Advent Celebration and Thanksgiving 2021

Which prophet foretold the birth of Jesus?

• Enoch

• Hosea

• Obadiah

• Isaiah

Answer explanation

Check Isaiah 7:14, 9:6

In which gospel(s) do we learn about the birth of Jesus?

• Luke only

• Luke and Matthew

• Matthew only

• John and Mark

Which angel visited Mary and told her she would be the Mother of God?

• Raphael

• Gabriel

• Azrael

• Uriel

Mary and Joseph were forced to travel before Jesus' birth to take part in the Roman Census. Where did they travel to?

• Galilee

• Babel

• Bethlehem

• Jerusalem

Who prophesied to Mary that Christ was "destined for the fall and rising of many" and that "a sword" would "pierce" her "own soul also"?

• Jeremiah

• Simeon

• Zechariah

• Elijah

According to Luke, who came to visit on the night of Jesus' birth?

• The Magi

• Caesar Augustus

• Shepherds

• The Innkeeper

The Magi brought three gifts for the baby Jesus. These were Myrrh, Frankincense and what other?

• Gold

• Iron

• Copper

• Silver

Shortly following his presentation at the temple, Jesus' life was threatened by whom?

• Nero

• Herod

• David

• Saul

Mary, Joseph and Jesus were forced to flee. Where did they find sanctuary?

• Samaria

• Nazareth

• Egypt

• Greece

Following the King Herod's death, which city in Israel did they return to?

• Nazareth

• Tel-Aviv

• Jerusalem

• Jericho