The Beast and the False Prophet

[Chad]

1.) Paul wrote to the Thessalonian church and told them that before Jesus returns to earth the man of sin will be revealed, "he will exalt himself above all that is called God or that is worshipped and..."

• put to death anyone who does not worship him.
• introduce the sacrifice of pigs into the synagogue.
• sit as God in the temple of God.
• rebuild the city of Babylon.

2.) The apostle John saw a vision and a beast rose out of the sea, having seven heads and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. He then saw one of the heads was wounded to death, and the deadly wound was...

• healed, and all the world wondered after the beast.
• infected, and all the birds of the air ate of his flesh.
• not unto death but the beast who was, was not any more.
• fatal, and the entire world mourned for the passing of the beast.

3.) The beast that John saw rise out of the sea spoke great things and blasphemies. How long was he given power for?

• Forty-two hours.
• Forty-two days.
• Forty-two months.
• Forty-two years.

4.) John saw a second beast, coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a...

• lamb.
• dove.
• lion.
• dragon.

5.) How was the second beast able to deceive the inhabitants of earth?

• With smoke and mirrors.
• By means of miracles which he had power to do.
• He had two faces - one like a lamb and one like a wolf.
• He was able to do crafty transactions in the financial institutions.

6.) For what reason is the mark of the beast given to men?

• So that they can buy and sell.
• So that they can open and close doors without keys.
• So that a record can be kept of what type of car they own.
• So that a record can be kept of how many children they have.

7.) What is the mark of the beast?

• A literal mark that will be put on people's foreheads or right hands.
• A record that is kept of what type of car people own.
• A computer called Deep Thought.
• A capitalistic ideology.

8.) The mark of the beast will be applied to one of two sites in everyone's body. What are they?

• In the back of the neck or in the thigh.
• In their left hand or in their right hand.
• In their right hand or in their forehead.
• In their elbow or in their knee.

9.) What will happen to people who worship the beast and his image and receive his mark?

• They will go into oblivion as if they had never lived.
• They will be given the chance to change their testimony and live.
• They will join with those at the glassy sea, singing the song of the Lamb.
• They will drink the wine of Gods anger and be tormented with fire and brimstone.

10.) John saw something like a sea of glass mingled with fire: and those that had victory over the beast and his image and his mark and the number of his name were standing on the sea of glass with harps. What were they doing?

• Playing the harps.
• Standing silently, waiting for God to speak to them.
• Singing the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the Lamb.
• Singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs that they learned on earth.

11.) What judgment did God give the beast and the false prophet?

• They were not judged.
• They were sent into outer darkness.
• They were to be bearers of the light of His presence, forever.
• They were cast into a lake of fire, burning with brimstone.

12.) John saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they...

• were made lords over many.
• were sent back to earth to live again.
• prayed for the souls of those who had gone before them.
• lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

 

[Strypes]

1.) Paul wrote to the Thessalonian church and told them that before Jesus returns to earth the man of sin will be revealed, "he will exalt himself above all that is called God or that is worshipped and..."

sit as God in the temple of God.

2.) The apostle John saw a vision and a beast rose out of the sea, having seven heads and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. He then saw one of the heads was wounded to death, and the deadly wound was...

healed, and all the world wondered after the beast.

3.) The beast that John saw rise out of the sea spoke great things and blasphemies. How long was he given power for?

Forty-two months.

4.) John saw a second beast, coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a...

dragon.

5.) How was the second beast able to deceive the inhabitants of earth?

By means of miracles which he had power to do.

6.) For what reason is the mark of the beast given to men?

So that they can buy and sell.

7.) What is the mark of the beast?

A literal mark that will be put on people's foreheads or right hands.

8.) The mark of the beast will be applied to one of two sites in everyone's body. What are they?

In their right hand or in their forehead.

9.) What will happen to people who worship the beast and his image and receive his mark?

They will drink the wine of Gods anger and be tormented with fire and brimstone.

10.) John saw something like a sea of glass mingled with fire: and those that had victory over the beast and his image and his mark and the number of his name were standing on the sea of glass with harps. What were they doing?

Singing the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the Lamb.

11.) What judgment did God give the beast and the false prophet?

They were cast into a lake of fire, burning with brimstone.

12.) John saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they...

lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.