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46 Cards in this Set
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The three temptations persecuted minorities face
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1.To blend in.
2. To withdrawal. 3. To retaliate. |
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The meanings of “aliens and strangers”
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We aren’t supposed to act the way the world does. The world should be shocked at how we handle persecution and how we don’t retaliate.
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The nature of the persecution they faced
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Physical, verbal, emotional. Peter wants them to rejoice in their suffering because the glory of God will be revealed.
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The meaning of am-segulah
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God’s chosen people, called to be different and set apart.
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Baptism and their identification with Jesus’ suffering and glory
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3:18-22: when were baptized, we take on the responsibility of taking the Good News to the world and we will be persecuted. But because God is coming back one day, we know glory awaits us. We can identify with Jesus because His journey was one of suffering that ended with victory over death and sin. Through baptism, Christians now share that story --
a story of suffering ending in glory. |
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1 Peter 1:15
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Just as the one who called you is holy, be holy in all you do.
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1 Peter 2:21
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to this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example that you should follow step by step.
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James:
Wisdom literature full of moral instruction |
Thought of as the New Testament’s version of Proverbs. Practical advice for living Christianity centered life.
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James:
Very familiar with and dependent on the teachings of Jesus |
37 direct correlations between Jesus’ words and the teachings in this book.
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James:
Writing in the “double-minded person” (dipsychos) in mind |
This book is written to expose the hypocritical practices and to teach correct Christian behavior.
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James:
Focuses on faith in action (examples in chapter 2) |
2:24: we are justified through actions, not by faith alone.
What a Christian does = faith and actions together to glorify God (ch 2) |
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James 1:3-4
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because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
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James 1:27
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Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after your orphans and widows in distress and to keep one’s self from being polluted by the world.
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James 5: 16
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therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so you may be healed. The prayers of the righteous are powerful and effective.
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1 John:
Background is incipient Gnosticism |
This basically just means escaping the world through acquiring knowledge about God and His teachings. It’s the revealing of God’s teachings.
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1 John:
Dualism |
A feature of Gnosticism: says our bodies are bad and our spirits are good, but they are separate. You could take this in one of two directions: toward God and sanctifying your body just as your spirit is pure…or you could be a party Gnostic.
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1 John:
Docetism (emphasizes the incarnation of Jesus) |
Means “seems like” this teaching says Jesus wasn’t really human because human’s sin and He didn’t. John says that’s why He is God and we are not.
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1 John
All Christians sin |
Redemption saves us. Yet they are in the light and can know they have eternal life
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1 John 1:7
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but if we walk in the light as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his son, purifies us from all sin.
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1 John 3:16-17
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this is how we know what love is: that Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need and has no pity for him, how can the love of God be in him?
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2nd John
Don't welcome false teachers |
send them away
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3rd John
show hospitality to true teachers |
Take care of them
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3rd John
Diotrophes |
Self-proclaimed church leader. He wanted all honor and glory but his teachings didn’t reflect God’s words.
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Revelation
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the apostle John
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Written from
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Patmos (island off Asia’s coast) in AD 95
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Written to:
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7 churches in Asia and all believers everywhere.
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Domitian:
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the emperor of Asia from AD 90- 95 who persecuted Christians and exiled John to the island of Patmos.
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Purpose:
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John witnessed the incarnate Christ and had a vision of the glorification of Christ. God also revealed to him the future and the triumph of good over evil.
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apokalypsis and apocalyptic literature
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Means some things going to be unveiled and revealed. 200 BC & AD 100
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Ephesus
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– had lost their first love
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Smyra
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2:8-11 “poor but rich in spirit” none don’t fear: be faithful
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Perganum
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2:12-17 faithful even at martyrdom of Antipas. compromising faith. Repent
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Thyatira
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2:18-29 love/faith/service immorality (jezebel) repent
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Sardis
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reputation of being alive but are dead
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Philadelphia
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an open door of opportunity
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Laodicea
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lukewarm, Jesus knocking at the door
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visions of chapters 4, 5
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Trumpets, dragon, beast of the sea, beast of the land, angels and bowls filled with wrath, whore of Babylon, final battle, Satan is imprisoned, vision of new heaven and new earth, agnus die (perfect sacrifice).
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seven seals
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The view “from below” (6:1-17)
#1 - White horse – conquest #2 - Red horse - all bloodshed #3 - Black horse – famine #4 - Pale horse - death and Hades #5 - Voice of martyrs - “How long, O Lord?” #6 - Cosmic calamity The view “from below” (7:1-8:1) 12, 000 from each of the 12 tribes #7 – seventh angle received it |
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7 Trumpets
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#1 – fire and hail, mixed with blood, 1/3 of the earth burned up.
#2 – mountains fell into the sea, 1/3 sea turned to blood, 1/3 of sea creatures died #3 – huge star fell from the sky turning 1/3 of the rivers bitter and people died from the bad water. #4 - 1/3 of the sun, 1/3 stars, 1/3 moon went dark. 1/3 of the day without light #5 – a star fell from the sky and the star had a key to the shaft of the Abyss. A lot of bad stuff happens (see 9:7-11) #6 – Voice said release the angles and the horses and riders and soldiers. #7 - Angels and little scroll and 2 witnesses |
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7 Bowls of wrath
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#1 – poured out onto the land, sores broke out on all the people
#2 – sea turned to blood, everything in the sea died #3 – rivers turned to blood #4 – sun was given the power to scorch the people #5 – all kingdoms plunged into darkness. People still wouldn’t repent. #6 – Euphrates river dried up and 3 false prophets appeared. #7 – a voice from heaven said “it is done”. Then three flashes of lightening and a HUGE earthquake came and split the great city. Every mountain fell, every island drowned and plagues came. |
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3 enemies
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Evil: (11:19- 16:21)
(1) The dragon (2) The Beast of the Sea (3) The Beast of the Earth (666) |
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3 forces of good
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Good:
(1) The Lamb and his angels (2) The 144,000 (3) Christ |
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666
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“Humanity’s number” represents the incompleteness of mankind (7 is a complete number) Beast of the Earth & false prophet = tries to make you put your faith in something less than God. Gematria = numerical values to letters
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Armageddon
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Mentioned once in the bible (16:16). Stands for the final showdown between the forces of good and the people of the Lamb.
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The Thousand Years
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premillennialism
postmillennialism amillennialism (1000 years is symbolic of the time between the 1st and 2nd comings of Christ) |
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7 beatitudes (blessings of God’s people:
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1. Blessed is he that reads, and they that hear the words of this prophecy. (1:3)
2. Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on." "Yes," says the Spirit, "they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them." (14:13) 3. Blessed is he who stays awake and keeps his clothes with him, so that he may not go naked and be shamefully exposed." (16:15) 4. Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. (19:9) 5. Blessed and holy is he that has part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. (20:6) 6. Blessed is he that keeps the sayings of the prophecy of this book. (22:7) 7. Blessed are they that do his commandments that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. (22:14) |
