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TROUBLE ON THE BLUE PLANET 100 Questions Activity 1 1. Do you remember the name of the boy in the story is? If you think it is James, go to number 10 If you think it is Derek, go to number 18 If you think it is Paul, go to number 5 2. The Blessing is usually said as a prayer before meals, asking the Lord to bless the food. Return to number 9 and try again. 3. You are almost to the end, so don t give up now. As the world of the Blue Planet comes to an end, as we know it, why will the followers of Jesus be happy and joyful? If you think it is because problems are almost all gone, go to number 38. If you think it is because they know the evil people will soon be dead, go to number 72. If you think it is because they know their sins have all been forgiven, go to number 96. 4. You are close, return to number 18 and try again. 5. Sorry, Paul is the name of a great preacher for Jesus during the years shortly after Jesus returned to heaven, after His crucifixion and resurrection. Paul is the author of 13 books in the New Testament. Return to number 1 and try again. 6. Where was Derek when he began to learn about why there is all this trouble on the Blue Planet? If you think Derek was in a tent, go to number 64. If you think Derek was in church, go to number 59. If you think Derek was at home, go to number 14.
TROUBLE ON THE BLUE PLANET 100 Questions Activity 2 7. Yes! We will live with Jesus in heaven for 1000 years. Then what will happen? If you think we will return to the Earth and Jesus will make it new, go to number 47. If you think Satan will try to destroy Jesus when we return to Earth, go to number 60. If you think Satan and sin will be destroyed forever when Jesus returns to Earth the third time, go to number 85. 8. No, Derek kept both his arms. Return to number 40. 9. You got it right! While Derek is fighting for his life in the emergency room, he remembers a prayer he had learned when he was much younger. What do we call this prayer? If you think it is call, The Blessing, go to number 2. If you think it is called, The Benediction, go to number 23. If you think it is called, The Lord s Prayer, go to number 40. 10. Sorry, James is the name of one of Jesus step brothers. James is also the name of a book near the end of the Bible. Go back to number 1 and try again.
TROUBLE ON THE BLUE PLANET 100 Questions Activity 3 11. Good, you got that answer correct. Now, what was the Trinity s plan for saving our planet from the evil rule of Satan? If you think that Satan would eventually wear out with trying to get everyone to do evil things, go to number 79. If you think that the heavenly angels will fight the evil angels in a great battle and the heavenly angels will finally win, go to number 74. If you think that the price of sin is death and that Jesus said He would die for us, go to number 31. 12. Congratulations! You have completed this activity and reviewed many things you learned in reading Trouble on the Blue Planet. Your next task is to share what you have learned with others. Jesus will always help you know what to say. Keep talking to Him and remember, soon all the troubles on the Blue Planet will end. 13. You are correct, the leader of the evil forces was called Lucifer in heaven, but he is now a fallen angel and on this Earth, we know him by another name. Go back to number 15 and see if you can find what this evil leader was called in the emergency room scene. 14. While home should be a good place to learn about the great controversy, Derek was somewhere else. Return to number 6 and try again. 15. Good job. After Derek s accident we learn there were two powerful, unseen forces in the emergency room. What is the name of the leader of the evil forces? If you think the evil forces are led by Satan, go to number 9. If you think the evil forces are led by Lucifer, go to number 13. If you think the evil forces are led by The Devil, go to number 21.
TROUBLE ON THE BLUE PLANET 100 Questions Activity 4 16. After Jesus baptism in the Jordan River He began helping others for the next three and one half years. If you want to know more about Jesus life, read the first four books of the New Testament, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. But what ended Jesus living with people and helping them? If you think Jesus got tired and gave up, go to number 91. If you think Jesus was killed, go to 42. If you think that Jesus is still on Earth, go to 76. 17. You gave a correct answer, but all the other answers are correct also. Proceed to number 6. 18. Yes! Now, do you remember how old Derek was at the beginning of the story? If you think Derek was 50, go to number 25 If you think Derek was 12, go to number 4 If you think Derek was 15, go to number 20 19. Incorrect, return to number 40. 20. You are correct! How was Derek feeling when he pedaled is bike across the street for the last time? If you remember that Derek was hungry and in a hurry to get home, go to number 22. If you remember that Derek was tired and could hardly get enough energy to cross the street, go to number 30. If you remember that Derek was done playing and eager to get home, go to number 15.
TROUBLE ON THE BLUE PLANET 100 Questions Activity 5 21. Again, you are correct, but this is not the name given to the leader of evil in the emergency room. Return to number 15 and try again. 22. Derek may well have been hungry, but the story does not tell us this, return to number 20 and try again. 23. The Benediction is a prayer that is said at the end of something. This is not the type of prayer Derek prayed in the emergency room. Return to number 9 and try again. 24. Martin Luther thought if he worked hard enough and studied to learn more about the Bible, he would be saved from his sins. This did not work, but he learned what did save him from his sins. Return to number 88 and see if you can figure out what Martin learned about the forgiveness from sin. 25. No, Derek sometimes felt like 50, but to get his correct age, return to number 18. 26. Good for you. The falling stars was really a meteorite shower. There had also been a massive earthquake in Lisbon, Portugal many years before. All these signs got people to thinking and looking in their Bibles for answers. Even though these events happened a long time ago, looking in the Bible for answers to what is going on in our world today is always a good thing to do. When you are ready for the next question, go to number 97.
TROUBLE ON THE BLUE PLANET 100 Questions Activity 6 27. Yes, Lucifer, now known as Satan, rebelled because he was jealous that Jesus was getting to help plan the creation of Earth and Lucifer was not included in the planning. But, when God won the war against the rebel angels, whey did God let the rebels continue to live? If you think it was because there were some created beings in the universe who were wondering if Satan might have been right about God, go to number 66. If you think that God was too weak after His fight with Satan and Satan s angels to finish off the evil creatures, go to number 56. If you think that God is a God of love and that is why Satan and his evil angels still live, go to number 89. 28. Yes, you noticed that the first and second answers mean the same thing. Well done, go on to number 11. 29. You gave a correct answer, but all the other answers are correct also. Proceed to number 6. 30. While this may be a correct feeling after playing, this is not what our story said, return to number 20 and try again.
TROUBLE ON THE BLUE PLANET 100 Questions Activity 7 31. Jesus said, I will take their place and die so that they might live. God made a special nation of people to tell the rest of the world about what was going to happen in the future and about the True God and His battle with the evil Satan. This special nation was Israel. But these people had a problem. What did they do that lead them away from God? If you think they worshipped idols, or things that were not God, but became the focus of their life and thoughts, go to number 78. If you think they lost their focus on God by fighting with everyone, go to number 54. If you think Israel was not a leader for God because they stopped loving their families, go to number 68. 32. While there are many religions that claim Sunday as the Lord s holy day, the Bible tells us something else. See Exodus 20:8-11 and then return to number 53 and find the Bible s answer. 33. Yes, the Puritan believers, know as the Pilgrims, began the nation of the United States of America with the idea that there should be liberty and justice for all. It was in the United States that a man named William Miller began to talk about Jesus returning to earth during a certain year. If you think William Miller thought Jesus would return in the year 2000, go to number 92. If you think William Miller thought Jesus would return in the year 1843, go to number 65. If you think William Miller thought Jesus would return in the year 1844, go to number 77.
TROUBLE ON THE BLUE PLANET 100 Questions Activity 8 34. If this was true, the last 2000 years on the Blue Planet would have been trouble free. Go back to number 86 and try again. 35. You are correct. Now, what were some of the signs in the Bible that had already happened and made people begin to believe that Jesus return was soon? If you think some of the signs of the end of the Earth were a big meteorite shower and a tsunami as a result of the meteors hitting the Earth, go to number 94. If you think some of the signs of the end of the Earth were the Sun becoming blood red and the Moon no longer reflecting the Sun s light, go to number 52. If you think some of the signs of the end of the Earth were the stars of heaven falling, the Moon turning the color of blood and the Sun going dark, go to number 26. 36. People who say they have talked to dead people have really been in communication with one or more of Satan s fallen angels. The Bible tells us the dead know not anything. If you would like to learn more about this go to the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. Study chapter 9, especially verses 4-6. When you are ready, return to number 97 and find the correct answer. 37. Now that we know Lucifer, turned Satan, started this entire problem in Heaven, why do we have it on Earth? Eve, the first created woman on Earth, listened to Satan and let him trick her. How was Satan disguised when he deceived Eve? Satan looked like a beautiful butterfly, go to 71. Satan looked like a horned goat, go to 55. Satan looked like a sparkling snake, go to 44.
TROUBLE ON THE BLUE PLANET 100 Questions Activity 9 38. While having our problems disappear will be great, that is not the biggest reason for joy as Jesus is about to return. Go back to number 3 and try again. 39. Actually the Puritans lived in England and then the Netherlands. Return to number 61 and try again. 40. Yeah! You remembered that Derek began to recite The Lord s Prayer. Our Father, which art in heaven, hallowed would be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done The entire prayer is found in Matthew 6:9-13. When Derek prayed this prayer, he immediately had Jesus close to him. Derek s surgery went well and the doctors were able to save his life, but what couldn t they save? If you think Derek lost an arm, go to number 8. If you think Derek lost a leg, go to number 51. If you think Derek lost both legs, go to number 19. 41. The Devil will actually be thrown into the Bottomless Pit, but it has not happened yet. If you would like to know more about this future event, read Revelation 20:1-3. When you are ready to try again, return to number 77. 42. Yes, Jesus was killed, but the best part is He came back to life three days later. Jesus also had some special, personal friends when He lived on the Blue Planet. What was the name given to these followers of Jesus? If you think they were called disciples, go to number 88. If you think they were called fans, go to number 84. If you think they were called Christians, go to number 81.
TROUBLE ON THE BLUE PLANET 100 Questions Activity 10 43. Not only do the wicked want to die, they want the mountains to fall on top of them. They do not want Jesus any where near them. After Jesus approaches the Blue Planet, He calls His children who have died, back to life and they join their loved ones as God s people begin their trip to heaven. How many years will the saved of Earth live in heaven? If you think it will be for 100 years, go to number 100. If you think it will be for 1000 years, go to number 7. If you think it will be for 10,000 years, go to number 46. 44. You are correct of course. You thought everyone knew this answer, but you might be surprised. Because of the entrance of sin into The Blue Planet, the Trinity had to put a plan into action. First, who makes up the Heavenly Trinity? If you think it is God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit, go to number 11. If you think it is the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost, go to number 28. If you think it is Matthew Mark and John, go to number 69. 45. You really think so? Go back to number 73 and guess again. 46. Now divide by 10 and you will have the correct answer when you return to number 43. 47. Yes, you are correct and it is a trick question because all three answers are correct. Proceed to number 93 48. Satan has been trying to get his followers to convince God s people to join Satan s side since the beginning of time, but right before Jesus returns to the Blue Planet,
TROUBLE ON THE BLUE PLANET 100 Questions Activity 11 Satan will also try something else, return to number 96 and see if you can find Satan s plan. 50. Jesus wishes everyone wanted to go home to heaven with Him, but the wicked certainly don t want this. Heaven and being surrounded with love would be horrible for them. Return to number 98. 51. Unfortunately you are correct, Derek lost a leg and spent many painful months learning how to use an artificial leg. During this time what caused Derek to feel depressed? Was it because he thought he could never play basketball again? Go number 58. Was it because he thought no girl would ever like him? Go to number 29. Was it because he was angry with the driver of the car who injured him? Go to number 17. 52. This is not what the signs in the heavens showed. Return to number 35 and try again. 53. Good answer! Yes, dead people know nothing. Before the series of meetings were over, Derek learned that he had to make a decision about what day of the week was really God s day of worship. If Derek learned that Friday is the true day of worship, go to number 87. If Derek learned that Saturday is the true day of worship, go to number 99. If Derek learned that Sunday is the true day of worship, go to number 32.
TROUBLE ON THE BLUE PLANET 100 Questions Activity 12 54. You are correct, but the other answers are also correct. Satan will use as many ways as possible to get people away from thinking about God. Go on to number 86. 55. Frequently the goat is a symbol for Satan and what he represents, but not in the Garden of Eden. Return to number 37 and try again. 56. God could have destroyed Satan and his evil angels at any time and still can. God will destroy them in the future, when He puts a final end to all the Trouble on the Blue Planet. Return to number 27 and try again. 57. There are some people who believe that other created humans can forgive sin, but that is not what the Bible teaches. Martin found out the only way we are forgiven from our sins. Return to number 88 and see if you can learn what Martin discovered in his studying of the Bible. 58. You gave a correct answer, but all the other answers are correct also. Proceed to number 6. 59. Church is a great place to learn more about the great controversy and each week we should be there learning and helping others with their learning, but this is not where Derek was when he began finding out more about the Blue Planet s history. Return to number 6 and try again. 60. Yes, you are correct and it is a trick question because all three answers are correct. Proceed to number 93 61. Yes, Martin Luther studied hard and could not find the answer until he let Jesus tell him that he must live by faith that Jesus would forgive his sins. This is a promise all of us can claim for ourselves, if we too have faith that Jesus will forgive us.
TROUBLE ON THE BLUE PLANET 100 Questions Activity 13 Many people have been mistreated because they wanted to follow what the Bible says. Some of these protestors were called Puritans. Which of the following is true about the Puritans? If you think the Puritans lived in France, go to number 39. If you think the Puritans sailed to America and created a perfect world, go to number 82. If you think the Puritans started a new nation based on the principle of religious freedom, go to number 33. 62. Jesus actually said, I have not come to destroy God s law, but to point you back to its true meaning. See Matthew 5:17-19 and then returned to number 86. 63. No matter how carefully you read your Bible you will never find anything about our souls going to heaven when we die. Return to number 97 and try again. 64. You got it! Derek was attending a tent meeting. At that first meeting, Derek learned the reason Lucifer, now Satan, rebelled against Jesus. Did Satan rebel because he was jealous of Jesus? If so go to number 27. Did Satan rebel because he was bored and wanted something to do? If so, go to number 70. Did Satan rebel because God was unfair to the angels? If so go to number 80. 65. You are correct, it a way. The year 1843 was a year that Miller first thought Jesus might return, but with further study, he adjusted the date to October 22 of a different year. Return to number 33 and find the adjusted year.
TROUBLE ON THE BLUE PLANET 100 Questions Activity 14 66. You are correct, God does not want any of His creation to fear him. He is a God of love and it was out of love for all of creation throughout the universe, that God allows Satan to show what Satan s way is really like. Go to number 37. 67. This is the direction the sun sets in, return to number 73 and try again. 68. You are correct, but the other answers are also correct. Satan will use as many ways as possible to get people away from thinking about God. Go on to number 86. 69. Really? You need to reread p. 13 and then go back to number 44 with the correct answer. 70. Sorry, the last thing in heaven is boredom, go back to number 64 and try again. 71. Satan may have had beautiful wings like a butterfly in the Garden of Eden, but there was more to the disguise, return to number 37. 72. Jesus does not find joy in death. As followers of Jesus, we will not find ourselves happy when others die. Return to number 3 and try again. 73. This is exactly what Satan tries to have happen. And then, people begin to notice something in the sky. It is a small cloud that suddenly appears in which direction? If you think it suddenly appears in the east, go to number 98. If you think it suddenly appears in the west, go to number 67. If you think it suddenly appears in the south, go to number 45.
TROUBLE ON THE BLUE PLANET 100 Questions Activity 15 74. There will be a final battle of good against evil, but God, not the angels of heaven, will be the power that ultimately destroys evil for eternity. Return to number 11 and try again. 75. Satan s big fear is that everyone is going away and leaving him along. He does not want this to happen. Return to number 96 and find out what plans Satan has for the last days of life on the Blue Planet. 76. Jesus is on Earth, but only in the hearts, minds and actions of people who love Him. Jesus followers on Earth show the rest of the world what Jesus is like and what Earth will be like when Jesus comes back to live forever. Return to number 16 and try again. 77. You are correct, William Miller studied his Bible and predicted that something wonderful was going to begin October 22, 1844. Miller and the other people who had been studying their Bible, thought that Jesus would return to Earth on this date. Later, after more prayer and Bible study, they discovered there had been a different big event. If you think they discovered the big event was Jesus beginning the final judgment in heaven, go to number 35. If you think they discovered the big event was Satan being thrown into the Bottomless Pit, go to number 41. If you think they discovered the big event was Jesus teaching on Earth again, go to number 95. 78. You are correct, but the other answers are also correct. Satan will use as many ways as possible to get people away from thinking about God. Go on to number 86.
TROUBLE ON THE BLUE PLANET 100 Questions Activity 16 79. If this was true, after 6000 years, Satan should have been tired by now. Unfortunately more is required for sin to be gone. Return to number 11 and try again. 80. Lucifer wanted everyone to believe the reason for the problems he was creating in heaven was that God was unfair. This is the message he began spreading around heaven and it led to all the trouble on the Blue Planet today. Return to number 64 and try a different answer. 81. Christian was the name given to someone who said they were a follower of Christ, so you are pretty close to correct, but return to number 42 and see if you can find a more specific name for a close follower of Christ. 82. The Puritans did travel to America on a sailing ship, but there can be no perfect place on the Blue Planet until Jesus returns to take all sin and evil away. Return to number 61 and try again. 83. If they weren t scared to death at this time, they would probably keep doing what they are doing, but not when Jesus comes. Return to number 98 and try again. 84. Fan is the sort way of saying fanatic. This might be a good term to use to describe Jesus followers, but return to number 42 and see if you can find a better term. 85. Yes, you are correct and it is a trick question because all three answers are correct. Proceed to number 93 86. Finally the Savior of the Blue Planet arrived on Earth. Jesus was born in a place where animals live, nothing royal about it. When Jesus grew up, He was baptized, to show He was totally committed to God. What are some things that happened after Jesus was baptized?
TROUBLE ON THE BLUE PLANET 100 Questions Activity 17 If you think Jesus began to rule the world, go to number 34. If you think Jesus took away all the rules that God gave Moses, go to number 62. If you think that Jesus wasn t tricked by Satan and then began working miracles to help other people, go to 16. 87. While there are religions that claim Friday is the Lord s holy day, the Bible tells us something else. See Exodus 20:8-11 and then return to number 53 and find the Bible s answer. 88. You are correct. Not only were Jesus close followers called disciples, but His followers today can also choose to be His disciples. Since Jesus return to heaven, there have been countless followers; one of them was Martin Luther. Martin was looking for a way to feel at peace with being forgiven for his sins. What did Martin do that let him understand his sins were forgiven? If you think Martin found forgiveness for his sins by working and studying hard, go to number 24. If you think Martin found forgiveness for his sins asking the church leaders to given him forgiveness, go to 57. If you think Martin found forgiveness for his sins by listening to Jesus tell him that only Jesus can forgive sins and we must trust in Jesus to do that, go to 61. 89. You are correct in a lot of ways. Go to number 66 for the rest of the answer. 91. While Jesus is human, He is still God. With God s strength Jesus did not get tired and give up. If you are not too tired, return to number 16 and try again.
TROUBLE ON THE BLUE PLANET 100 Questions Activity 18 92. There were people around the Blue Planet who did think Jesus would return when the new millennium arrived, but William Miller did not predict this date, return to number 33 and try again. 93. After making so many choices, are you ready to be like Derek and make a choice to be one of the followers of Jesus? If you would like to follow Jesus, make sure to tell Him. If you want to know more about Jesus and the Trouble on the Blue Planet, talk to your parents, teacher, pastor, or other adult and keep learning. A good place to begin your continuing search about the battle between good and evil is to study pages 43-47 in your Trouble on the Blue Planet book. When you are ready, proceed to number 12. 94. Return to number 35 and try again. 95. According to the Bible, the Holy Spirit has been sent to Earth to help us understand Jesus and His plan for the Blue Planet. Jesus will not return turn to Earth to teach us in person. Return to number 77 and try again. 96. Good! Our joy comes from knowing our sins are forgiven and nothing will be between us and being with Jesus! Just before Jesus will return, Satan will convince his followers that they should do what to God s people? If you think Satan wants God s people killed, go to number 73. If you think Satan wants his followers to convince God s people to join Satan s side, go to number 48. If you think Satan wants God s people to go away and leave him alone, go to number 75.
TROUBLE ON THE BLUE PLANET 100 Questions Activity 19 97. Derek learned that as people studied their Bibles they uncovered truths that had been forgotten because traditions replaced what the Bible said. One of those truths was about what happens when we die. If you think Derek learned the Bible says the soul goes to heaven when people die, go to number 63. If you think Derek learned the Bible says dead people can still communicate with us, go to number 36. If you think Derek learned the Bible says death is like a sleep. That those who are dead rest in the grave until Jesus comes again, go to number 53. 98. Good for you. You know were Jesus is going to appear first when He returns to the Blue Planet. Now, here are a just a few more questions to test your memory of Derek s story. When Jesus returns what will the wicked want to have happen? If they want to go home to heaven with Jesus, go to number 50. If they want to die and not see Jesus, go to number 43. If they want to go on doing whatever they feel like doing, go to number 83. 99. Well done. If anyone wants to argue with you about the seventh day of the week being God s holy day, encourage them to read Exodus 20:8-11. Go to number 3. 100. Now multiply by 10 and you will have the correct answer when you return to number 43.