End Times Prophecy Quiz

Question 1

The 'Olivet Discourse' is Jesus's most extensive teaching on end times. On which mount did He deliver it, and to which disciples?

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The Mount of Olives, privately to Peter, James, John, and Andrew

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Mount Sinai, to all twelve disciples

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The Mount of Transfiguration, to Peter, James, and John

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The Temple Mount, to the crowds and Pharisees

Question 2

In Matthew 24, Jesus identifies 'birth pains' that signal the beginning of the end. Which of these does He mention?

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Nation rising against nation, famines, and earthquakes in various places

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Only wars and rumours of wars

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A single great earthquake followed by darkness

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Seven years of famine as in Joseph's day

Question 3

What is the 'abomination of desolation' that Jesus refers to in Matthew 24:15, originally prophesied by Daniel?

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A sacrilegious act set up in the holy place — an unprecedented desecration of the temple

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The destruction of Jerusalem's walls

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The killing of all Israel's priests

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The rebuilding of a pagan temple on Mount Zion

Question 4

Paul describes 'the man of sin' (or 'man of lawlessness') in 2 Thessalonians 2. What does Paul say he will do?

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He will exalt himself above every god and proclaim himself to be God, sitting in God's temple

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He will rule the entire world through economic control for seven years

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He will make a peace treaty with Israel and then break it

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He will gather all nations to make war on Jerusalem and then be defeated

Question 5

What does Paul teach in 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 about the resurrection at Christ's return?

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The dead in Christ will rise first, then the living believers will be caught up to meet the Lord in the air

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All people — living and dead — will be judged simultaneously

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Believers who are alive will immediately receive new bodies without dying

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Only martyrs will rise first; all other believers will rise at the end of the millennium

Question 6

What does Jesus say in Matthew 24:36 about knowing the day or hour of His return?

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He says only the Father knows — not even the Son or the angels know

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He gives a general timeframe but not an exact date

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He says the signs will make the timing clear to those who are watching

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He says the date will be revealed to believers through prayer

Question 7

The book of Zechariah 14 describes a future battle at Jerusalem. What happens to the Mount of Olives when the LORD returns?

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The Mount of Olives will split in two from east to west, forming a great valley

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A great temple descends from heaven onto it

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It becomes a place of eternal worship and pilgrimage

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It will be raised up above all other mountains

Question 8

What does Paul describe in 1 Corinthians 15:51-52 as a 'mystery' about the last transformation of believers?

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That we will not all sleep (die), but we will all be changed — in the twinkling of an eye at the last trumpet

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That all believers will die and be immediately transformed in heaven

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That believers will receive glorified bodies at the moment of individual death

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That God will give believers a preview of heaven before death

Question 9

Which prophecy in Joel is quoted by Peter at Pentecost as having been fulfilled, and which future element does it also describe?

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The prophecy about the sun being darkened and the moon turned to blood 'before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord'

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The prophecy that God would restore the years the locusts had eaten

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The promise that Israel would never again be put to shame

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The vision of the valley of decision where all nations will be judged

Question 10

The parable of the Ten Virgins in Matthew 25 teaches what lesson about the end times?

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That believers must be spiritually prepared and watching — readiness cannot be borrowed at the last minute

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That only ten percent of believers will be ready for Christ's return

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That waiting for Christ is passive, requiring no effort

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That oil represents good works which earn entry into the kingdom

Question 11

What does Daniel 12:1-3 say will happen at the end times — one of the most explicit resurrection passages in the Old Testament?

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Multitudes who sleep in the dust will awake — some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt

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Israel will be scattered to the four winds and then regathered

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A great earthquake will divide the land of Israel into twelve portions

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A period of famine will refine those who remain

Question 12

What does Revelation 20 describe as the 'second death'?

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The lake of fire — the final state of those whose names are not in the Book of Life

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Physical death for those who did not repent

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The second tribulation period following the millennium

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The spiritual death experienced before salvation

Question 13

In 2 Peter 3:10, Peter describes the Day of the Lord. What does he say will happen to the physical universe?

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'The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare'

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It will be transformed without destruction into a new creation

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It will gradually decay and fade away over millions of years

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It will be folded up like a garment and stored until the new creation

Question 14

The book of Revelation describes the binding of Satan during the millennium. How long will Satan be bound?

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One thousand years — after which he will be released briefly before being cast into the lake of fire

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Forever, with no release

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Seven years corresponding to the tribulation period

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Until the final judgment of all humanity

Question 15

What sign does Jesus specifically call 'the sign of the Son of Man' that will appear in the sky at His return in Matthew 24:30?

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The appearance of the Son of Man himself coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory

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A great earthquake followed by darkness for three days

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A new star appearing in the east as at His birth

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A fiery cross appearing in the sky visible to all nations

Question 16

What does Ezekiel 37's vision of the valley of dry bones represent, according to God's own interpretation?

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The national restoration of Israel — the whole house of Israel, which said 'our bones are dried up and our hope is gone'

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The physical resurrection of all the dead at the end of time

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The spiritual rebirth of individual Israelites through repentance

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The defeat of Israel's enemies whose bones will be left in the valley

Question 17

According to Matthew 25:31-46, what is the basis on which the 'sheep' are separated from the 'goats' at the judgment of the nations?

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How they treated 'the least of these' — feeding the hungry, welcoming strangers, clothing the naked, visiting the sick and imprisoned

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Whether they believed in Jesus as Lord and Saviour

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Whether they had been baptised and took communion

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Whether they kept the Mosaic Law

Question 18

What does Paul say in Romans 11 will happen to Israel in the end times that is central to his argument about God's faithfulness?

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'All Israel will be saved' — Israel's hardening is only partial and temporary, until the full number of Gentiles has come in

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Israel will be permanently replaced by the Church in God's plan

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Israel will be judged more severely than the Gentiles at the last judgment

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Israel and the Church will merge into one unified people with no distinction

Question 19

The book of Revelation promises a 'new Jerusalem' coming down from heaven. What remarkable statement does God make from the throne in Revelation 21:5?

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'I am making everything new!'

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'Behold, I am making the old things new again'

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'The old has passed away and new life begins'

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'All creation will be renewed in my glory'

Question 20

What does Isaiah 2:2-4 and Micah 4:1-3 prophesy about the last days regarding the nations?

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Many nations will come to God's mountain to learn His ways, swords will be beaten into ploughshares, and nations will train for war no more

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The nations will be destroyed and only Israel will remain

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A great war will consume the nations before peace comes

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Each nation will build its own temple to worship God separately