Bible Trivia Quiz | Signs of the End Jesus Gave | Digging Deeper

Question 1. As the disciples admired the temple buildings, what did Jesus predict would happen to them?

Answer: Not one stone would be left on another; every one would be thrown down (Matthew 24:1–2).

Context & Exhortation: Jesus had just left the temple after warning the religious leaders, “your house is left unto you desolate” (23:38). 

As the disciples pointed out the buildings, He told them the whole complex would be torn down. Later, as He sat on the mount of Olives, they came to Him privately and asked, “when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?” (24:3).

The temple Jesus’ disciples admired had been greatly enlarged and rebuilt by Herod the Great, and work on it continued for decades. 

To the people of Jerusalem it looked permanent, the centre of their faith and their nation. Historians record that Roman armies destroyed it in AD 70, within a generation of Jesus’ words, just as He said.

Luke tells us that people were talking about how the temple “was adorned with goodly stones and gifts” (Luke 21:5). They were impressed by its beauty, while Jesus was looking ahead to what was coming.

Jesus pointed His followers to something that will never fall: “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away” (24:35). 

Here’s a challenge for us: Think about what you are building your life on today. Careers, buildings, and savings can all be gone in a day, but a life built on Christ and His Word will stand.

Question 2. Jesus listed wars, famines, pestilences, and earthquakes. What did He say all these things are only the start of?

Answer: “The beginning of sorrows” (Matthew 24:7–8).

Context & Exhortation: This was part of Jesus’ long answer on the Mount of Olives, often called the Olivet Discourse. 

He first warned about deception: “Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ” (24:4–5). Then He said they would hear of wars and rumours of wars, “but the end is not yet” (24:6).

The word Jesus used for “sorrows” pictures the pains of childbirth. Those pains are real, and they grow stronger, but they lead to new life. 

In the same way, the troubles of this world are not meaningless; they point toward the coming of God’s kingdom.

Jesus also gave His disciples a clear instruction about how to feel when they heard such news: “see that ye be not troubled” (24:6). He was preparing them so that fear would not rule them.

Every generation has seen wars, earthquakes, and disease. 

When the headlines are scary, let them drive us to prayer and not to panic. Stay calm, stay alert, and keep our eyes on Jesus, who already told us these things would come.

Question 3. Jesus said that as wickedness increases, something in many people will grow cold. What is it?

Answer: Their love. “The love of many shall wax cold” (Matthew 24:12).

Context & Exhortation: Jesus warned His followers that they would be hated for His name’s sake. He said many would be offended, many would betray one another, and many false prophets would rise and deceive many (24:9–11). 

In that kind of climate, He said something even more serious would happen inside people’s hearts.

Coldness of heart rarely happens overnight. It usually comes slowly, as we see so much wrong around us, or as we are hurt, disappointed, or betrayed. Little by little, people stop caring about God and about one another.

Years later, Jesus told the church at Ephesus, “thou hast left thy first love” (Revelation 2:4). They were busy, but their love had cooled. Paul urged believers, “Let love be without dissimulation” (Romans 12:9), meaning be sincere in love; don’t be a hypocrite. When you say you love, really love; don’t be fake. It must be genuine, with no hidden motives.

Jesus followed His warning with a promise: “he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved” (24:13). 

Let us ask ourselves honestly today, Family, whether our love for God and for people is as warm as it once was. If it has cooled, bring it back to Him in prayer, and choose today to love someone in a practical way.

Question 4. According to Jesus in Matthew 24, what has to happen in all the world before the end comes?

Answer: The gospel of the kingdom must be preached in all the world as a witness to all nations (Matthew 24:14).

Context & Exhortation: Right in the middle of His warnings about wars, hatred, and false prophets, Jesus gave His followers a mission. 

Mark records the same point in his Gospel: “the gospel must first be published among all nations” (Mark 13:10). The end would not come before the good news had gone out.

In the first century, the known world was dominated by Rome. Within a few decades, the gospel had spread from Jerusalem to Asia Minor, Greece, and Rome itself, carried by ordinary believers as well as apostles.

Before He went up to heaven, Jesus told His followers that they would be witnesses “unto the uttermost part of the earth” (Acts 1:8). The last days, then, are not only about signs to watch for. They are about work to do.

Every believer has a part to play in this mission. Think about the people God has placed around you: your family, your co-workers, your neighbours, and the people you reach online. 

Here’s an assignment for us: Can we ask God this week for one opportunity to share what Jesus means to us? It’s a great opportunity to witness! Perhaps someone can share how you already do this. Someone might find this useful.

Question 5. In Luke 17, Jesus compared the days before His return to two periods in Old Testament history. Which two?

Answer: The days of Noah and the days of Lot (Luke 17:26–30).

Context & Exhortation: Jesus described life in both periods with a simple list: people ate, drank, married, bought, sold, planted and built (17:27–28). 

Notice that nothing on that list is sinful in itself.

In Noah’s day, the flood came and destroyed them all. In Lot’s day, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven “the same day” that Lot went out of Sodom (17:29). 

In both cases, life carried on as normal right up to the moment judgment fell, and only those who had listened to God were spared.

Peter writes that God “spared not the old world, but saved Noah” (2 Peter 2:5). Noah prepared while others carried on as if nothing would ever change.

The danger Jesus pointed to was not ordinary life itself. It was living as if God would never act. 

As we enjoy our daily life, our work and our family, let us keep eternity in view. Because the big question really is: if the Lord came today, would He find me ready?

Question 6. Jesus said no man knows the day or hour of His return. In Mark’s account, who else did He say does not know it?

Answer: The angels in heaven, and the Son. Only the Father knows (Mark 13:32).

Context & Exhortation: Matthew’s account of the same teaching says, “my Father only” (Matthew 24:36). Even the angels in heaven do not know the day or the hour. Mark adds that even the Son did not know, “neither the Son, but the Father” (Mark 13:32).

Over the centuries, many people have tried to set dates for the end of the world, and every one of those dates has come and gone. Anyone who sets a date is claiming to know more than Jesus said He knew in His earthly ministry.

Before He went up to heaven, Jesus told His disciples, “It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power” (Acts 1:7). Instead, He gave them a job to do.

Whenever people asked Jesus “when?”, His answer was to “watch and pray” (13:33). 

This can be a takeaway for us from this segment: don’t spend your energy chasing dates or predictions. Spend it on being ready every day, so that whenever Jesus comes, He finds us faithful.

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