Revelation — Group study guide
Part 1 of 3 · chapters 1–8
Leader version
8 chapters · 80 questions
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
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Revelation 1 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: Revelation 1 (KJV)
1. Whose revelation is the book of Revelation?
Revelation 1:1
- A. Of Jesus Christ
- B. Of Moses
- C. Of Daniel
- D. Of Paul
Correct answer: A. Of Jesus Christ
Of Jesus Christ.
Revelation 1:1
2. By whom did John receive the revelation?
Revelation 1:1
- A. By Peter
- B. By a dream of Daniel
- C. By an ancient book
- D. By an angel
Correct answer: D. By an angel
By an angel.
Revelation 1:1
3. What is he that readeth the words of this prophecy?
Revelation 1:3
- A. Cursed
- B. Wise
- C. Blessed
- D. A prophet
Correct answer: C. Blessed
Blessed.
Revelation 1:3
4. To how many churches did the apostle John write?
Revelation 1:4
- A. Twelve
- B. Seven
- C. Three
- D. Ten
Correct answer: B. Seven
Seven.
Revelation 1:4
5. What did the blood of Jesus do for us?
Revelation 1:5
- A. Washed us from our sins
- B. Gave us riches
- C. Made us angels
- D. Freed us from all labour
Correct answer: A. Washed us from our sins
Washed us from our sins.
Revelation 1:5
6. What hath Jesus made us unto God and his Father?
Revelation 1:6
- A. Servants and slaves
- B. Judges and prophets
- C. Angels
- D. Kings and priests
Correct answer: D. Kings and priests
He hath made us kings and priests.
Revelation 1:6
7. In what did John say he was a companion of the brethren?
Revelation 1:9
- A. In riches
- B. In government
- C. In tribulation
- D. In business
Correct answer: C. In tribulation
In tribulation.
Revelation 1:9
8. What was the name of the isle where John was?
Revelation 1:9
- A. Cyprus
- B. Patmos
- C. Crete
- D. Melita (Malta)
Correct answer: B. Patmos
Patmos.
Revelation 1:9
9. On what day was John in the Spirit?
Revelation 1:10
- A. On the Lord's day
- B. On the day of Pentecost
- C. On the day of the Passover
- D. On the day of atonement
Correct answer: A. On the Lord's day
On the Lord's day.
Revelation 1:10
10. What did John see when he turned to see the voice that spake with him?
Revelation 1:12
- A. A throne of ivory
- B. A ladder to heaven
- C. An ark of wood
- D. Seven golden candlesticks
Correct answer: D. Seven golden candlesticks
He saw seven golden candlesticks.
Revelation 1:12
11. What was the Son of man girt with about the paps (chest)?
Revelation 1:13
- A. A sword
- B. A breastplate of stones
- C. A golden girdle
- D. A purple robe
Correct answer: C. A golden girdle
A golden girdle.
Revelation 1:13
12. What keys did the Son of man say he has?
Revelation 1:18
- A. The keys of the temple
- B. The keys of hell and of death
- C. The keys of Jerusalem
- D. The keys of the treasury
Correct answer: B. The keys of hell and of death
The keys of hell and of death.
Revelation 1:18
13. What are the seven stars in the Lord's right hand?
Revelation 1:20
- A. The angels of the seven churches
- B. The seven days of creation
- C. The seven kings of the earth
- D. The seven seals
Correct answer: A. The angels of the seven churches
They are the angels of the seven churches.
Revelation 1:20
14. What are the seven candlesticks?
Revelation 1:20
- A. The seven Spirits
- B. The seven plagues
- C. The seven mountains
- D. The seven churches
Correct answer: D. The seven churches
They are the seven churches.
Revelation 1:20
Notes
Revelation 2 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: Revelation 2 (KJV)
1. Whom did the church of Ephesus try?
Revelation 2:2
- A. The Gentiles
- B. The elders
- C. The deacons
- D. Them which say they are apostles, and are not
Correct answer: D. Them which say they are apostles, and are not
Them which say they are apostles.
Revelation 2:2
2. For whose sake did the church of Ephesus labour?
Revelation 2:3
- A. For the love of money
- B. For the love of fame
- C. For his name's sake
- D. For the love of the city
Correct answer: C. For his name's sake
For the sake of the Lord's name.
Revelation 2:3
3. What did the Lord have against the church of Ephesus?
Revelation 2:4
- A. That it suffered Jezebel
- B. That it had left its first love
- C. That it was lukewarm
- D. That it had a name that it lived, and was dead
Correct answer: B. That it had left its first love
That it left its first love.
Revelation 2:4
4. What did the Lord say he would do if the church of Ephesus did not repent?
Revelation 2:5
- A. Remove its candlestick out of his place
- B. Give it hidden manna
- C. Make it a pillar in the temple
- D. Give it the morning star
Correct answer: A. Remove its candlestick out of his place
Remove its candlestick out of his place.
Revelation 2:5
5. What will the Lord give to him that overcometh in Ephesus?
Revelation 2:7
- A. A white stone
- B. White raiment
- C. Power over the nations
- D. To eat of the tree of life
Correct answer: D. To eat of the tree of life
He will give him to eat of the tree of life.
Revelation 2:7
6. Was the church of Smyrna rich or poor?
Revelation 2:9
- A. Rich, but Jesus said it was poor
- B. Rich in everything
- C. Poor, but Jesus said it was rich
- D. Neither rich nor poor
Correct answer: C. Poor, but Jesus said it was rich
Poor in the eyes of others, but Jesus said it was rich.
Revelation 2:9
7. What are they which say they are Jews, and are not?
Revelation 2:9
- A. Children of Abraham
- B. The synagogue of Satan
- C. Pillars of the church
- D. True prophets
Correct answer: B. The synagogue of Satan
They are the synagogue of Satan.
Revelation 2:9
8. Who did the Lord say would cast some of them into prison?
Revelation 2:10
- A. The devil
- B. The emperor
- C. The Jews
- D. The elders
Correct answer: A. The devil
The devil.
Revelation 2:10
9. Why would they be cast into prison?
Revelation 2:10
- A. To punish them
- B. To teach them the law
- C. So that they may rest
- D. That they may be tried
Correct answer: D. That they may be tried
That they may be tried.
Revelation 2:10
10. What shall not happen to him that overcometh in Smyrna?
Revelation 2:11
- A. Hunger
- B. Persecution
- C. Being hurt of the second death
- D. Tribulation
Correct answer: C. Being hurt of the second death
He shall not be hurt of the second death.
Revelation 2:11
11. Where did the church of Pergamos dwell?
Revelation 2:13
- A. By the sea of glass
- B. Where Satan's seat is
- C. On mount Sion
- D. On the isle of Patmos
Correct answer: B. Where Satan's seat is
Where Satan's seat is.
Revelation 2:13
12. What faithful martyr of Pergamos was slain?
Revelation 2:13
- A. Antipas
- B. Stephen
- C. James
- D. Timothy
Correct answer: A. Antipas
Antipas.
Revelation 2:13
13. How will the Lord fight against those who hold the doctrine of Balaam and of the Nicolaitans?
Revelation 2:16
- A. With an army of angels
- B. With fire from heaven
- C. With locusts
- D. With the sword of his mouth
Correct answer: D. With the sword of his mouth
He will fight against them with the sword of his mouth.
Revelation 2:16
14. How will the Lord reward him that overcometh in Pergamos?
Revelation 2:17
- A. With a crown of gold
- B. With lands and houses
- C. With hidden manna and a white stone with a new name
- D. With the tree of life
Correct answer: C. With hidden manna and a white stone with a new name
He will give him to eat of the hidden manna, and a white stone with a new name.
Revelation 2:17
15. What did the Lord have against the church of Thyatira?
Revelation 2:20
- A. That it had left its first love
- B. That it suffered Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess
- C. That it was lukewarm
- D. That it held the doctrine of Balaam
Correct answer: B. That it suffered Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess
That it suffers Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess.
Revelation 2:20
16. Did Jezebel want to repent?
Revelation 2:21
- Yes
- No
Correct answer: No
No.
Revelation 2:21
17. What reward will Jesus give to him that overcometh in Thyatira?
Revelation 2:26
- A. Hidden manna
- B. White raiment
- C. A new name on a stone
- D. Power over the nations
Correct answer: D. Power over the nations
He will give him power over the nations.
Revelation 2:26
Notes
Revelation 3 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: Revelation 3 (KJV)
1. How did Jesus say he would come on Sardis if they did not watch?
Revelation 3:3
- A. With a trumpet
- B. With an army
- C. In a cloud
- D. As a thief
Correct answer: D. As a thief
As a thief.
Revelation 3:3
2. What is the reward for him that overcometh in Sardis?
Revelation 3:5
- A. He shall receive the key of David
- B. He shall be a pillar in the temple
- C. He shall be clothed in white raiment
- D. He shall eat hidden manna
Correct answer: C. He shall be clothed in white raiment
He shall be clothed in white raiment.
Revelation 3:5
3. What key does Jesus have, according to the letter to Philadelphia?
Revelation 3:7
- A. The key of Moses
- B. The key of David
- C. The key of Solomon
- D. The key of the temple
Correct answer: B. The key of David
The key of David.
Revelation 3:7
4. Who can shut the door that Jesus opens?
Revelation 3:8
- A. No man
- B. The angels
- C. The kings
- D. The devil
Correct answer: A. No man
No man.
Revelation 3:8
5. From what will he be kept that kept the word of Jesus' patience?
Revelation 3:10
- A. From all labour
- B. From physical death
- C. From poverty
- D. From the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world
Correct answer: D. From the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world
He will be kept from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world.
Revelation 3:10
6. What will be done with him that overcometh in Philadelphia?
Revelation 3:12
- A. He will receive power over the nations
- B. He will eat of the tree of life
- C. He will be made a pillar in the temple of God
- D. He will receive white raiment
Correct answer: C. He will be made a pillar in the temple of God
He will be made a pillar in the temple of God.
Revelation 3:12
7. Which church was lukewarm?
Revelation 3:14-16
- A. Ephesus
- B. Laodicea
- C. Smyrna
- D. Philadelphia
Correct answer: B. Laodicea
The church of the Laodiceans.
Revelation 3:14-16
8. What did Jesus counsel the church of Laodicea to buy?
Revelation 3:18
- A. Gold tried in the fire
- B. Lands
- C. Slaves
- D. Cattle
Correct answer: A. Gold tried in the fire
Gold tried in the fire.
Revelation 3:18
9. Whom does the Lord rebuke and chasten?
Revelation 3:19
- A. Only the Gentiles
- B. Only kings
- C. No one
- D. As many as he loves
Correct answer: D. As many as he loves
Everyone whom he loves.
Revelation 3:19
10. Why did Jesus sit down with his Father in his throne?
Revelation 3:21
- A. Because men chose him
- B. Because he inherited it from David
- C. Because he overcame
- D. Because the angels gave it to him
Correct answer: C. Because he overcame
Because he overcame.
Revelation 3:21
Notes
Revelation 4 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: Revelation 4 (KJV)
1. What did John see set in heaven?
Revelation 4:2
- A. A temple of stone
- B. A walled city
- C. A throne
- D. An ark
Correct answer: C. A throne
A throne.
Revelation 4:2
2. What was round about the throne, twenty-four in number?
Revelation 4:4
- A. Twenty-four pillars
- B. Twenty-four seats (thrones)
- C. Twenty-four candlesticks
- D. Twenty-four gates
Correct answer: B. Twenty-four seats (thrones)
Seats (thrones).
Revelation 4:4
3. What are the seven lamps of fire before the throne?
Revelation 4:5
- A. The seven Spirits of God
- B. The seven churches
- C. The seven kings
- D. The seven seals
Correct answer: A. The seven Spirits of God
The seven Spirits of God.
Revelation 4:5
4. With what were the four beasts (living creatures) full before and behind?
Revelation 4:6
- A. With golden feathers
- B. With precious stones
- C. With fire
- D. With eyes
Correct answer: D. With eyes
Eyes.
Revelation 4:6
5. Three of the four beasts were like what animals?
Revelation 4:7
- A. Bear, leopard and wolf
- B. Horse, camel and lamb
- C. Lion, calf and eagle
- D. Serpent, dove and raven
Correct answer: C. Lion, calf and eagle
A lion, a calf and an eagle.
Revelation 4:7
6. What did the four beasts not cease to say day and night?
Revelation 4:8
- A. Alleluia, Amen
- B. Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty
- C. Hosanna to the Son of David
- D. Glory to God in the highest
Correct answer: B. Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty
They rest not, saying Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty.
Revelation 4:8
7. What did the twenty-four elders cast before the throne?
Revelation 4:10
- A. Their crowns
- B. Their robes
- C. Their swords
- D. Incense
Correct answer: A. Their crowns
Their crowns.
Revelation 4:10
Notes
Revelation 5 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: Revelation 5 (KJV)
1. What was in the right hand of him that sat on the throne?
Revelation 5:1
- A. A book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals
- B. A rod of iron
- C. A golden cup
- D. A sharp sickle
Correct answer: A. A book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals
A book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.
Revelation 5:1
2. What did the strong angel proclaim with a loud voice?
Revelation 5:2
- A. Babylon is fallen!
- B. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth!
- C. Fear God, and give glory to him!
- D. Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?
Correct answer: D. Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?
Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?
Revelation 5:2
3. Why did John weep much?
Revelation 5:4
- A. Because he was a prisoner
- B. Because he saw the beast
- C. Because no man was found worthy to open the book
- D. Because he was hungry
Correct answer: C. Because no man was found worthy to open the book
Because no man was found worthy to open the book.
Revelation 5:4
4. Is there anyone who can open the book and loose its seven seals?
Revelation 5:5
- Yes
- No
Correct answer: Yes
Yes, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David.
Revelation 5:5
5. Before whom did the four beasts and four and twenty elders fall down?
Revelation 5:8
- A. Before the Lamb
- B. Before John
- C. Before the angel
- D. Before the beast
Correct answer: A. Before the Lamb
Before the Lamb.
Revelation 5:8
6. What are the golden vials full of odours (incense)?
Revelation 5:8
- A. The wrath of God
- B. The riches of heaven
- C. The tears of the martyrs
- D. The prayers of saints
Correct answer: D. The prayers of saints
The prayers of saints.
Revelation 5:8
7. What hath the Lamb made us unto our God?
Revelation 5:10
- A. Judges
- B. Angels
- C. Kings and priests
- D. Prophets
Correct answer: C. Kings and priests
Kings and priests.
Revelation 5:10
8. How many angels were round about the throne?
Revelation 5:11
- A. A hundred and forty-four thousand
- B. Ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands
- C. Twelve thousand
- D. Seventy
Correct answer: B. Ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands
Ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands.
Revelation 5:11
Notes
Revelation 6 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: Revelation 6 (KJV)
1. Why did he that sat on the white horse go forth?
Revelation 6:2
- A. To sow
- B. Conquering, and to conquer
- C. To heal
- D. To fish
Correct answer: B. Conquering, and to conquer
To conquer.
Revelation 6:2
2. What power was given to him that sat on the red horse?
Revelation 6:4
- A. Power to take peace from the earth
- B. Power to heal
- C. Power to bring rain
- D. Power to build cities
Correct answer: A. Power to take peace from the earth
Power to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another.
Revelation 6:4
3. What did he that sat on the black horse have in his hand?
Revelation 6:5
- A. A bow
- B. A great sword
- C. A sickle
- D. A pair of balances
Correct answer: D. A pair of balances
A pair of balances.
Revelation 6:5
4. What was the name of him that sat on the pale horse?
Revelation 6:8
- A. War
- B. Famine
- C. Death
- D. Abaddon
Correct answer: C. Death
Death.
Revelation 6:8
5. Over what part of the earth was power given to Death?
Revelation 6:8
- A. Over the third part
- B. Over the fourth part of the earth
- C. Over half
- D. Over all the earth
Correct answer: B. Over the fourth part of the earth
Over the fourth part of the earth.
Revelation 6:8
6. Who were under the altar?
Revelation 6:9
- A. The souls of them that were slain for the word of God
- B. The four and twenty elders
- C. The seven angels
- D. The kings of the earth
Correct answer: A. The souls of them that were slain for the word of God
The souls of them that were slain for the word of God.
Revelation 6:9
7. Why were the souls told to rest yet for a little season?
Revelation 6:11
- A. Because heaven was full
- B. Because they had more to learn
- C. Because the earth had not been created
- D. Until their fellowservants and brethren that should be killed should be fulfilled
Correct answer: D. Until their fellowservants and brethren that should be killed should be fulfilled
Until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
Revelation 6:11
8. At the opening of which seal is there a great earthquake?
Revelation 6:12
- A. The first seal
- B. The fourth seal
- C. The sixth seal
- D. The seventh seal
Correct answer: C. The sixth seal
At the sixth seal.
Revelation 6:12
9. Who hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains?
Revelation 6:15
- A. Only the children
- B. The kings, great men, rich men, chief captains, mighty men, every bondman and every free man
- C. Only the angels
- D. The four and twenty elders
Correct answer: B. The kings, great men, rich men, chief captains, mighty men, every bondman and every free man
The kings and the great men, rich men, chief captains, mighty men, every bondman and free man.
Revelation 6:15
10. From what did they want to hide?
Revelation 6:16
- A. From the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb
- B. From the rain
- C. From the Romans
- D. From the locusts
Correct answer: A. From the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb
From the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb.
Revelation 6:16
Notes
Revelation 7 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: Revelation 7 (KJV)
1. What were the four angels standing on the four corners of the earth doing?
Revelation 7:1
- A. Holding the four winds of the earth
- B. Sounding trumpets
- C. Measuring the temple
- D. Pouring out vials
Correct answer: A. Holding the four winds of the earth
Holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth.
Revelation 7:1
2. Until when could the angels not hurt the earth, the sea and the trees?
Revelation 7:3
- A. Until the seventh day
- B. Until Babylon fell
- C. Until the last trumpet sounded
- D. Till the servants of God were sealed in their foreheads
Correct answer: D. Till the servants of God were sealed in their foreheads
Till the servants of God were sealed in their foreheads.
Revelation 7:3
3. What was the number of them which were sealed?
Revelation 7:4
- A. Twelve thousand
- B. Seventy thousand
- C. A hundred and forty and four thousand
- D. One thousand two hundred sixty
Correct answer: C. A hundred and forty and four thousand
A hundred and forty and four thousand.
Revelation 7:4
4. Where were those who were sealed from?
Revelation 7:5-8
- A. From Egypt
- B. From the tribes of Israel
- C. From Rome
- D. From the isles
Correct answer: B. From the tribes of Israel
From the tribes of Israel.
Revelation 7:5-8
5. What did the multitude which no man could number cry with a loud voice?
Revelation 7:10
- A. Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb
- B. Babylon is fallen!
- C. Woe, woe, woe!
- D. Crucify him!
Correct answer: A. Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb
Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.
Revelation 7:10
6. Who were they which were arrayed in white robes?
Revelation 7:14
- A. The Levite priests
- B. The seven angels
- C. The kings of the earth
- D. They which came out of great tribulation
Correct answer: D. They which came out of great tribulation
They which came out of great tribulation.
Revelation 7:14
7. What will he that sitteth on the throne do for them?
Revelation 7:15
- A. Draw his sword over them
- B. Spread his net over them
- C. Dwell among them (spread his tabernacle over them)
- D. Pour his wrath on them
Correct answer: C. Dwell among them (spread his tabernacle over them)
He shall dwell among them (spread his tabernacle over them).
Revelation 7:15
8. What shall God wipe away from their eyes?
Revelation 7:17
- A. The dust
- B. All tears
- C. The blood
- D. The sweat
Correct answer: B. All tears
All tears from the eyes of them which came out of great tribulation.
Revelation 7:17
Notes
Revelation 8 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: Revelation 8 (KJV)
1. For how long was there silence in heaven?
Revelation 8:1
- A. For three days
- B. About the space of half an hour
- C. For a thousand years
- D. For a week
Correct answer: B. About the space of half an hour
For half an hour.
Revelation 8:1
2. What was given to the seven angels which stood before God?
Revelation 8:2
- A. Seven trumpets
- B. Seven vials
- C. Seven crowns
- D. Seven swords
Correct answer: A. Seven trumpets
Seven trumpets.
Revelation 8:2
3. What was burnt up when the first angel sounded?
Revelation 8:7
- A. All the earth
- B. The cities of the nations
- C. The ships of the sea
- D. The third part of trees, and all green grass
Correct answer: D. The third part of trees, and all green grass
The third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
Revelation 8:7
4. What happened to the sea when the second angel sounded?
Revelation 8:8
- A. The sea dried up
- B. The sea froze
- C. The third part of the sea became blood
- D. The sea became sweet
Correct answer: C. The third part of the sea became blood
The third part of the sea became blood.
Revelation 8:8
5. What is the name of the great star that fell upon the third part of the rivers?
Revelation 8:11
- A. Lucifer
- B. Wormwood
- C. Abaddon
- D. Armageddon
Correct answer: B. Wormwood
Wormwood.
Revelation 8:11
6. Which trumpets are worse: the first four or the last three?
Revelation 8:13
- A. The last three
- B. The first four
- C. They are all the same
- D. Only the first
Correct answer: A. The last three
The last three.
Revelation 8:13