Matthew 24

Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church Lay Academy

The Desolating Sacrilege

Matthew 24

Peter Combes – May 4, 2003

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(The answers to the following may be multiple, or "none of the above")

1.       Jesus predicted:
  1. the destruction of the temple
  2. the rebuilding of the temple
  3. the siege of the temple
  4. the redesign of the temple

2.       Jesus predicted that the end will come after:

  1. wars
  2. false prophets
  3. the proclamation of good news
  4. the arrival of Elijah
3.     (Advanced)  Read Daniel 8:9-14  The "abomination which makes desolate" refers to::  
  1. the desecration of the temple by Antiochus Epiphanes
  2. the entry of Pompey into the temple 
  3. the installation of a statue of himself by the Emperor Gaius
  4. the destruction of the temple by Roman legions in 70 AD
4.     On the arrival of the desolating sacrilege, people should: 
  1. fight
  2. pray
  3. flee the country
  4. flee to the hills
5.     Jesus predicts the appearance of:
  1. false prophets
  2. false Messiahs
  3. false apostles
  4. false scripture
6.      Where the corpse is, there will gather:
  1. wolves
  2. jackals
  3. hyenas
  4. vultures
7.       Read Joel 3:24-17   The prophecy that Jesus quotes:
  1. invites all nations into the temple
  2. forbids foreigners from entering the temple
  3. announces the destruction of the temple
  4. prophesies a new temple
8.        Jesus predicts the end of the age:
  1. before the end of the Passover
  2. before the end of the year
  3. in the lifetime of those present
  4. before the end of the millennium
9.        At the coming of the Son of Man:
  1. people will be chosen on an individual basis
  2. people will be chosen by tribe
  3. people will be chosen by church membership
  4. people will be chosen by gender
10.      Blessed is the slave who
  1. escapes
  2. frees his fellow slaves
  3. starts a rebellion
  4. is found hard at work