The Desire of Ages -- Study Guide

Chapter 45: The Foreshadowing of the Cross

1. Did Christ know before the incarnation the toils, the trials, the betrayal, the abandonment, and torture He would endure in the process of saving man? What does it say about Christ’s view of the human race? DA-SG 48.1

2. Read Matthew 16:13-28. What did Christ mean by the “Rock” and the “keys”? DA-SG 48.2

3. Why did Jesus rebuke Peter sharply, saying: “Get behind me, Satan?” Who was Peter hurting by his words? DA-SG 48.3

4. Read John 2:4. By responding to Mary as He did, what was Jesus communicating to her? DA-SG 48.4