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BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 22, Day 5: Revelation 17:15-18

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Summary of Revelation 17:15-18

The waters are nations, peoples, and armies. The beast will turn on the prostitute and kill her. The beast will be handed over to God until His purpose is fulfilled. The woman represents the great city that rules over the kings of the earth.

BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 22, Day 5: Revelation 17:15-18

12) They are not united if they are turning on their own. God will pit enemy against enemy to serve His purposes.

13) God is in control. He will use whomever to accomplish His purposes. The Second Coming will come to pass in God’s time, not ours.

14) The Holy Spirit guides me through deception and allows me to give credit where it is due: Jesus Christ.

Conclusions BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 22, Day 5: Revelation 17:15-18

This is a good reminder that God will use anything and anyone to accomplish His will, even unbelievers. This is helpful when thinking about the wrongs others do.

End Notes BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 22, Day 5: Revelation 17:15-18

The prostitute influences everyone.

The Antichrist works to destroy the prostitute when she no longer serves his purpose. Satan cannot tolerate others being worshiped, so he kills her. However, this is at God’s will.

The great city is Rome as they were the ruler of the world when John wrote this. However, Babylon represents the world system as a whole and Rome personifies Babylon.

Ultimately, in this day and age, the great city is in your heart, which is all you can control. Who do you worship?

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BSF Study Questions John’s Gospel: The Truth Lesson 22, Day 5: John 17:20-26

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Summary of John 17:20-26

Jesus prays for us to be in God and Jesus, to have glory, to have unity, to be with Jesus, and to see Jesus’ glory. Jesus has made the Father known to all so that the love of God may be in people and Christ be in us, too.

BSF Study Questions John’s Gospel: The Truth Lesson 22, Day 5: John 17:20-26

11a) Jesus prays for us to be in God and Jesus, to have glory, to have unity, to be with Jesus, and to see Jesus’ glory.

b) To be in God and Jesus, meaning, for me, to be closer to them.

c) Every day I feel I am closer to God and doing his will in my life.

12a) So that the world knows there is only One God and one way to God who is in control of the world. There is only One hope.

b) At church mainly. When I’m with other believers, I see the work God does in their lives and it gives me faith for Him to work in mine.

13) I can pray to have more of God and Jesus in others and to see their glory more. I can pray for more faith, hope, and joy, too.

Conclusions BSF Study Questions John’s Gospel: The Truth Lesson 22, Day 5: John 17:20-26

I need to hear Jesus’ prayer for my life right now, don’t you? Great words!

End Notes BSF Study Questions John’s Gospel: The Truth Lesson 22, Day 5: John 17:20-26

Unity among the body of Christ is important to Jesus. This helps others come to Christ when they see all believers together and acting as one.

Jesus wants to be with us and for us to see God’s glory.

Fun Fact: 17:24 is the only time Jesus says “I want” to God recorded in the Bible.

Jesus prays for our glory. It helps with unity, too.

The idea that the unity of God’s people would show the world that Jesus was sent from God the Father is repeated here. Unity also demonstrates Jesus’ love.

Jesus prays to be with us. Love has existed since the beginning.

Jesus’ work declares God’s name and reveals him.

Jesus prays that the love he receives from the Father would be in us, too, and that he would be in us.

Jesus’ mission was to reveal God’s glory so that we can share eternal life with Him.

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BSF Study Questions People of the Promise: Kingdom Divided Lesson 22, Day 5: Psalm 46, Lamentations 3:22-23 & Others

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SUMMARY OF PSALM 46 & LAMENTATIONS 3:22-23

Psalm 46: God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. We will not fear. God is with us, our fortress. He can do all things.

Lamentations 3:22-23: “Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.
23 They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.

BSF Study Questions People of the Promise: Kingdom Divided Lesson 22, Day 5: Psalm 46, Lamentations 3:22-23 & Others

12) We are healed by Jesus’s wounds. We have peace because he died for us. Jesus takes away all of our sins when he suffered. He is our intercessor. Jesus will be at the right hand of God because of it.

13) Verse 1: God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. It really doesn’t get any more comforting than this.

14a) We[a] also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. James says the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Perseverance helps us to be more mature and complete in God, lacking nothing. Suffering gives us the courage to keep at it. We pray more when we suffer; we grow closer to God, too.

b) Because God comforts us in our suffering, we can comfort others in theirs. Suffering produces endurance and hope. We are tested by sufferings. Suffering can make us overjoyed when God’s glory is revealed. We are blessed because we have the Spirit of glory.

15) I am unsure. It might be to achieve my goals. To experience more. To grow my faith and perseverance.

Conclusions BSF Study Questions People of the Promise: Kingdom Divided Lesson 22, Day 5: Psalm 46, Lamentations 3:22-23 & Others

I love the theme of perseverance here. Persevering is hard to do, but often yields the best things in our lives. Trials help us to persevere and overcome, bringing us closer to God and giving us a sense of self-worth.

End Notes BSF Study Questions People of the Promise: Kingdom Divided Lesson 22, Day 5: Psalm 46, Lamentations 3:22-23 & Others

God provides even in our suffering. He can provide comfort.

When we suffer, we expereince God’s nearness.

God knows exactly what we need to grow with Him.

If we never suffered, we might never truly depend on God.

Suffering allows us to long for heaven.

Be still is the idea for humanity to stop opposing God, for he is the Great I Am. Instead, surrender.

God is compassionate even in His judgment. Every day we have new hope, mercy, and compassion from God.

God is faithful, indeed.

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BSF Study Questions Matthew Lesson 22, Day 5: Matthew 22:1-14

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SUMMARY OF MATTHEW 22:1-14

Jesus tells the chief priests the Parable of the Wedding Banquet where Jesus compares the kingdom of heaven to a king preparing the wedding banquet for his son. Those who have been invited refused to come, even after the food was prepared. Instead, those invited killed the messengers. Thus, the king sent his army to destroy the murderers and burn their city.

Next, the king invites anyone on the streets to the wedding banquet. Many came, good and bad. However, one came who was not wearing wedding clothes. He was tossed out. The message is that many are invited, but few are chosen.

BSF Study Questions Matthew Lesson 22, Day 5: Matthew 22:1-14

13) Jesus tells the chief priests the Parable of the Wedding Banquet where Jesus compares the kingdom of heaven to a king preparing the wedding banquet for his son. Those who have been invited refused to come, even after the food was prepared. Instead, those invited killed the messengers. Thus, the king sent his army to destroy the murderers and burn their city.

Next, the king invites anyone on the streets to the wedding banquet. Many came, good and bad. However, one came who was not wearing wedding clothes. He was tossed out. The message is that many are invited, but few are chosen.

14a) Isaiah 61:10 tells us that the clothes are the garments of salvation and of righteousness. Here, they are symbolizing the acceptance of Jesus.

b) He is telling them they will be destroyed and miss out on the kingdom of heaven if they don’t turn to him.

15) It’s hard to quantify. I am truly blessed to be a Christian and everything I have and am I owe to Jesus’s sacrifice and God’s grace.

Conclusions BSF Study Questions Matthew Lesson 22, Day 5: Matthew 22:1-14

This parable shows us that God never gives up on anyone. Jesus keeps pleaing with the religious leaders, telling them the consequences of their actions. Similarly, God never gives up on us, either.

Great reminder about God’s plans!

End Notes BSF Study Questions Matthew Lesson 22, Day 5: Matthew 22:1-14

Jesus explains again in another parable (The Parable of the Wedding Banquet) the danger of rejecting him.

This is probably THE event of the year and decade here. A king’s son’s wedding! Think about modern royal weddings. An invitation normally would have been prized, indeed. There is no logical reason to reject such an invitation.

The king is God here. His Son is Jesus. The invitation is to accept Jesus and enter into eternal life with God.

The king tries again. Many historical scholars say that in ancient times, the Jews would send out an invite like a “save the date” card today. Then they would tell everyone when the day had arrived and everything was ready.

Note how everything is ready — it really is that simple when accepting Jesus.

They rejected the invite again; this time, the king brings judgment. We see Jerusalem’s future here.

Next, the king invites everyone (as the Gospel was extended to the Gentiles) out of grace.

Some commentators believe the king would offer his guests garments to wear. However, in this parable, we see no evidence of that tradition.

The point of the man in inappropriate clothing is that he came for the wrong reasons — for the food. He was not there to celebrate the wedding.

You can only be with God if you are clothed in righteousness (accept Jesus). Again, the man had a chance to accept Jesus when asked about his clothes. He was mute.

Those who don’t accept Christ, who are indifferent, antagonistic, and even unmoved can expect the same fate — to be bound and thrown out.

Take away: All are invited to accept the message of the Gospel. Few do.

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