Points to Ponder
Course Content
These questions are intended as a study aid, to spur further thought on the concepts discussed in this lesson and to help you apply them on a personal level.
We suggest you take the time to write out your answers to these questions and compare them to the scriptures given. Please feel free to write us with any comments or suggestions, including questions about the course or this lesson.
• Who is the God of the age in which we now live? Who convinces people that God's ways are foolish? (1 Corinthians 2:14; 2 Corinthians 4:4, 2 Corinthians 11:13-15; Ephesians 2:2). The descendants of Abraham became the literal kingdom of Israel. A dynasty of kings was established over that kingdom. Who was born to inherit the throne to rule over this kingdom? (Matthew 1:1; Luke 1:32; Acts 13:21-23).
• What will happen to the kingdoms of this world, represented by the statue in Nebuchadnezzar's dream? (Daniel 2:34-35).
• What is the "good news" of Daniel's prophecy? Whose kingdom will replace the kingdoms of man? (Daniel 2:44).
• Who was born to be king over all kings, ruling a physical kingdom on earth? (Isaiah 9:6-7; Revelation 17:14; Daniel 7:13-14).
• From the beginning of Jesus' earthly ministry, what was His primary focus? (Mark 1:14; Luke 8:1; Acts 1:3; Matthew 28:19-20; Luke 9:1-2; Matthew 24:14; Mark 16:15).
• Do we need to be diligent against false gospels that may distort the teachings of Christ? (Galatians 1:6; 2 Peter 2:1-2; Galatians 1:8-9).
• Did Christ warn of false teachers? (Matthew 7:13-15; Colossians 2:8).
• Who will rule with Christ in His Kingdom on earth? (Revelation 20:6; Revelation 3:21; Revelation 5:10).
• How will the earth be transformed under this new rulership? (Isaiah 51:3; Isaiah 41:18-20; Isaiah 35:1-2, 7; Isaiah 11:6-8; Isaiah 35:5-6; Micah 4:3-4; Isaiah 11:9; Jeremiah 31:31-34).
