Sunday, March 28, 2010

Bible Challenge - Christ's Last Days, Crucifixion, and Resurrection

Good Evening to ALL!
I hope this Bible Challenge gets more attention than the last one did. There was not ONE comment. I wonder if people are getting tired of them. I thought about changing up and doing some Word Search, but I don't know how that would work. Anyway, here's another Bible Challenge for you. Just in time for Palm Sunday and Easter.

Christ's Last Days, Crucifixion, and Resurrection

1, When the woman poured perfume on Jesus' head shortly before His arrest and crucifixion, what did Jesus say was the reason? (Matthew 26:6-13)

a) to identify Him to His enemies
b) to show her respect
c) to counteract body odor
d) to prepare Him for burial

2. On the Mount of Olives before his arrest, Jesus prayed so fervently that: (Luke 22:44)

a) the ground shuddered, waking the disciples nearby
b) He sweated blood
c) He fainted
d) a lightning bolt destroyed a sycamore tree on the mountaintop

3. With whom did Judas conspire to have Jesus arrested? (Matthew 26:14-16, 47-48)

a) two other disciples
b) Roman army commanders
c) Jewish leaders
d) presumably, the criminal underworld of Jerusalem

4. Just before releasing Barabbas instead of Jesus at the demand of the Jerusalem mob, what did Pontius Pilate do to signify he wasn't responsible for Jesus' death? (Matthew 27:24-26)

a) had Jesus scourged
b) washed his hands
c) prayed
d) fasted twelve hours

5. What was written on the sign Pilate placed on Jesus' cross? (John 19:19)

a) GUILTY UNDER ROMAN LAW
b) GUILTY UNDER JEWISH LAW
c) THIS MAN WAS WITHOUT GUILT
d) JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS

6. Two men were crucified with Jesus. What crimes had they committed? (Matthew 27:38)
a) theft
b) murder and theft
c) incest and adultery
d) refusal to pay the Roman tax

7. True or False: Jesus was stabbed with a spear, drawing blood, as He hung on the cross. (John 19:34)

8. When Mary Magdalene visited the tomb and first spoke with Jesus, whom did she think He was? (John 20:11-16)

a) Peter
b) a Roman guard
c) a Jewish guard
d) a caretaker

9. The Roman soldiers who'd guarded Jesus' tomb spread a rumor that Jesus' followers had stolen the body while the guards slept. Why did they lie? (Matthew 28:11-15)
a) they didn't lie; they believed that was what really happened.
b) Jewish leaders bribed them
c) they feared they would be severely disciplined or executed
d) they wanted to debunk the miracle of Christ's resurrection

10. After His resurrection, Jesus at food with the disciples. What did he eat?
(Luke 24:42-43)

a) bread and grapes
b) bread and olives
c) honey and olives
d) honey and fish


Good Luck, Good Night to All, and May God Bless!


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