Answer Sheet for 15-Lesson Quiz
God’s Eternal Purpose

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Multiple Choice Questions:

1. God’s Eternal Purpose is ?  d
    
1. There will always be an earth.
2. There will always be people on the earth.
3. He will come to earth to live with them.
4. All of the above.
    
2. When Jesus taught His disciples to pray,'thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.’ He was speaking of ?  c
    
• The day when the Romans would be conquered.
• The Battle of Armageddon
• The Millennial Reign and New Earth. 
• Tribulation.

Essay Questions:

3. Why was God’s Eternal Purpose not fulfilled in Adam’s Day?
   
   They were given a choice..to live in a perfect world or to disobey God’s word. They choose disobedience. Genesis Chapters 2 and 3.
    
4. Why was His Eternal Purpose not fulfilled in Lucifer’s day?
   
   The same reason that Adam and Eve failed…by making a choice to disobey God’s word. Isa. 14:12-17
    
5. What will eventually become of those who rebel against God’s Eternal Purpose?
   
   They will all be given a fair trial, called a Judgment. And then consigned to a place of punishment OFF the earth. Rev. 20: 11-15
    
6. Name the 5 places of punishment listed in the New Testament.
   
   Hell - Luke 16:19-31
   Paradise - Luke 23:32-43
   Bottomless Pit - Rev. 20: 1-3
   Lake of Fire - Rev.20:14
   Tartarus - (Greek word for deepest hell) 2 Peter2:4. It is a different word for Hell than any other in the Bible.
    
7. Name 3 Judgments that will take place after the Rapture of the Church.
   
   Judgment Seat of Christ ( for believers only) 2 Cor. 5:10
   Judgment of Nations Matthew 25: 31-46.
   Great White Throne Judgment ( for sinners only). Rev. 20: 11-15.

 

8. How is the Rapture of the Church and the Second Coming different, since they both involve Jesus’ coming?
   
   At the Rapture Jesus comes IN THE AIR and we are caught up to meet Him I Thess. 4:13-18.…At the Second Coming He will come TO THE EARTH and begin His earth kingdom. Zech. 14:4.
    
9. Where in the Bible does it tell about the Covenant God made with Noah? Genesis Chapter 8 and what are the parts of it? List at least 5.
   
   There will always be:
   
   Seed time and harvest
   Cold and heat
   Summer and winter
   Day and night Gen.8: 22
   Never destroy the earth again with water Gen.9:11.
    
10. Will this Covenant ever come to an end?
    
    No, it is based on the promise that “While the earth remains”- etc. etc. Gen.8:22 and the earth will remain forever. Ecc.1:4 and Ps 104:5
     
11. How will it still be evident in the New Earth?
    
    There will always be these solar objects in the New Earth..,,,Jer. 33:21-26.
    
    God has made a covenant with the solar system.
    
    But in the New City, these objects will not be necessary. The Lamb of God will light the City.—Rev.21:22-27
    
     
12. What is the Tribulation and what is it for?
    
    It is fully a time of punishment for the Nation of Israel for breaking the covenant that they made with Him in Exodus 19: 1-8 – The punishment/warning was told to them in advance - Duet. 28. — Jer. 30:7 calls it the “TIME OF JACOB’S TROUBLE”. — The Church will be gone to Heaven at this point.
     
13. Who are the Jews and why are they being punished during that period?
    
    The Jews are a Nation that came from Abraham and Sarah - through their son, Isaac, the grandson Jacob and his 12 sons. See answer to # 12 for more of the details.
     
14. State at least two names of affection that God calls the Jewish people.
     
1. Apple of His eye-----Deut.32:10
2. His Peculiar Treasure. Ex.19:5
    
15. What kind of prominence will they have during the Millennial and in the New Earth?
    
    After their repentance and restoration they will fulfill the promises of Deut. 28 and be the Head of all nations of the earth.
     
16. There are 5 parts to the First Resurrection. How many can you name?
     
1. Jesus, the Firstfruits - 1 Cor. 15:23
2. We who are His at His coming - 1 Cor,15:23 and 1Cor.15:51-58
3. The martyrs of the Tribulation - Rev.6:9-11
4. The 144,000 Jews of the Tribulation - Rev.12:5..14:1-5 (do not confuse Rev.12:5 with Jesus..that is not the subject here.)
5. The 2 Witnesses of the Tribulation - Rev.11-1-12
    
17. How many kinds of people will there be on the New earth?
    
    TWO. Saints with resurrected bodies and natural people with purified bodies.
     
18. How can we prove that with scripture?
    
    The natural people are called the Nations in Rev. 21 and are those who have lived through the Tribulation and on into the Millennial .. These will be the Sheep Nations who have CHOSEN to follow Christ when Satan is loosed from the Bottomless Pit and makes his last attempt to overthrow God Rev. 20:7-10..There will also be children born in the Millennial from these natural people and they also will be apart of the Natural ones.
     
19. How will natural people be sustained and be able to live forever?
    
    By the TREE of Life and the Water of Life and the leaves of the Trees.—Rev. 22:1-2
     
20. The New Heaven is coming down to the New Earth. Will it cover the earth? NO!
     
21. How big is the City?
    
    1500 miles square It would cover half of the United States in area, but will also be 1500 miles high
     
22. What is another name for the City?
    
    New Jerusalem or Holy City or Heavenly Mt. Zion.
    
    Name at least 6 things that we are told about the beautiful New City that is coming to earth.
     
• 1. Made of transparent gold.
• 2. Streets are gold
• 3. 12 beautiful foundation made of precious stones
• 4. 12 gates made of Pearl
• 5. Coming to remain on earth forever
• 6. God and His Son live in it
   
23. What kinds of things do you think will be going on in the new Earth?
    
    Natural people carrying on natural activities just like we do except all will be perfect…there will be Kings and Nations and regular activities forever
     
24. What do you think it means about the KINGS OF THE EARTH bringing glory and honor into it? Rev. 21:24
    
    These are natural people, who can and will enter in and out of the gates of the City…They will not live there but will live on the New Earth.
    
    They will bring honor and praise and homage to the King and His Son forever. - Rev. 21: 24-27
     
25. What is the ‘it’ spoken of in this verse?
    
    THE CITY
     
26. Do you see a connection to this and the Covenant God made with Noah?
    
    Yes, The Covenant with Noah will go on forever. Seed time and harvest etc. Gen. 8:22
     
27. How would the New Earth compare with the Garden of Eden?
    
    
    It will be exactly like what God began in the Garden of Eden if Adam and Eve had not sinned. It will be perfection.
     
28. Can you see that God’s Eternal Purpose that began in the Garden of Eden was thwarted by Adam and Eve’s sin and that it will be fulfilled in the New Heaven and the New Earth?
    
    YES
     
29. How can we be sure that sin and rebellion will not re-occur in the New Heaven and the New Earth. List at least 2 reasons.
    
    Satan will no longer be here. He will be in the Lake of Fire. Rev. 20:10.
    
    The inhabitants of the New Earth (the natural people) will be able to see into hell and see the punishment of disobedience. Isaiah.66:22-24
     
30. Where do you plan to be when this all takes place?
    
    Each student has to answer this one for himself.