Bible Trivia questions

[Dennis1209]

2 minutes ago, Sonshine☀️ said:

I don’t know how many years, Dennis.  TTD 

Jesus  stops before the  “and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that morn;" 

...because that part has not been fulfilled yet.  I won’t come to pass until the second advent, after the 7th trump.

… 

Did I get any of the answers right? 

 

Yes, where Jesus left off in Luke represents about + or minus two thousand years so far. I believe the 'day of vengeance" is one and the same with God's wrath and the Day of the Lord and the tribulation. At the time (and now) it was prophetic and future, and I'm thinking that's why He left off where He did.

[BeauJangles]

The Seven Churches of Revelation in Turkey are also known as the churches of Asia and include historical beauties such as Ephesus, and Laodicea

 

Way to go, @Jostler and @Sonshine☀️!!!

[Dennis1209]

11 minutes ago, BeauJangles said:

The good mention of the seven churches:

Smyrna

Philadelphia 

 

It seems to be a personal opinion on what is said "good" about the seven churches. I only see two that I consider something said good about them [Smyrna & Philadelphia].

[Jostler]

Just now, maryjayne said:

I have no idea about this bit, where can i find out please? I assumed they were all talking about roughly the same time period.

maryjane my personal opinion  is that they do represent a sequential, historical representation of the  different "phases" the church has gone through since the first century...but that is a debatable conclusion and there is substantial disagreement over it.

You really have to get intimately familiar with church  history to really even see what the debate is about.  there's no "proof text" or anything like it to definitively argue the point from.

I certainly wouldn't be willing to  fight  with anyone over it.

[Jostler]

Just now, Dennis1209 said:

It seems to be a personal opinion on what is said "good" about the seven churches. I only see two that I consider something said good about them [Smyrna & Philadelphia].

i can certainly say Sardis got a VERY "tepid"  commendation    Laodicea clearly did NOT receive any commendation at all....i think the rest did....but that  too is a legitimately debatable assertion.

Philadelphia is the only church that received NO condemnation or correction.

Ladicea is the only  church He  couldn't manage to find anything  good  to say about

 

 

[BeauJangles]

2 minutes ago, Dennis1209 said:

It seems to be a personal opinion on what is said "good" about the seven churches. I only see two that I consider something said good about them [Smyrna & Philadelphia].

How unfortunate that only two of the seven churches had noteworthy praise. 

[Dennis1209]

4 minutes ago, maryjayne said:

I have no idea about this bit, where can i find out please? I assumed they were all talking about roughly the same time period.

Yes, they were all in existence at the same time in modern day Turkey. The seven churches seem to be symbolic and a fore-view of the church age from the first century to present; dates can even be assigned to them. It would take an extraordinary amount of cyber ink to explain it all. Perhaps you could Google "history of the church ages" or something for an explanation.

[BeauJangles]

1 minute ago, Sonshine☀️ said:

In Revelation 2:13, what does the word “Antipas” mean? 

 

Isn't this Greek for = Satan?

[BeauJangles]

The only Antipas known outside Revelation 2:13 is Herod Antipas, a first century ruler of Galilee and Perea, and son of Herod the Great.

Oops! Well... 

[BeauJangles]

This is so cute!