1. Matthew 24 and Mark 13 are parallel chapters. What topics do they discuss?
2. What three questions did the disciples ask Jesus in Mark 13?
3. Jesus said that the temple would be destroyed, and that “this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place” (Mt. 24:34). What or who was going to be the “destroying agent”?
4. Can it be correctly said that Jesus “destroyed Jerusalem and the temple” in A.D. 70? If so, how?
5. In 2 Peter 3:2-10, Peter discussed some Christians who said that Christ wasn’t going to ever return. What was his response to such an idea?
6. Explain the meaning of God’s statement: “With the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.”
7. Why were some of the disciples “appalled” that a woman had spread oil on the Lord?
8. When Jesus said in defense of the woman who
spread oil on his body, “She has done what she could.
She has come beforehand to anoint My body for burial,” to what was He
referring?
9. Galatians 6:10
teaches us that Christians should “do good” unto two different groups of
people. Who are those two groups?
10. What is the
correlation between Mark 14:21 and 2 Peter 2:20-22?
11. Hebrews 2:1 admonishes us to “give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away.” What is the intent of this text?
12. In 2 Peter 2:20-22, Peter used a pig and a dog to make a point. What was his point?
13. Acts 20:7 teaches that we are to observe the Lord’s Supper on “the first day of the week.” Explain the important of “the first day of the week” in light of Old Testament teaching regarding the observance of the Sabbath.
14. In Mark 14, Jesus predicted that Peter would do something three times. What was that “something”?
15. When Jesus asked Peter to reaffirm his love for Him three times (John 21), what was the point Christ was making?
16. When Jesus was crucified, darkness covered the Earth for a period of time. Why?
17. How long was Christ on the cross?
THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST,