Daniel the Prophet
"Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."
2 Tim 2:15 KJV
Select the answer that best fits using the study of Daniel as the basis:
1. Daniel means:
- - lover
- - pious one
- - worshipper
- - prophet of God
- - God is my Judge
2. Chaldean name for Daniel:
- - Marduk
- - Worshipper of Nebuchadnezzar's god
- - Belshazzar
- - Ahasuarus
3. Judean King captured by Nebuchadnezzar:
- - Jaconiah
- - Zedekiah
- - Josiah
- - Uziah
4. Prophecy regarding reason for exile:
- - idolatry
- - overly intensive agriculture
- - violence
- - corruption in the temple
5. Reason for vegetarianism:
- - law of Abraham
- - law of the Pharisees
- - conscience
- - angelic revelation
6. Vision of Nebuchadnezzar:
- - ten toes made of iron
- - arms of brass
- - torso of silver
- - medieval Europe
7. Nebuchadnezzar
- - an idol worshipping king
- - supreme leader of the second world empire
- - destroyer of the things and people of God
- - servant of Yahweh
8. What attribute of the Babylonian rule characterize Christ's kingdom:
- - forgiveness
- - autocracy
- - love
- - peace
9. The fiery furnace
- - heated ten times hotter
- - extinguished by the angelic being
- - large agglomeration of fire and brimstone
- - only demonstrates the king's madness
10. Insanity of the king:
- - typical of sanguine personality type
- - mental illness
- - spiritual disorder
- - caused by operant conditioning
11. Tracing the influence of the leopard into the church era, we have:
- - Islam
- - Orthodoxy
- - silverware
- - Socialism
12. The dominion of the bear expires:
- - with the arrival of the winged lion
- - with the arrival of the iron beast
- - with closing of the great tribulation
- - when communism went into decline
13. The horn is:
- - evil
- - a Harold
- - a kingly power
- - protruding bone from the head of a beast
14. The age of the gentiles begins:
- - with Christ
- - with Paul
- - with Nebuchadnezzar
- - with Constantine
15. Sabbath
- - is a day of the week
- - was eliminated by Christ
- - was never observed
- - is important to understanding the exile
16. The glory of God fills the first temple as an overwhelming smoke, thus reasuring the people of His presence; the evidence of God's presence in the temple that was rebuilt by Ezra is made known by the
fact that:
- - God doesn't destroy Antiochus IV, nor Pompey demonstrating He is God of creation and not destruction
- - God vests Aristobulus with both religious and legal/civil authority
- - Israel celebrates Tabernacles in the prescribed way for the first time since the dedication in Solomon's day
- - The temple is cleansed with a whip of cords
17. Knowledge of history:
- - necessary for the understanding of life
- - requires geographical insight
- - unnecessary for salvation
- - only of interest to academics and politicians
18. Josephus:
- - wrote about Roman antiquities
- - wrote about the Greek olympiad
- - wrote about religion and politics
- - didn't write anything of interest to the modern Christian
19. Maccabeans:
- - rebel warriors, morally decadent
- - Hasmonean priesthood
- - lead to Ptolomeic rule in Palestine
- - usurpers to the throne
20. Nehemiah:
- - priest
- - Persian servant
- - governor
- - king
21. Ezra:
- - tribe of Levi
- - Median servant
- - merchant
- - governor
22. Temple:
- - Tobiah
- - Ezra
- - Nehemiah
- - Sanballat
23. Spiritual Defences:
- - Tobiah
- - Ezra
- - Nehemiah
- - Sanballat
24. Duration of Exile:
- - Zechariah
- - Obadiah
- - Isaiah
- - Jeremiah
25. Wind:
- - calamity
- - foul weather
- - change
- - spiritual blessing
26. The walls of Babylon:
- - one hundred meters high
- - three lane highway on top
- - river flowed around it
- - all of the above
- - none of the above
27. Belshazzar is:
- - blessed by angelic visitation
- - decendant of Nebuchadnezzar
- - son of Nebuchadnezzar
- - mighty king
- - all of the above
- - none of the above
28. Cups and goblets used in the feast for a thousand:
- - appropriated to Babylonian gods
- - appropriated to Persian or Median gods
- - appropriated to Greek or Roman gods
- - inappropriately utilized
29. "MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN":
- - cuneiform on a stone tablet
- - on the wailing wall in Jerusalem
- - near a lampstand in the temple
- - weighed and found short
30. Darius:
- - generic name
- - Cyrus
- - co-regent
- - all of the above
- - none of the above
31. "city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell":
- - Jerusalem
- - Rome
- - Athens
- - Babylon
32. Direction of Jersalem:
- - western kingdom
- - a metaphor
- - prayer
- - a mighty army
33. Lions:
- - a metaphorical beast
- - England
- - Asia
- - kept as pets by Xerces
- - none of the above
34. Den of Lions:
- - drugged using rare drug by a wise Daniel
- - complete reliance on God
- - non-carnivorous variety
- - purely metaphorical
35. Lion:
- - Grecian royalty
- - Babylon
- - Tribe of Judah
- - Cyrus
36. Four winged creature:
- - leopard
- - lion
- - beast
- - eagle
37. Beast:
- - ten heads
- - twelve crowns
- - six wings
- - fourth of four
38. Horns
- - brass knuckles
- - iron teeth
- - brass or silver trumpets
- - shofar
39. Ancient of Days and Son of Man:
- - interchangable
- - distinct
- - sit on the throne
- - flaming fire
40. One king:
- - subdues three others
- - wears out the saints
- - makes himself out to be God
- - all of the above
- - none of the above
41. When Daniel finds himself in the presence of the holy angels of God:
- - he is refreshed, batteries recharged
- - he is exhausted, drained
- - because he is wise and has understanding, he comprehends everything
- - all of the above
- - none of the above
42. Ram:
- - Xerces
- - Alexander
- - Nero
- - Antiochus
43. Goat:
- - Xerces
- - Alexander
- - Seleucus
- - Antiochus
44. Goat:
- - two horns
- - three horns
- - four horns
- - one and four
45. Greece:
- - gives rise to world peace
- - gives rise to new Bible translation
- - gives rise to new world order
- - gives rise to Julius Ceasar
46. Ptolemy:
- - king of the north
- - king of the west
- - king of the south
- - king of the east
47. Antiochus:
- - king of the north
- - king of the west
- - king of the south
- - king of the east
48. Epiphanes:
- - Jupiter
- - Mars
- - Saturn
- - Mercury
49. Ceasing the sacrifice:
- - Roman
- - Grecian
- - Syrian
- - Egypt
- - all of the above
- - none of the above
50. Swine:
- - dirty beast
- - improper
- - roasted over fire
- - Alexandria
51. Prayer for Jerusalem:
- - seven
- - forty-nine
- - fifty
- - seventy
- - four hundred and ninty
52. Return to Jerusalem:
- - poor
- - everyone
- - wealthy
- - a changed people
53. Post-daniel:
- - Isaiah
- - Zechariah
- - Ezekiel
- - Jonah
54. Pre-daniel:
- - Moses
- - Malachi
- - Haggai
- - Ezekiel
55. Seventy weeks:
- - 490 days
- - seventy periods of indefinite length
- - not contiguous
- - three periods of time
56. Rebuilding Jerusalem:
- - time of peace
- - approximately forty-nine years
- - never really happened
- - completed by Ezra
57. Confirming of Covenant for one week:
- - the reign of the messiah in Jerusalem
- - the removal of the restrainer
- - time of peace
- - has already taken place
58. Fast:
- - purging the body
- - not eating or drinking, sunrise til sunset
- - earning merit with God
- - appreciate conditions in the 3rd world
- - is hypocritical and should be avoided
- - humbly refraining from earthly indulgances, even essentials of life, recognizing the vitality of God’s word to us
59. Understanding:
- - knowledge puffs up, so should be avoided
- - depends on scientific disciplines
- - is required of us by God
- - we are finite beings, understanding is way beyond our capabilities
60. Prayer:
- - benefits people psychologically
- - primarily builds faith
- - required warfare
- - it helps people relate to one another
61. Ships from Kittim:
- - Roman
- - Egyption
- - Ethiopian
- - Grecian
- - none of the above
62. Ceasing of the Sacrifice:
- - has never happened
- - has happened once in pre-christian history
- - has happened twice in history
- - has happened twice since the exile
63. The prophecy of Jerusalem's fall:
- - has not yet taken place, it remains to the Palestinians to this day
- - to the Egyptians
- - Rome annihilates it within forty-nine years of the resurrection
- - to King Richard the lion hearted
64. The king who magnifies himself above all gods:
- - is Antiochus himself
- - is the man of sin
- - has already come per Thessalonians
- - has already come according to Revelation
- - is Nero himself
65. Significance of Tabernacles:
- - one of nine religious Old Testament feasts
- - final deliverance
- - cart in which they transported the stone tablets with the commandments
- - the tent that was used by the priests prior to the first temple
66. Great Tribulation:
- - metaphorically, the Roman conquest
- - the Third Reich
- - speaks of Stalin
- - speaks of a final and complete shattering of the Jewish people
- - would not be permitted by a loving God