Brother Bird Test

WHAT SAITH IT? The Everlasting Destruction Test Are you content to parrot what you've always been taught, or are you willing to find out if what you thought Scripture meant is really what it said? To discover what the Scriptures actually say about the judgment and punishment of unbelievers, take the following test. There may be more than one right answer. 1. Christ said to not fear them which kill the body, but fear him which is able to (A) torment the flesh in hell; (B) punish the soul in hell; (C) destroy both soul and body in hell; (D) condemn the soul in hell. 1 2. When will those who know not God be punished with everlasting destruction? (A) when the quick and the dead appear before the throne; (B) when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels; (C) when he shall come to be glorified in his saints; (D) After the books are opened and they are cast out.2 3. Sodom and Gomorrha are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of (A) eternal fire; (B) eternal damnation; (C) eternal torment; (D) everlasting punishment.3 4. The cities of Sodom and Gomorrha were turned into what, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly? (A) corpses; (B) firebrands; (C) burning coals; (D) ashes.4 5. One of the characteristics of God is that he (A) first hath immortality; (B) only hath immortality; (C) is immortal; (D) brings immortality to light.5 6. For the wages of sin is (A) death; (B) the second death; (C) torment in hell; (D) the lake of fire.6 7. But the gift of God is (A) a reservation in heaven; (B) escape from hell; (C) an everlasting habitation; (D) eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.7 8. John the Baptist says that Christ will gather his wheat into his garner, but what to the chaff? (A) punish the chaff in fire; (B) torment the chaff with unquenchable fire; (C) scatter the chaff in the wind; (D) burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.8 1

Matthew 10:28 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10 3 Jude v. 7 4 2 Peter 2:6 5 1 Timothy 6:16 6 Romans 6:23 7 Romans 6:23 8 Matthew 3:12 2

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9. That which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is (A) to burn; (B) to be burned; (C) to be burning; (D) burning in flaming fire.9 10. Christ said that if a man abide not in him, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are (A) tormented; (B) punished; (C) burned but not consumed; (D) burned.10 11. The writer of Hebrews says that our God is (A) a blazing fire; (B) a consuming fire; (C) a tormenting flame; (D) an unquenchable fire.11 12. Malachi says that the day cometh that shall burn as an oven, and all that do wickedly shall be stubble, and that the day that cometh shall (A) burn them up; (B) torment them forever; (C) burn them; (D) destroy them.12 13. When Christ says, “Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched,” what Old Testament prophet is he quoting? (A) Ezekiel; (B) Joel; (C) Isaiah; (D) Hosea.13 14. In the Old Testament quotation “for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched,” what does the pronoun “their” refer to? (A) the carcases of the men that have transgressed against God; (B) the souls of the damned; (C) the spirits of the dead; (D) the bodies of those cast into hell.14 15. Peter writes of those who, as natural brute beasts, were made to be taken and (A) destroyed; (B) tormented; (C) consumed; (D) punished.15 16. These same, Peter continues, shall what "in their own corruption"? (A) eternally suffer; (B) waste away; (C) utterly perish; (D) consciously be tormented.16 17. True or False? Paul never uses the word “hell” in any of his sermons or writings?17 18. What does Paul say that the Lord will do to “that Wicked”? (A) consume with the spirit of his mouth; (B) destroy with the brightness of his coming; (C) torment with eternal fire; (D) cast into outer darkness.18 19. What did Moses say the sight of the glory of the L ORD was like?(A) a cleansing rain; (B) a devouring fire; (C) the holy mountain; (D) a burning flame.19 20. When commenting about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices, and of eighteen upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, Christ said, “I tell you, Nay: but except ye repent, ye shall all likewise (A) be tormented; (B) die in your sin; (C) burn forever in hell; (D) perish.20 9

Hebrews 6:8 John 15:6 11 Hebrews 12:29 12 Malachi 4:1 13 Isaiah 66:24 14 Isaiah 66:24 15 2 Peter 2:12 16 2 Peter 2:12 17 True 18 2 Thessalonians 2:8 19 Exodus 24:17 20 Luke 13:1-5 10

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21. Fill in the blanks: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him should not _________, but have ____________ ______.”21 22. Fill in the blanks: “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them __________ _______; and they shall never ____________.” 22 23. Fill in the blanks: “Labour not for the meat which ____________, but for that meat which endureth unto ________________ ________, which the Son of man shall give unto you.” 23 24. Give an example in Scripture where perish does not express an understood end.

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25. The fire that is kindled in God’s anger shall do which three of the following? (A) burn unto the lowest hell; (B) torment the wicked dead; (C) consume the earth with her increase; (D) set on fire the foundations of the mountains. 25 26. The fire that Elijah called down from heaven did what to the captain and his fifty? (A) swallowed them up; (B) tormented them; (C) consumed them; (D) singed them. 26 27. In the book of Numbers, when the fire of the LORD burnt among the people, it did what? (A) caused them to suffer many days; (B) cast them down to the lowest hell; (C) tormented their bodies day and night; (D) consumed them. 27 28. When the earth swallowed up the followers of Korah, there came out a fire from the LORD, and did what to the 250 men that offered incense? (A) consumed them; (B) burned them alive; (C) punished them with torments; (D) burned off their right arms.28 29. For how long does Christ say that the rich man would be in hell? (A) until that great and terrible day; (B) for ever and ever; (C) eternity; (D) He doesn’t say. 29 30. Where will those who worshipped the beast and received his mark be tormented? (A) in the presence of the holy angels; (B) in the company of the damned; (C) in outer darkness; (D) in the presence of the Lamb. 30 31. Fill in the blanks: “Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy ___________? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in ______, behold, thou art there.” 31 32. Fill in the blanks: Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish’s ________,

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John 3:16 Matthew 10:28 23 John 6:27 24 I can't find one out of 154 25 Deuteronomy 32:22 26 2 Kings 1:10-12 27 Numbers 11:1 28 Numbers 16:31-35 29 He doesn't say 30 Revelation 14:10 22

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Psalm 139:7

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And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of _______ cried I, and thou heardest my voice.” 32 33. Those who obey not the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ shall be punished with everlasting destruction from…? (A) the presence of the Lord; (B) the glory of his power; (C) outer darkness; (D) the pit. 33 34. In Ezekiel, when God said He had poured out His indignation upon them, He also said He did what? (A) “tormented them with the blast of a furnace”; (B) “consumed them with the fire of my wrath”; (C) “slew them with the edge of the sword”; (D) “made them suffer in that day.” 34 35. In Isaiah, what two examples are given like unto the punishment of those who “have cast away the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel”? (A) as an ox roasteth in an oven; (B) as the fire devoureth the stubble; (C) as a bird boileth in a pot; (D) as the flame consumeth the chaff. 35 36. The Psalmist says of the son of man that “His breath goeth forth, he returneth to the earth, and that…? (A) in that very day his thoughts perish; (B) he is delivered up to his fear; (C) he is tormented because of his wickedness; (D) he seeth the light no more. 36 37. The angels that God spared not, but “cast them down to hell,” were delivered into (A) a pit of fiery torture; (B) chains of torment; (C) chains of darkness; (D) the winepress of eternal wrath. 37 38. Both Peter and Jude say that these angels were put were they were for what purpose? (A) to be reserved unto the judgment; (B) to be punished until the judgment; (C) to deceive the nations; (D) to be tormented in unquenchable fire. 38 39. In all the word pictures of fiery judgment that God uses to depict the fate of the wicked, the wicked are pictured as (A) materials that can be heated by fire, but not reduced to ashes, such as silver and gold; (B) materials that are fire-resistant; (C) spirit forms that can feel torment but not be destroyed; (D) materials that would obviously be consumed by fire, such as withered branches, discarded chaff, and dry stubble. 39 40. When the rich man died, he (A) immediately awoke in hell; (B) was first buried, and then opened his eyes in hell; (C) was cast into hell by dark angels; (D) began to squirm in a fiery lake. 40 41. According to Peter, what does God know how to do as it relates to the fate of the wicked dead? (A) torment them until the judgment; (B) keep them in the jail of hell until their trial; (C) reserve them unto the day of judgment to be punished; (D) punish them in anticipation of their sentence. (2 Peter 2:9) 41 32

2 Thessalonians 1:9 2 Thessalonians 1:9 34 Ezekiel 22:31 35 Isaiah 5:24 36 Psalm 146:4 37 2 Peter 2:4 38 2 Peter 2:4; Jude v. 6 39 D; see notes 58-60 40 Luke 16:22, 23 41 2 Peter 2:9 33

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42. According to Paul, the end of the enemies of the cross of Christ is (A) eternal damnation; (B) endless torment; (C) perpetual pain; (D) destruction.

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43. Hebrews speaks of "a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation" which shall (A) torment God's enemies; (B) devour the adversaries; (C) produce perpetual pain; (D) scorch the blasphemers. 43 44. Psalms says "the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the L ORD shall be as the fat of Lambs, and (A) burn in the furnace of God's wrath; (B) suffer in the fires of Tophet; (C) into smoke shall they consume away; (D) shall boil in the fiery pit. 44

Have Ye Not Read? 22 And he told ‘em he was certain That the Bible was inspired, And preserved both pure and perfect, And was all that he desired. 23 “But we thought we knew the meanin’ Long before we ever read Just to find out and be certain What it really, truly said.

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Philippians 3:18, 19 Hebrews 10:27 44 Psalm 37:20 43

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