Story 50: Jesus Returns

Comprehension Questions and Answers

1. During the last 2000 years, what has happened to the number of people who believe in Jesus? *The number has been increasing. [50-01]
2. How does God want us to live as we wait for Jesus to return? *He wants us to live in a way that is holy and that honors him. [50-02]
3. What did Jesus say would happen before the end of the world comes? *His disciples would preach the good news of the kingdom of God to people everywhere in the world. [50-02]
4. How will the world that hated Jesus treat his disciples? *The world will cause his disciples to suffer also. [50-04]
5. What is God’s promise to those who remain faithful to the end? *He promises to save them. [50-04]
6. In Jesus’ story about the end of the world, how did the weeds come to be among the wheat? *An enemy planted them. [50-05], [50-06]
7. Why didn't the servants pull out the weeds? *They did not want to accidentally pull out the wheat. [50-07]
8. What does the good seed represent? *The good seed represents the people of God's kingdom. [50-08]
9. What does the harvest represent? *The harvest represents the end of the world, when God’s angels will gather up the people who belong to the devil. [50-09], [50-10]
10. What will happen to the people who belong to the devil at the end of the world? *They will be thrown into a raging fire, where they will suffer terribly. [50-10]
11. In what form will Jesus return to the earth? *He will return the way that he left, with a physical body and on the clouds of the sky. [50-11]
12. What will happen to all Christians when Jesus returns? *Those who are alive will rise to meet him, and those who are dead will also rise to meet him in the sky. [50-12]
13. What will Jesus do to Satan when he returns? *Jesus will throw Satan into hell where he will burn forever. [50-15]
14. What will life be like in the new heaven and new earth? *Jesus will reign forever with peace and justice, and there will be no more suffering. [50-17]

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