General Bible Courses
Final Review for Great Themes of Theology III
Summary
"I will be their God, and they shall by my people." From Genesis (17:8) to Revelation (21:3) these eleven words sum up the whole purpose of God for the human race. From the garden of Eden to the garden of the New Jerusalem, the Bible is a drama of redemption and restoration that focuses on the ever-deepening fellowship wrought between God and His people. God is a God of promise, and Christianity is a religion of hope. Foremost among the precious promises given to believers is "the blessed hope - the glorious appearing of our reat God and Savior. Jesus Christ" (Titus 2:13). Christ in us is "the hope of glory" (Col. 1:27), and our present salvation should be recognized as a token of a future, deeper consummation. Paul emphatically declared that there is no authentic Christian hope without the expectation of resurrection and of a glorified existence beyond the grave: "If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men" (1 Cor. 15:19). The God of the Bible is a God of history. He is the Alpha and Omega who pledges to bring one day a final and decisive end to the power of sin and death presently active in the world. He intends to establish justice and to be a source of everlasting, perfect joy to those who love Him.
Eschatology, the study of "last things," is the area of theology that deals with the topics of death, resurrection, the Last Judgment, the Second Coming, heaven, and hell. Theological differences of opinion over eschatological issues have generated some of the most heated discussions of our day. Viewed from the perspective of an outsider, the body of Christ is splintered over questions about things to come. This controversy has recently escalated. For many have become convinced that the last days are approaching, and they turn to Scripture for guidance regarding the signs of the end.
For these reasons, "Great Themes 3" is a timely addition to the Living by the Book curriculum. Theologian J. Rodman Williams takes you on a fascinating and thorough exploration of all the major eschatological questions. Millennialism, tribulationism, dispensationalism, the Resurrection, the Rapture, and the apocalyptic imagery of the book of Revelation are all examined with Dr. Williams' erudite scholarship and spiritual insight. He begins by discussing the kingdom of God - perhaps the central theme of the Bible - and its relationship to the church. Attention is also given to the nature of the sacraments of baptism and the Lord's Supper.
Christians must be prepared to explain the nature of the hope within us (1 Peter 3:15). The aim of this unique course is to enable you to do just that. As you study "Great Themes 3," you will discover the breathtaking significance and the inexhaustible glory of the promise that one day God will be "all in all" (1 Cor. 15:28).
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Quiz Instructions
Final Exam Questions
1. The word “_____________” is the usual translation of ekklesia.
Church
Synagogue
2. The church is constituted by the event of ____________.
Creation
Salvation
3. According to Jeremiah, the new covenant would consist of God writing His law upon the ____________ of His people.
Hearts
Palms
4. True or False. Jesus’ statement, “On this rock I will build my church,” referred to Peter Himself.
True
False
5. The ________ inaugurated the establishment of the church.
Resurrection
Day of Pentecost
6. The Greek word _____________ , translated “fellowship,” expresses the idea of close relationship or communion.
Koinonia
Rendevous
7. Baptism is a visible sign of God’s sacred and invisible ____________________.
Grace
Gift
8. Baptism is a sign and a seal of faith, much like the Old Testament practice of ______________.
Sacrifices
Circumcision
9. True or False. The act of baptism may be the channel by which the grace of regeneration is applied and received.
True
False
10. Baptism ___________ absolutely essential for salvation.
Is
Is not
11. True or False. Christ’s spiritual presence is really communicated to us at the Eucharist.
True
False
12. Unrepentant believers ____________ be invited to the Lord’s Table.
Should
Should not
13. According to “realized eschatology,” the kingdom of God is a ___________ reality.
Present
Future
14. The ______________ view holds that the church age is a parenthesis between the promise of the kingdom to Israel and its fulfillment in a millennium to come.
Conventional
Dispensational
15. ___________, the Greek word most often used to refer to the return of Christ, contains the aspects of both arrival and presence.
Parousia
Purim
16. __________ literature is a type of religious writing that purports to reveal secret information about God and His kingdom.
Apocryphal
Apocalyptic
17. True or False. The destruction of the temple in a.d. 70 was a preliminary fulfillment of the final fulfillment yet to come.
True
False
18. Apokalypsis means literally a/an ____________.
Shining upon
Uncovering
19. True or False. The outpouring of the Holy Spirit is a sign of the “last days.”
True
False
20. True or False. “All Israel” — every individual Jew — will be saved through accepting Jesus Christ.
True
False
21. John called for persecuted Christians to respond to persecution with _____________.
Swords
Endurance and faith
22. “ _______________ ” means a “falling away” from the truths of the faith.
Apostasy
Unfaithful
23. The _____________ is the one who deceives others by denying that Christ is God come in the flesh.
Antichrist
Unbelievers
24. The “holy city” in Revelation is best understood as the ____________.
Nation of Israel
Church
25. Jews today celebrate the victory over Antiochus and the rededication of the temple with the Feast of ____________.
Purim
Hanukkah
26. Following the appearance of the “____________ of desolation” will come a period of great tribulation.
Abomination
Period
27. That the church will be “kept from” God’s judgments during the Great Tribulation means that it will be _____________.
Removed
Protected
28. The four winds that will devastate the world will not harm those that have the ______________ upon their foreheads.
Seal of God
Mark of the beast
29. Pretribulationists affirm two comings of Christ: the first during “the ____________ ” and the second as “the Second Coming.”
Rapture
Tribulation
30. Pretribulationists claim the church ____________ go through the Great Tribulation.
will
will not
31. In the Bible the cloud is an emblem of the ___________ of God.
Glory
Presence
32. True or False. The Bible teaches the doctrine of “soul sleep.”
True
False
33. The ____________ did not believe in a resurrection.
Sadducees
Pharisees
34. After meeting the Lord in the air we will accompany Him to ____________.
Heaven
Earth
35. The glorification that accompanies translation has as its focus the ____________.
Body
Total person
36. True or False. The wicked shall suffer the punishment of exclusion from the presence of the Lord.
True
False
37. _____________ holds that Christ will return following the Millennium.
Premillennialism
Postmillennialism
38. Because of Jesus’ victory, Satan’s powers are _______________.
Inactive
Critically limited
39. Believers “reign” with Christ in ______________.
Life
Heaven after death
40. According to Jesus’ words in the gospel of John, the “first resurrection” is a resurrection from ___________ death.
Physical
Spiritual
41. The purpose of the Last Judgment is to ________ the destiny of those judged.
Show forth
Determine
42. True or False. At the judgment both believers and unbelievers will be requited according to their works.
True
False
43. Works are the measure of ______________.
Judgment
Justification
44. The view of __________ affirms natural immortality but declares that God will obliterate the unrighteous.
Annihilationism
Suicide
45. ___________________ is the view that ultimately all people will attain salvation.
Universalism
Grace
46. True or False. God’s grace may extend to persons outside the perimeter of overt gospel proclamation.
True
False
47. The last enemy to be destroyed in the consummation is ______________.
Satan
Death
48. True or False. The new humanity will be a return to “pre-fallen” human existence.
True
False
49. The people of God will _________ the Holy City.
Dwell in
Be
50. The saints are to judge __________ at the judgment day, and perhaps rule over them.
Angels
Demons
