" is usually associated with the final battle at the end of the day of the Lord, that is, during the Second Coming. The armies of the beast will gather at Armageddon before the final battle. After this battle the beast and his false prophet will be thrown into the lake of burning sulfur and the Millennial Kingdom age will begin.
    2. The day of vengeance.
      • No, this is another name for the time of the Second Coming, that is, the day of the Lord.
    3. The day of the Lord.
      • No, this is another name for the time of the Lord's Second Coming.
    4. Right Answer!Judgment Day.
      • Yes. The Last Day is Judgment Day. After this day there will be no more "days". The sun and the moon and all of the stars will be removed from their place.

     

     

  6. Who do the sheep represent?
    1. The Christians.
      • No, there are more people represented by the sheep that Christians. Today, in what is called the Church, people tend to think that all people that have a relationship with God are called Christians, but this is not true. None of the Old Testament believers are Christians, and none of the believers that believe after the Lord's Second Coming are Christians.
    2. The Jews.
      • No.
    3. The good people of the earth.
      • There are no "good" people of the earth.
      • Mark 10:18
        "Why do you call me good?" Jesus answered. "No one is good -- except God alone. (NIV)
    4. Right Answer!God's children.
      • Yes, those that go to heaven on the Last Day are all of God's children, that is, those that have believed God and have lived in reverent fear.

     

     

  7. Who do the goats represent?
    1. The bad people of the earth.
      • This is not the best answer. Many of the people that are represented as goats are not what people think of as "bad" people. Many are law abiding, upstanding, people. They are people that are faithless toward God.
    2. Those that did not go to church.
      • No, you might think that going to church is the most important thing, but it is not. Going to church doesn't mean anything. Faith, is everything.
    3. Right Answer!The children of the devil.
      1. This is really the best answer. They are people that have let the Devil keep them away from the truth. God's salvation is there for everyone, but only those that accept it will be saved.
    4. Those people that committed murder, theft, adultery, and such.
      • No, all people are murders and thieves at heart, but some believe God's mercy and are saved.

     

     

  8. Strictly speaking who are those in prison that the Lord commends us when we visit them?
    1. They are everyone in the prison that goes to the Bible studies.
      • No.
    2. Everyone in prison.
      • No.
    3. Right Answer!Christians that have been imprisoned because of their testimony for Christ.
      • Yes, the Lord called them his brothers in prison. I only mention this because so many people think that he is talking about all people in prison. Now I am not saying that the gospel message should not be brought to all people, whether they are in prison or not, it should, but strictly speaking that is not what the passage in Matthew 25 is all about.
      • Matthew 25:40
        "The King will reply, "I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.' (NIV)
    4. Those that feel remorse for what they have done.
      • No, Judas felt remorse for what he did, but he was lost nonetheless.

     

     

  9. What is meant by the "Last Day"?
    1. Right Answer!The universe will be removed; the cycle of day and night will end.
      • Yes, this is the best answer. The physical universe is a temporary place. It is useful to God only as long as he plan to bring his children into existence is running. Once the plan is over the place of time and space will not be needed. It is a measure of God's power that he created such a big place for only a temporary duty.
    2. This is the last day of the thousand year kingdom, then will start the time when the earth is a paradise.
      • No, (a.) above is right.
    3. This is the last day of Daniel's seventieth week, that is the end of the time of judgment.
      • No.
    4. This is the last day that death has power over anyone, all humans will be freed from bondage and will live in peace for evermore.
      • No.

     

     

  10. What will happen to the rebellious on that day?
    1. They will be forgiven.
      • No. I have had many people say things like; "I don't believe that a good and benevolent God would create Hell" but God will do what he said he will do whether or not you believe it. God said that he made a place of eternal punishment, so he has. All those that refused to believe the word of God will be exiled there eternally, with no hope of parole. If you don't like that what can I say.
      • Matthew 25:46
        "Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life." (NIV)
    2. They will be changed into good people.
      • No.
    3. They will be punished, otherwise returned to God's care.
      • No, see (a.) above.
    4. Right Answer!They will be put into the lake of burning sulfur where they will remain forever.
      • Yes. This is sad but true. Please read (a.) above if you don't like it.

 

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