Lesson 9 Overview Quiz – The Rapture

1. Why does it matter whether the 24 elders sing of their own redemption or someone else's? *

A. Because angels are not redeemed, so singing of their own redemption shows the elders are the church, not angels

B. Because it reveals the exact date of the rapture

C. Because it proves the elders are the nation of Israel

D. Because it shows the elders are still on the earth

2. What does the number 24 recall, according to Dr. Woods? *

A. The 24 books of the Old Testament

B. The 24 priestly divisions of Israel in 1 Chronicles 24

C. The 24 hours of the day

D. The 12 tribes multiplied by two apostles

3. How does Dr. Woods respond to those who divide 24 into 12 tribes and 12 apostles? *

A. He agrees it is the best interpretation

B. He says the text never asks us to treat it as a math problem

C. He says the number should be 12, not 24

D. He says the elders are the apostles only

4. How does Dr. Woods answer the objection that "saints" are present during the tribulation? *

A. He admits the church must be present after all

B. He says the word saints never appears in Revelation

C. He argues "saints" is a non-technical term used even in the Old Testament, not equal to the church

D. He says the saints are angels

5. What does Dr. Woods find significant about the 24 elders and other heavenly scenes like Isaiah 6? *

A. The elders appear in every heavenly scene in Scripture

B. The elders replace the angels in those scenes

C. Isaiah 6 describes the tribulation

D. The 24 elders never appear until John is brought into heaven just before the tribulation

6. Why does Dr. Woods say Matthew 24 and 25 concern Israel rather than the church? *

A. Because Jesus mentions fleeing on the Sabbath, an Israelite institution

B. Because the church is named directly in the passage

C. Because it takes place in a church building

D. Because it never mentions the tribulation

7. What is Dr. Woods's third argument for the pre-trib rapture? *

A. The church is commanded to endure the tribulation

B. The church is promised exemption from divine wrath

C. The rapture is mentioned in the Old Testament

D. The Antichrist appears before the church age

8. Which verse does Dr. Woods cite where Jesus promises to keep the church "from the hour of testing"? *

A. Romans 8:1

B. 1 Thessalonians 5:9

C. Revelation 3:10

D. Jeremiah 30:7

9. How does Dr. Woods answer the claim that the first half of the tribulation is only Satan's wrath, not God's? *

A. He agrees the first half is not God's wrath

B. He argues Jesus opens the seven-sealed scroll, so He causes the judgments from the first seal on

C. He says the judgments do not begin until the second half

D. He says Satan alone controls the seals

10. Using the flood of Noah, what point does Dr. Woods make about the word "wrath"? *

A. That the flood was not really wrath

B. That the word wrath must always be present for wrath to be occurring

C. That God's wrath can be occurring even when the word "wrath" is not used

D. That the flood happened during the tribulation