​Welcome to Reading the Bible! ​

The questions for the following quiz come from this past week's
readings (Dec 26 - Jan 1) that cover Revelation - Genesis 3

May these questions from the 2021's weekly readings pique your interest and help you to draw near to God.
​The Bible, James 4:8, tells us if we do so God will draw near to us.

 In Revelation 2 and 3 Jesus Himself addresses 7 churches. He tells the church in Smyrna they should not fear the persecution they are about to face. From the selections below, what does Jesus tell the church of the Laodiceans?
 
a) “Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize your crown.”
b) “I will give to each of you according to your works.”
c) “I will spit you out of my mouth.”
d) “You have abandoned the love you had at first.”

In Revelation 6, after Jesus opens the sixth seal, there is a great earthquake on the earth and the sun turns black and the moon becomes like blood. What happens to the stars in the sky?
 
a) The stars in the sky are flattened and rolled up like a scroll.
b) The stars in the sky are incinerated.
c) The stars in the sky fall to the earth.
d) The stars in the sky, like many eyes, look at the earth.

In Revelation 10 John sees an angel wearing a cloud as a covering and with a rainbow on his head descend from heaven to the earth, and he is told to get a scroll from this angel. What happens when John has the scroll?
 
a) John ate the scroll.    
b) John handed the scroll to Jesus.
c) John read the scroll aloud.
d) John wrote the words of the scroll in his notes.

The mark of the beast is first mentioned in Revelation 16 when the first bowl of God's wrath is poured out on the earth and repulsive sores break out on people that had the mark of the beast. What happened when the seventh bowl of God’s wrath is poured out on the earth?
 
a) “A great earthquake occurred.”
b) “Darkness fell over the kingdom of the beast.”
c) “The Euphrates River was dried up.”
d) “The waters of the earth turned to blood.”

Another angel John sees is crying out in a loud voice: “Babylon the great is fallen.” As is stated in Revelation 18, what type of wine did Babylon give the nations of the earth drink from?
 
a) “The wine of her deception and moral corruption.”
b) “The wine of her greed and self-indulgence.”
c) “The wine of the desire of her lust for money and power.”
d) “The wine of the passion of her sexual immorality.”

We learn of a new heaven, new earth, and new Jerusalem in Revelation 21. In this chapter an angel told John the city of God will never have a nighttime and the inhabitants will be listed in the Lamb’s book of life. The city street is described as looking like transparent glass. What is the street made of?
 
a) The city street in the new Jerusalem is made of diamond.
b) The city street in the new Jerusalem is made of gold.
c) The city street in the new Jerusalem is made of pearl.
d) The city street in the new Jerusalem is made of silver.

Having read from the first 3 chapters of Genesis, when did Adam first feel afraid?
 
a) He first felt afraid when he heard the sound of God in the garden.
b) He first felt afraid when he realized he disobeyed God.
c) He first felt afraid when he saw that he was naked.
d) He first felt afraid when he understood he was not like God.