The Epistles of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians

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1 Name: Score: The Epistles of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians 1. Paul s salutation was always of the epistle. a. at the beginning c. in the first chapter b. in the middle d. in the last chapter 2. Paul s epistles to the Thessalonians were written during the time covered in a. Acts 15:40 c. Acts 17:15-34 b. Acts 18:1-18 d. Acts 13:4 3. Paul wrote his epistles to the believers at Thessalonica while he was in a. Rome c. Philippi b. Athens d. Galatia 4. Unbelieving Jews in Thessalonica followed Paul to and stirred the people against the truth. a. Philippi c. Berea b. Macedonia d. Nicopolis 5. When Paul arrived in Thessalonica, he went to the for three Sabbath days and reasoned with the people from the scriptures. a. synagogue c. temple b. tabernacle d. meeting-house 6. In Thessalonica, Paul opened and alleged the of Christ. a. humanity c. Messiahship b. omniscience d. virgin birth 7. According to 1 Thessalonians 1:9, the believers at Thessalonica turned from to serve God. a. Judaism c. humanism b. idols d. None of the above 1 P a g e

2 8. Paul s first epistle to the Thessalonians included questions. a. three c. seventeen b. five d. nine 9. Which of the following was not one of the writers of the first epistle to the Thessalonians? a. Paul c. Silvanus b. Luke d. Timotheus 10. By comparing scripture with scripture we can understand that the word church means a. ekklesia c. called out assembly b. saved people d. congregation 11. Which of the following was not part of the blessing that opened Paul s first letter to the Thessalonians? a. grace c. peace b. mercy d. None of the above 12. Paul thanked God for the of the Thessalonians. a. patience of faith c. labour of love b. work of hope d. All of the above 13. The word beloved was used interchangeably with the word. a. elect c. saved b. accepted d. favoured 14. According to the scriptures, the faith of the Thessalonians specifically affected people in a. Ai c. Berea b. Achaia d. Galatia 15. Which of the following were identified in the scripture as being elect? a. The Son of God c. Believing Jews b. Angels d. All of the above 16. In Matthew chapter 24, the elect are believing Jews. 2 P a g e

3 17. The apostle Paul and his partners in the ministry declared that they did not enter in unto the Thessalonians in a. hope c. favour b. vain d. bitterness 18. Cross referencing Romans 3:13 with offers a biblical definition of the word flattery. a. Philippians 3:12 c. Psalm 5:9 b. 1 Thessalonians 2:13 d. Psalm 13:3 19. Which of the following was not one of the five sins of the ministry found in 1 Thessalonians 2:3-6? a. A wrong motive c. A political approach b. A double life d. A desire for future glory 20. The apostle Paul had a right to be burdensome. 21. According to 1 Thessalonians 2:7, the apostle Paul and his partners cherished the saints as a cherisheth children. a. nurse c. grandmother b. mother d. father 22. A man who is blameless is a man who a. is sinless c. does not bear guilty responsibility b. has done no wrong d. All of the above 23. The apostle Paul the saints at Thessalonica as father doth his children. a. cherished c. corrected b. chastened d. admonished 24. The Thessalonians received the word of God as a. the word of men c. the word of God b. a literary work d. a deceptive work 25. According to the scripture, the word of God works effectually in a. those that believe c. the lives of all men b. the heart of those who live holy d. All of the above 3 P a g e

4 26. According to the apostle s testimony in 1 Thessalonians 2:14-16, the Jews were guilty of all of the following except a. killing the Lord Jesus c. killing the religious leaders b. persecuting the ministers of the gospel d. being contrary to all men 27. The apostle Paul was taken from the Thessalonians in a. presence c. heart b. the captivity d. the rapture 28. The scripture declares that Paul was hindered from seeing the Thessalonians by a. the ministry c. the Lord b. Satan d. the brethren 29. In 1 Thessalonians 2, the crown for which the apostle Paul longed was a. the crown of life c. people b. the crown of glory d. righteousness 30. When Paul could no longer forbear, he sent to check on the believers in Thessalonica. a. Timotheus c. Titus b. Luke d. Silvanus 31. The apostle Paul was concerned that the Thessalonians might be moved by their a. expectations c. successes b. afflictions d. brethren 32. The apostle Paul warned the Thessalonians that believers are appointed to _ a. wrath c. condemnation b. salvation d. afflictions 33. When Timotheus came to Paul from the Thessalonians, he brought good tidings of their and. a. faith, hope c. faith, charity b. love, grace d. righteousness, love 4 P a g e

5 34. According to 1 Thessalonians 3:10, the apostle prayed night and day that a. the Thessalonians would grow c. the saints would endure b. he might see the Thessalonians faces d. love would increase 35. The coming mentioned in 1 Thessalonians 3:13 is most likely speaking of a. the second coming c. the rapture of the church b. the incarnation d. our appearance in heaven 36. According to 1 Thessalonians 4:3, the Thessalonians were to abstain from a. fornication c. unequal yokes b. fellowship d. drunkenness 37. The Thessalonians needed to know how to possess their in sanctification and honour. a. hearts c. souls b. vessels d. faith 38. The apostle Paul warned the saints not to behave as the which knew not God. a. barbarians c. Macedonians b. Bereans d. Gentiles 39. Paul needed not write the Thessalonians concerning love of one another because _ a. they were already successful c. they were taught of God to do so b. love was not all that important d. None of the above 40. The believers were to study to be a. quiet c. learned b. faithful d. loving 41. Paul wrote to the believers to ensure that they were not concerning the safety and conditions of their departed loved ones. a. deceived c. knowledgeable b. forgetful d. ignorant 5 P a g e

6 42. The is the part of man which sleeps when he dies. a. soul c. heart b. body d. spirit 43. Death occurs when the spirit and the soul depart from the body. 44. The apostle Paul fully expected to be at the time of the rapture. a. dead c. alive b. resurrected d. killed 45. Which of the following does not accompany the Lord Jesus Christ at the rapture of the church? a. A shout c. The voice of the archangel b. The trump of God d. Angels 46. Which of the events below occurs last among the listed events? a. The dead in Christ rise c. The living are caught up b. The voice of the archangel d. Christ descends from heaven 47. The change that occurs to our bodies at the rapture is identified elsewhere in scripture as the a. adoption c. sanctification b. second advent d. None of the above 48. According to the scripture, before the living and dead saints meet the Lord in the clouds, they meet each other in the air. 49. The doctrine known as Kingdom Exclusion teaches that will be absent on earth during the kingdom age. a. only unsaved people c. all Gentiles b. all saved people d. unfaithful believers 50. The kingdom exclusion doctrine is based on a faulty understanding of a. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 c. 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 b. 2 Timothy 2:12 d. 1 Corinthians 15: P a g e

7 51. What is the first word of 1 Thessalonians chapter 5? a. And c. But b. Now d. Then 52. The phrase times and the seasons should connect the content of 1 Thessalonians chapter 5 to which passage in Acts? a. Acts 1:7 c. Acts 3:13 b. Acts 1:12 d. Acts 7: The day of the Lord is mentioned by name in New Testament passages. a. two c. four b. seven d. three 54. The day of the Lord is a. the day of our Lord Jesus Christ c. the day of Jesus Christ b. the Lord s day d. None of the above 55. The day of the Lord lasts right at or approximately years. a. seven c. three-and-one-half b. 1,000 d. twelve 56. Those who needed to be concerned about the day of the Lord were those who were a. of the night c. children of the day b. unfaithful believers d. children of light 57. Christians will not take part at all in the day of the Lord. 58. The people identified by the pronouns they or them in 1 Thessalonians chapter 5 are those who a. are not overtaken by the day of the Lord c. say, Peace and safety b. know that the day of the Lord cometh d. All of the above 59. After hearing of the day of the Lord, the saints were charged to be a. joyful c. relieved b. comforted d. sober 7 P a g e

8 60. Those who were of the day were warned to put on the breastplate of. a. salvation c. faith b. grace d. hope 61. According to 1 Thessalonians 5:9, believers are appointed to a. salvation at Christ s return c. wrath b. faith d. the new birth 62. The believers at Thessalonica were challenged to know those who a. admonished them c. laboured among them b. were over them d. All of the above 63. The saints were admonished to warn a. the feebleminded c. the weak b. the unruly d. all men 64. Which of the following was not one of the closing admonitions of the apostle Paul in his first epistle to the Thessalonians? a. Rejoice evermore. c. Love one another. b. Pray without ceasing. d. Quench not the Spirit. 65. In order to maintain a proper walk, the believers at Thessalonica were told to a. prove all things c. hold fast all things b. abstain from evil d. prove that which is good 66. Man is a -part being. a. two c. uni b. three d. four 67. The Bible admonishes believers today to greet one another with a holy kiss. 68. The first epistle of Paul to the believers at Thessalonica was to be read unto a. the Laodiceans c. the Bereans b. the unbelievers at Thessalonica d. all the holy brethren 8 P a g e

9 69. It is most likely that Paul s second epistle to the Thessalonians was written after his first. a. seven years c. right b. two years d. ten years 70. How many chapters are found in Paul s second epistle to the Thessalonians? a. Three c. Five b. Six d. Two Thessalonians chapter one contains percent of the sentences contained in the second epistle. a. twenty-five c. twenty-eight b. ten d. thirty-three 72. The three found in the long sentence of 2 Thessalonians chapter one are each followed by a further explanation of the preceding statements. a. commas c. semi-colons b. parentheses d. colons 73. The persecutions and tribulations endured by the believers at Thessalonica were specifically said to be a token of the a. carnal nature of the church c. spiritual condition of the saints b. strength of the Devil d. righteous judgment of God 74. The recompensing of tribulation upon the troublers of the saints was promised to happen _ a. immediately c. at the rapture of the church b. when Christ is revealed with His angels d. at the end of the kingdom 75. What was the calling given to the Thessalonians for which the apostle Paul prayed that God would count them worthy? a. Suffering c. Preaching the gospel b. Ministering to the saints d. Salvation 76. The coming of our Lord Jesus Christ mentioned in 2 Thessalonians 2:1 was obviously a reference to a. the second coming c. the rapture of the church b. a church service d. the millennial kingdom 9 P a g e

10 77. The apostle Paul warned the believers not to be troubled a. by the Spirit c. a letter from Paul b. by spirit d. None of the above 78. The believers in Thessalonica appear to have been concerned that the was at hand. a. kingdom of heaven c. day of the Lord b. day of atonement d. day of Christ 79. The last days of the church age are highlighted by a. spiritual revivals c. apostasy b. signs and wonders d. wars and rumours of war 80. The man of sin will be revealed at the of Daniel s seventieth week. a. mid-point c. beginning b. end d. None of the above 81. Specifically, the man of sin will obtain the kingdom by a. flatteries c. war b. power d. signs 82. The man of sin s revelation is being withheld by a. the Spirit of God c. Michael, the archangel b. the church d. None of the above 83. Those who receive not the love of the truth will be sent a strong delusion by with the end result of them believing a lie. a. the Spirit of God c. the Devil b. God d. Michael, the archangel 84. According to 2 Thessalonians 2:9-10, the man of sin s coming is not. a. after the working of Satan c. with all power b. with all deceivableness of righteousness d. None of the above 85. The salvation of 2 Thessalonians 2:13 speaks of the a. deliverance at the second coming c. new birth b. rapture of the church d. redemption of the spirit 10 P a g e

11 86. What is the first word of 2 Thessalonians chapter 3? a. Finally c. And b. But d. When 87. The apostle Paul closed his second epistle with a request for prayer for a. improved health c. free course for the word of God b. revival among believers d. All of the above 88. Paul stated specifically that he hoped to be delivered from a. unreasonable women c. all unsaved men b. wicked men d. evil beasts 89. The purpose of needed prayer in 2 Thessalonians 3:1-2 matches the listed purpose of prayer in a. 2 Timothy 2:1-4 c. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 b. Titus 3:15 d. 1 Timothy 2: Paul desired that the Thessalonians would be directed specifically into the a. faithful service of Christ c. love of all men b. patient waiting for Christ d. study of scripture 91. The phrase in the name of often suggests the idea of authority in scripture. 92. If a man does not, he should not eat. a. pray c. work b. attend church d. serve the Lord 93. The people causing the problems in Thessalonica were identified as a. heretics c. heathen b. reprobates d. busybodies 94. If a man did not obey the apostle Paul s epistle he was to be a. treated as an enemy c. imprisoned b. noted and ashamed d. All of the above 11 P a g e

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