THE ONE YEAR BIBLE CHALLENGE:

Read the whole Bible in one year

Week 51, December 24, 2011:  “Trumpets, Scrolls, Horses, etc.”

This week's Reading:  December 17th to 23rd

Old Testament:  Nahum 1:1 to Zechariah 5:11
New Testament:  Revelation 8:1 to 14:20
Psalms:  Psalm 136:1 to 142:7
Proverbs:  Proverbs 30:7 to 30:23

Old Testament

Who is the “remnant,” referred to in Zephaniah, and elsewhere?

Zephaniah 2:7 (RSV)

“The seacoast shall become the possession
of the remnant of the house of Judah,
on which they shall pasture,
and in the houses of Ash'kelon
they shall lie down at evening.
For the LORD their God will be mindful of them
and restore their fortunes.”

New Testament

Who are the two witnesses referred to in Revelation 11?

Revelation 11:3

“I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.”