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The Amish Voice 5
As the world continues to turn its back on God, we want to
take a look at what the future holds according to the One
who is the Beginning and the End—God! We hope you
enjoy and benefit from this series, courtesy of Middletown
Bible Church. Follow along, fill in the blanks, and look up!
May we all be ready for the return of Jesus Christ!
The True and the False
What should we expect in the days and
years before Jesus Christ returns for His
believers (John 14:3)?
War or Peace?
Did the Lord Jesus tell us to expect war
or peace on this earth in the coming days
(Matthew 24:6)? _____________
Circle the correct answer from Matthew
24:6. Jesus said that wars and rumors
(reports) of wars...
a. Will not come to pass
b. May not come to pass
c. May come to pass
d. Must come to pass
Should the believer be troubled by this
prediction (Matthew 24:6)? __________
Are the nations of the world going to be
at peace with each other (Matthew 24:7)?
________
Jesus has told us what to expect. Should
we be surprised or shocked when we hear
about such things in the news? ________
Think of yourself in school. If you came
to class thinking that there will not be any
quiz, would you be surprised if the
teacher handed out paper and gave you a
quiz? Would you be ready for it? But if
the teacher had warned you a week
before that there would be a quiz, would
you be surprised when the paper was
handed out? Would you be prepared? If
you are not prepared, whose fault would
it be? The Lord Jesus said that wars must
come to pass. The believer knows what to
expect.
Should we expect wars to last forever? In
Isaiah 9:6 (at the end of the verse) the
Lord Jesus is called "The Prince of
______________."
When the Prince of Peace comes to this
earth, will wars continue or will He put
an end to war (Psalm 46:9; Isaiah 2:4)?
_________________________________
Poverty
Our world is filled with poor people—
people who lack food and clothing and
money. Have you ever seen people who
are poor? Have you ever seen people
begging for food or money? Have you
ever seen pictures of starving children?
In John 12:3, we learn that Mary took a
expensive ointment and poured it over
Jesus’ feet. Was Judas glad she did this
for the Lord (John 12:4-5)? _________
Judas said that the ointment should have
been sold and the money given to the
______________ (John 12:5).
Was Judas really concerned about the
poor (John 12:6)? __________
Who did he really want the money to be
given to (John 12:6)?
_________________________________
Jesus then said that Mary had done the
right thing (John 12:7-8). According to
Jesus’ words, should we expect to have
poor people around today? __________
Should we be surprised when we see
poor people? __________
Disease, Decay, and Death
Our world is under a curse and God put
this curse on the world because of man’s
sin. You can read about this curse in
Genesis chapter 3. All of creation is
affected by this curse. In Romans 8:22,
we learn that "the whole
_____________________
groaneth and travaileth in
____________ together
until now."
You will need a Bible
for this lesson.