CHECKPOINT: Matthew 3

Here's your chance to see if your studying is up to snuff this week.  If you can answer all of these questions without looking at the answers (and without looking at your Bible), that is a good sign.  If not, crack open the book, turn up the volume on the MP3s, and get to work! :-)

1.  LOCUSTS and WILD HONEY was what?
a.  His neighbors (his/John the Baptist)
b.  His plague (his/John the Baptist)
c.  His garbage (his/John the Baptist)
d.  His food (his/John the Baptist)

2.  SITUATION:  Who said it? to whom? when? - "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming WRATH?"
a.  WHO SAID IT:  John the Baptist, TO WHOM:  many of the Pharisees and Sadducees, WHEN:  When he saw them (while he was baptizing)

b.  WHO SAID IT:  John the Baptist, TO WHOM:  the teachers of the law, WHEN:  When they questioned him

c.  WHO SAID IT:  Jesus, TO WHOM:  many of the Pharisees and Sadducees, WHEN:  When he baptized

d.  WHO SAID IT:  Jesus, TO WHOM:  the teachers of the law, WHEN:  When he came up out of the waters

3.  REFERENCE:  According  to  Matthew  3:9, Do  not  think  what?
a.  You can flee from the coming wrath
b.  You are Abraham's children
c.  You  can  say  to  yourselves, "We  have  Abraham  as  our  father." 

d.  You are a brood of vipers

4.  2 PART :  He saw the Spirit of God what? (Pick 2)

a.  Descending like a dove

b.  Appear in the clouds

c.  Speaking from the heavens

d.  LIGHTING on him (him/Jesus) 

5.  Who TRIED to DETER him?

a.  Jesus

b.  John

c.  The Pharisees

d.  The Sadducees

6.  Burning up the chaff with what?

a.  With UNQUENCHABLE fire

b.  With INTERMINABLE suffering

c.  With NEVERENDING flames

d.  With UNSTOPPABLE force

Answers:  1d, 2a, 3c, 4ad, 5b, 6a