Lesson 12: God's Festivals-Keys to Humanity's Future

The Feast of Trumpets signifies:
A future war between Europe and Israel.
The beginning of the Great Tribulation.
The second resurrection on the Last Great Day.
The Second Coming of Jesus Christ.

How many times a year are God's festivals celebrated?
One.
Three.
Seven.
Two.

What does leaven, in the Bible, usually represent?
Human mistakes, but not necessarily sins.
Only a substance that makes physical bread dough rise.
Sin (which should be put away).
Flat bread.

The Last Great Day represents:
The resurrection of all Gentiles only.
The third resurrection to condemnation.
The Great White Throne Judgment period when the second resurrection occurs.
The resurrection only of all those who lived before the time of Christ’s First Coming.

Pentecost was also known in the Old Testament as:
The Feast of Purim.
The Feast of Firstfruits.
The Last Great Day.
Hanukkah.

What does sacrificing the Old Testament Passover lamb foreshadow?
The Millennium.
The Second Coming of Jesus Christ.
The Olivet prophecy.
The death of Christ for our sins.

How is God’s master plan primarily revealed?
Mary’s Magnificat.
Christmas and Easter.
The Ten Commandments.
Seven annual festivals along with the weekly Sabbath.

What will occur after the Great White Throne Judgment period?
The saints will leave this earth and finally go to heaven.
Universal salvation is finally instituted by the resurrection of unregenerate sinners to eternal life.
The earth is abandoned to its own devices.
God the Father descends to earth with the heavenly Jerusalem, dwelling with Christ and the spirit-composed saints forever.

How should the annual Passover be observed?
Is no longer necessary for Christians.
Should be observed once a year just like any other memorial.
Has been abrogated by the Lord’s Supper, and should be kept four times a year.
Is cancelled out by New Testament teaching.

The Days of Unleavened Bread:
May well be observed but no longer affect our salvation.
Represent Christ leading and assisting us to overcome sin.
Have been done away.
Have been replaced by the Easter festivities.

Pentecost is the only biblical festival:
Whose date of observance is determined by counting.
That is observed in one 24-hour day.
That the Church should keep today.
That has no specific meaning in God’s plan.

What Old Testament event is paralleled by the giving of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost 31 AD?
Giving the Law at Mount Sinai.
The Exodus.
Crossing the Red Sea.
Entering the promised land.

The Day of Atonement:
Is an unrevealed mystery.
Signifies the putting away of Satan.
Only reminds us of the annual Passover.
Has been done away.

What type of resurrection does the Last Great Day picture?
One to eternal physical life on this earth.
One to physical life as human beings.
One to immediate eternal spirit life.
One of a limited number of good people.

What important event also occurs at Christ’s Second Coming?
The Great White Throne Judgment
The beginning of God’s spiritual year.
The resurrection of the firstfruits to eternal spirit life.
The beginning of the two witnesses’ ministry.

Who is The Lamb of God?
The apostle John.
John the Baptist.
Jesus Christ of Nazareth.
The apostle Peter.

The Feast of Tabernacles signifies:
A perfect time in future history which physical human beings will never sin.
The need to celebrate a future world religion embracing the advocates of Buddhism.
The need to live in booths all year round.
The righteous reign of Jesus Christ and the resurrected saints on earth for 1,000 years.

The Bible reveals that:
All things happen randomly on earth.
God has a master plan for salvation.
God lets humanity work things out solely without His intervention.
The vast majority of mankind will forever remain unsaved.

The Day of Atonement should be observed:
By fasting from sunset to sunset.
By staying home all day.
By eating a light breakfast.
Only by the Jews.

In the Bible the Feast of Tabernacles is also called:
The Feast of Weeks.
The Feast of Firstfruits.
The Feast of Ingathering.
The Feast of Purim.

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