Bible Trivia Quiz | Final Scenes in Revelation | Digging Deeper

Question 1. In Revelation 20, how long is Satan bound, and where is he thrown?

Answer: A thousand years, into the bottomless pit (Revelation 20:2–3).

Context & Exhortation: In John’s vision, an angel came down from heaven “having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand” (20:1). 

Satan was sealed in “that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled” (20:3).

Christians have held different views over the centuries on how to understand the thousand years. Some believe Christ will return and rule on earth for a literal thousand years. Others believe the thousand years is not a literal number. They read it as a picture of Christ’s reign over a long period of time, which some say is happening now.

But one thing we can be sure of from this passage is that Satan’s power has limits set by God. After the thousand years, “he must be loosed a little season” (20:3). In the end, he is “cast into the lake of fire and brimstone” (20:10), and his defeat is final.

Satan’s power is real, but it is not unlimited; it has an end date. On the other hand, Christ’s power is limitless and has no end. 

So we do not need to live in fear of the enemy, because he is already a defeated foe.

Question 2. At the great white throne, on what basis were the dead judged?

Answer: By the things written in the books, according to their works (Revelation 20:12).

Context & Exhortation: John saw “a great white throne, and him that sat on it” (20:11). The earth and the heaven fled away from His face. The dead, “small and great,” stood before God (20:12). 

Family, we must remember that no one is too important or too small to stand before God. Kings and servants, the famous and the forgotten will all give account. Our lives and choices matter to God.

Another book was also opened, “which is the book of life” (20:12). “And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire” (20:15). 

Jesus told His disciples to rejoice “because your names are written in heaven” (Luke 10:20).

The most important question anyone can ask is whether their name is written in the book of life. Let us make sure ours is there, through faith in Christ, and live today knowing that every life will one day be reviewed.

Question 3. Revelation 21 says God will wipe away all tears. What four things will there be no more of?

Answer: Death, sorrow, crying and pain (Revelation 21:4).

Context & Exhortation: John saw “a new heaven and a new earth” (21:1). Then he heard a great voice from heaven saying, “the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them” (21:3). God Himself will live among His people.

Every tear, every loss and every pain we carry now is temporary. The things that hurt us most in this life will have no place in the life to come.

The reason given is that “the former things are passed away” (21:4). Then He that sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new” (21:5).

Whatever you are carrying today, whether grief, illness or disappointment, it is not permanent. God will one day wipe it away. Let that hope give you strength to keep going.

Question 4. Why does the New Jerusalem need neither the sun nor the moon?

Answer: The glory of God lights it, and the Lamb is its light (Revelation 21:23).

Context & Exhortation: John describes the New Jerusalem coming down from God out of heaven. He says “the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it” (21:24), and “there shall be no night there” (21:25).

In the ancient world, night was a time of danger and fear. A city with no night is a city with no danger and nothing to fear. Its light comes straight from God Himself.

Isaiah had foretold this: “the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light” (Isaiah 60:19). Jesus said, “I am the light of the world” (John 8:12).

The light that will fill the eternal city is the same light we can walk in today. We are encouraged to let Christ be our light now, even in the dark places of our lives, just as He will be our light in the New Jerusalem.

Question 5. How many kinds of fruit does the tree of life bear in Revelation 22, and what are its leaves for?

Answer: Twelve kinds, with fruit every month. Its leaves are for the healing of the nations (Revelation 22:2).

Context & Exhortation: In John’s vision, the tree of life grows beside “a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb” (22:1).

The tree of life first appears in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 2:9). After Adam and Eve sinned, they were driven out and shut off from it (Genesis 3:24). 

In Revelation, the way to the tree of life is open again. John writes, “And there shall be no more curse” (22:3). Jesus had promised the church in Ephesus, “To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life” (2:7).

The Bible begins with paradise lost and ends with paradise restored. What was lost in Eden is restored in Christ. 

Think about the healing we need today, and bring it to the One who will one day heal the nations.

Question 6. What are the last words Jesus speaks in the Bible, and how does John respond?

Answer: “Surely I come quickly.” John answers, “Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus” (Revelation 22:20).

Context & Exhortation: Jesus says “I come quickly” three times in the last chapter of the Bible (22:7, 12, 20). His final words are a promise, and John’s final words are a prayer of agreement.

The Bible does not end with a full stop. It ends with an invitation and a longing for Christ to come. 

From Genesis to Revelation, the story moves toward this moment.

Just before, “the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come” (22:17). The very last verse reads, “The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen” (22:21).

John could say “Even so, come, Lord Jesus” from his heart. 

Let us ask ourselves whether we can pray that prayer today with joy. If not, we should ask God what needs to change so that we can.

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