Bible Quiz: The Prophecies of Advent (10 Questions and Answers)

Category: Adults · 10 questions

Ten questions on waiting for the Messiah and his return, from Genesis to Revelation.

1. What will the woman's offspring do to the serpent, according to Genesis 3:15?
   Answer: Crush its head
   God tells the serpent that the woman's offspring will crush his head, and he will strike that offspring's heel (Genesis 3:15).
2. Which prophet will God raise up, according to Deuteronomy 18:15?
   Answer: A prophet like Moses
   Moses foretells that the LORD your God will raise up a prophet like himself from among your brothers (Deuteronomy 18:15).
3. What does God promise David about his throne, in 2 Samuel 7:16?
   Answer: It will be established forever
   The LORD tells David that his house and kingdom will endure forever, and his throne will be established forever (2 Samuel 7:16).
4. Where does a voice call out to prepare the way of the LORD, according to Isaiah 40:3?
   Answer: In the desert
   A voice calls for the way of the LORD to be prepared in the desert (Isaiah 40:3). Luke 3:4 applies this to John the Baptist.
5. Which prophet will God send before the day of the LORD, according to Malachi 4:5?
   Answer: Elijah
   God says he will send Elijah the prophet before the day of the LORD comes (Malachi 4:5). Luke 1:17 says John will come in Elijah's spirit and power.
6. Where will God write his law in the new covenant, according to Jeremiah 31:33?
   Answer: In their hearts
   The LORD says he will put his law within them and write it on their hearts (Jeremiah 31:33).
7. In Daniel 7:13, on what does someone like a son of man come?
   Answer: On the clouds of heaven
   Daniel sees someone like a son of man coming with the clouds of heaven, who receives an everlasting kingdom (Daniel 7:13-14).
8. What was Simeon waiting for in Jerusalem, according to Luke 2:25?
   Answer: The consolation of Israel
   Simeon was righteous and devout, and he was waiting for the consolation of Israel (Luke 2:25). He held Christ in his arms (Luke 2:28).
9. How will Jesus return, according to Acts 1:11?
   Answer: In the same way he went into heaven
   This Jesus, taken up into heaven, will come back in the same way the disciples saw him going into heaven (Acts 1:11).
10. Which prayer is found in Revelation 22:20?
    Answer: Amen! Come, Lord Jesus!
    The one who testifies to these things says he is coming soon, and the reply is a prayer for the Lord Jesus to come (Revelation 22:20).