Preview: This lesson increases our understanding of what to expect when Christ returns.
Scripture Reading: Jeremiah 33:15-26.
Memory Verse: Jeremiah 33:14.
1. Did Jesus preach the Gospel of the Kingdom? Mark 4:11.
2. Did the disciples understand that Christ had to die? Luke 9:43-45.
3. What were the disciples expecting Christ to do? Luke 24:19-21.
4. Did Jesus’ disciples still expect Him to restore the Kingdom of Israel after His death and resurrection? Acts 1:6.
5. Did the people of Jesus’ day understand that the Kingdom of David was indeed the Kingdom of God? Mark 11:8-10.
6. Did the chief priest and scribes believe in the coming of Christ, the Savior of Israel? Matthew 2:1-6.
7. Did the disciples still believe in the restoration of Israel and the literal reign of Christ after Pentecost? Acts 2:29-30.
8. Did God promise to restore the throne of David? Acts 15:13-16.
9. How do we know that Christ is to be King of Israel? Isaiah 9:6-7 & Luke 1:31-33.
10. What will happen when the children of Judah are gathered at Jerusalem? Joel 3:1-2.
Note: “Cheer up ye pilgrims, be joyful and sing, Jesus is coming again! Echo it ye hilltops, proclaim it ye plains, Jesus is coming again!” Jesse E. Strout, 1872.