Revelation Bible Trivia Quiz With Questions & Answers

Test your knowledge of the Book of Revelation by taking this Revelation Bible Quiz.

Whether you’re a curious newcomer or a seasoned scholar, this trivia challenge with questions and answers will test your familiarity with the final Book of the New Testament and discover how much you truly know about the apocalyptic prophecy.

Scoring: This quiz has 25 questions and is worth 100 percentage points. Give yourself 4 points for each correct answer and 0 points for each wrong answer. Example: Getting 20 questions correct will earn an 80% score (20 x 4 = 80).

Revelation Bible Trivia Quiz

True or False: The Book of Revelation opens with a detailed genealogy of Jesus to establish the context of the prophecy.
Answer: False. Revelation opens with a prologue of the revelation from Jesus Christ to His servant John and then proceeds into a message to seven churches.

Question: Who is the author of Revelation?
Answer: The Book identifies the author as John in the first verse (Revelation 1:1).

True or False: Revelation is intended to be a literal, step-by-step prediction of the future for the end of the world.
Answer: False. The Book uses symbolic language and imagery, open to various interpretations, to narrate the events that would happen between the time it was written and the end of the world.

Question: How many seals are broken by the Lamb of God?
Answer: Seven (Revelation 6)

Question: What are the four living creatures described around the throne of Heaven?
Answer: A lion, an ox, a human, and an eagle (Revelation 4:7)

Question: What number is associated with the Antichrist?
Answer: The number 666 (Revelation 13:18)

Question: What are the seven churches mentioned at the beginning of Revelation?
Answer: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea (Revelation 1:11)

True or False: All seven churches mentioned in Revelation receive both rebuke and praise.
Answer: False. Ephesus, Pergamum, and Thyatira receive both praise and rebuke, but Smyrna and Philadelphia receive only praise and encouragement, and Sardis and Laodicea are only rebuked (Revelation 2-3).

Question: What is the name of the giant star falling to earth on a third of the rivers?
Answer: Wormwood (Revelation 8:10-11)

Question: What is the New Jerusalem described as being made of in Revelation 21?
Answer: The wall is made of jasper and the city of pure gold (Revelation 21:18)

Question: What is the symbolic meaning of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse?
Answer: They represent conquest, war, famine, and death (Revelation 6:1-8)

Question: What literary style is used extensively in Revelation?
Answer: Apocalyptic symbolism and imagery

Question: What is the significance of the number 144,000 in Revelation?
Answer: It represents the number of those sealed by God with His name written on their foreheads (Revelation 14:1-3)

Question: What does the white horse symbolize in Revelation 19:11-16?
Answer: It is interpreted as Christ returning in victory.

Question: What does the pouring out of the seven bowls on earth represent in Revelation 16?
Answer: They represent God’s wrath being poured out for the judgments on the earth and its inhabitants (Revelation 16)

True or False: The Book promises that those who are faithful will be rewarded with eternal life in a new heaven and a new earth.
Answer: True. Revelation 21-22 describes this new creation.

Question: What tree stood on each side of the water of life flowing from the throne of God?
Answer: The tree of life (Revelation 22:2)

Question: What does the Book of Revelation say about the fate of those who are not written in the Book of Life?
Answer: They will be thrown into the lake of fire (Revelation 20:15)

True or False: Revelation portrays a final battle between good and evil, with God ultimately prevailing.
Answer: True. This battle is often referred to as Armageddon (Revelation 16:16 and 19.)

Question: What is the overall message of Revelation?
Answer: While there will be judgment and tribulation, God’s ultimate victory and the establishment of a new heaven and new earth are assured (Revelation 21-22)

Question: What is the warning given to those who hear the prophecy of Revelation and add words to them as described in chapter 22?
Answer: If anyone adds anything to the prophecy, God will add to that person the plagues described in the scroll (Revelation 22:18).

Question: What is the warning given to those who hear the prophecy of Revelation and take words away from it as described in chapter 22?
Answer: If anyone takes words away from the prophecy, God will take away from that person any share in the Tree of Life and in the Holy City, which are described in the scroll (Revelation 22:19).

Question: What will be the source of light for the nations in the Holy City of Jerusalem?
Answer: God’s glory (Revelation 21:23)

True or False: The Book of Revelation refers to Jesus only by His name when mentioning Him throughout the text.
Answer: False. Jesus is referred to by various titles throughout Revelation, including the Lamb, Son of Man, Son of God, Lord, the Root of David, King of Kings, etc.

True or False: The concluding verses of the Book of Revelation include a final invitation by Jesus for those who hear the prophecy to come to Him.
Answer: True. (Revelation 22:17)

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