As we continue our examination of who Israel is in Scripture, we see God's chosen nation walking in continued rebellion by rejecting Jesus, orchestrating His death, and persecuting His Church.

SMALL GROUP QUESTIONS:

- Why do you think there were only 120 people in the Upper Room on the Day of Pentecost, following the ministry and Resurrection of Jesus?

- Do you feel like you’ve observed 2 Timothy 2:13 in your own life?

…if we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny himself.

- Why would the Jewish leaders and priests simply repair the torn curtain that guarded the Holy of Holies in the Temple, and continue as though nothing had happened?

- Do you think most people aren’t Christians due to a lack of evidence? And if not evidence, then what?

- What ungodly political compromises might Christians be tempted to support in the name of pragmatism (as the Jewish leaders did in Jesus’ day)?