The Kingdom of God Bible Quiz

Test your knowledge about the Kingdom of God by taking this bible quiz...

1. The Kingdom of God is the same as:

1. Eternal life
2. The Kingdom of Heaven
3. The millennium
4. The church

Matthew 19:23-24

23And Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I say to you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. 24“Again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”

Matthew 11:11

"Truly I say to you, among those born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Baptist! Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

Luke 7:28

28 "I say to you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; yet he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he."

Answer: The Kingdom of Heaven

Lesson: What is the Kingdom of God

2. Kingdom of God means the ________ of God

1. Reign/ rule
2. Church
3. Temple
4. Presence
5. None of the above

basileia: kingdom

kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, especially of God, both in the world, and in the hearts of men

Answer: Reign/ rule of God

Lesson: What is the Kingdom of God

3. The theological term for “now and not yet” is

1. Inaugurated eschatology
2. Dominionism
3. Dispensationalism
4. The new creation

Answer: Inaugurate eschatology

4. The parable of the sower tells us that which of these can prevent the word from growing in your heart

1. Worries of the world
2. Lust of the flesh
3. Pride
4. Sin

Matthew 13:18-23

18 "Hear then the parable of the sower.

19 "When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is the one on whom seed was sown beside the road.

20 "The one on whom seed was sown on the rocky places, this is the man who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy;

21 yet he has no firm root in himself, but is only temporary, and when affliction or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he falls away.

22 "And the one on whom seed was sown among the thorns, this is the man who hears the word, and the worry of the world and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

23 "And the one on whom seed was sown on the good soil, this is the man who hears the word and understands it; who indeed bears fruit and brings forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty."

Answer: Worries of the world

Lesson: What Would Jesus Teach?

5. The Jews were expecting a messiah who would ____

1. Fulfill the Scriptures
2. Defeat the political enemy
3. Rebuild or cleanse the temple so that God can come back into it
4. Establish God’s reign over Israel and the world
5. All of the above

Answer: All of the above

Lesson: The Kingdom of God Summary

6. God created man to rule over

1. Every living thing that moves on the earth
2. The fish of the sea
3. The birds of the sky
4. All of the above
5. God did not create man to rule

Genesis 1

26 Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."

27 God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

28 God blessed them; and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth."

Answer: All of the above

Lesson: The Gospel of the Kingdom of God

7. Why did Jesus say He taught in Parables?

1. To connect with the crowd
2. So people will remember the story
3. To give practical illustrations
4. So some people wouldn’t understand what He was saying

Matthew 13:10-17

10 And the disciples came and said to Him, "Why do You speak to them in parables?"

11 Jesus answered them, "To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted.

12 "For whoever has, to him more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him.

13 "Therefore I speak to them in parables; because while seeing they do not see, and while hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.

Answer: So some people wouldn’t understand what He was saying

Lesson: What Would Jesus Teach?

8. In the parable of the wheat and tares who did Jesus say the tares represented?

1. Those who did not understand the word
2. Those who didn’t last until the end
3. The children of Satan
4. Those who ran out of oil

Matthew 13:36-43

36  Then He left the crowds and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him and said, "Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field."

37 And He said, "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,

38 and the field is the world; and as for the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil one;

39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is the end of the age; and the reapers are angels.

Answer: The children of Satan

Lesson:  Parable of the Wheat and Tares 

9. Leaven was used to represent what in the bible

1. Hypocrisy
2. Pride, Malice, Wickedness
3. False teaching
4. Corruption of the religious system and the political system
5. All of the above

Answer: All of the above

Lesson:  Parable of the Leaven 

10. What does the parable of the dragnet tell us will happen at the end of the age/world?

1. Christians will be taken away by Jesus
2. The righteous will be changed
3. Sinners will remain on the earth
4. All of the above
5. None of the above

Matthew 13:49 - 50 

49 "So it will be at the end of the age; the angels will come forth and take out the wicked from among the righteous,

50 and will throw them into the furnace of fire; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Answer: None of the above

Lesson:  Parable of the Dragnet

11. Which term is never used in the bible?

1. Entering the Kingdom of God
2. Building the Kingdom of God
3. Inheriting the Kingdom of God
4. Seeking the Kingdom of God

Answer: Building the Kingdom of God

12. The parable of the householder/scribe emphasizes understanding the Kingdom as well as _____ ?

1. The Gospel
2. The Beatitudes
3. Your neighbor
4. The Old Testament

Matthew 13:52

52 And Jesus said to them, "Therefore every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like a head of a household, who brings out of his treasure things new and old."

• Scribes were experts in the law

Answer: The Old Testament

Lesson:  Parable of the Scribe

13.  The main point of the parable of the growing seed was _____

1. Building the Kingdom is the “great commission”
2. Jesus will not return until we bring the Kingdom
3. God causes the growth of the Kingdom - not us
4. The results of our evangelism are dependent on the purity of your heart

Mark 4:26-29

26 And He was saying, "The kingdom of God is like a man who casts seed upon the soil;

27 and he goes to bed at night and gets up by day, and the seed sprouts and grows--how, he himself does not know.

Answer:  God causes the growth of the Kingdom - not us

Lesson: Parable of the Growing Seed

14. In the parable of the wedding feast the man being thrown out of the banquet showed us that  ____

1. God provides the means of our salvation
2. You can’t get into the Kingdom solely on your own righteousness
3. There will be horrible circumstances for those who do not make it into the Kingdom at the end time.
4. All of the above

Answer: All of the above

Lesson: Parable of the wedding banquet

15. When Jesus said “the last shall be first and the first shall be last” what was He saying?

1. You have to work hard to get into Heaven
2. Rich people cannot get into Heaven
3. The poor will have a higher status then the rich in Heaven.
4. Heaven’s value system is going to be different than what we have In the world.
5. All of the above

Answer: Heaven’s value system is going to be different than what we have In the world.

Lesson:  Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard

16. The parable of the 10 Virgins teaches us:

1. Jesus will return
2. We won’t know the exact time
3. There are things you can’t attain in the last minute
4. Others won’t be able to help you
5. All of the above

Answer: All of the above

Lesson: Parable of the Ten Virgins

17. The parable of the talents teaches us

1. Everyone has received a blessing of some kind that is to be used for God's glory
2. Rich people are expected to tithe more
3. Poor people won’t go to Heaven
4. What percent you tithe determines your position in Heaven
5. All of the above

Answer: Everyone has received a blessing of some kind that is to be used for God's glory

Lesson:  Parable of the Talents

18. In the Beatitudes Jesus is teaching us that:

1. We should be meek
2. We should be persecuted for the sake of righteousness
3. We should be insulted and persecuted
4. All of the above
5. None of the above

Matthew 5:1-12

When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him.

2 He opened His mouth and began to teach them, saying,

3 " Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

4 "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

5 "Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.

6"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.

7 "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.

8 "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

9 "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.

10 "Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

11 "Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.

Jesus is no more telling us to be meek than He is telling us to try to get persecuted.  He is stating that these are the people who first accepted the Kingdom.   It’s similar to if I brought running water to a village and came in and said “happy are those who are dying of thirst for you shall be satisfied.''

Answer: None of the above

Lesson: The Beatitudes

19.  Jesus can be seen as replacing the tabernacle because they both

1. Provide a means for forgiveness of sin
2. Are means to commune with God
3. Provided healing
4. All of the above
5. None of the above

Answer: All of the above

Lesson:  Where Heaven Meets Earth

20. What role will Christians play after Jesus returns

1. We will play harps
2. We will be the light of the world because there will be no more sun
3. We will rule upon the earth
4. We will be shepherds

Revelation 5:9-10

9 And they *sang a new song, saying, "Worthy are You to take the book and to break its seals; for You were slain, and purchased for God with Your blood men from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.

10 "You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to our God; and they will reign upon the earth."

1 Corinthians 6:1-3

1Does any one of you, when he has a case against his neighbor, dare to go to law before the unrighteous and not before the saints? 2Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? If the world is judged by you, are you not competent to constitute the smallest law courts? 3Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more matters of this life? 

Answer: We will rule upon the earth

Lesson: The Kingdom of God Summary

21.  When Jesus cast out a demon it proved:

1. Jesus had risen
2. Satan had been bound
3. The Romans had been defeated
4. The Kingdom of God was upon us
5. All of the above

Luke 11:14-22

14And He was casting out a demon, and it was mute; when the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke; and the crowds were amazed. 15But some of them said, “He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.” 16Others, to test Him, were demanding of Him a sign from heaven. 17But He knew their thoughts and said to them, “Any kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and a house divided against itself falls. 18“If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Beelzebul. 19“And if I by Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? So they will be your judges. 20“But if I cast out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

Answer: The Kingdom of God is upon us

Lesson: Understanding The Kingdom of Satan