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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Have been replaced by the Easter festivities.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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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