Does the Lord indicate the kind of people that will be carried through the time of trouble? Give Scriptural proof. ¶ 564. How many people, approximately, are now living on the earth? ¶ 565. How soon may we expect the present evil order to pass away? ¶ 565. What catastrophe caused the first world to end? ¶ 566. How many persons were saved or carried over from that first world to the new order? ¶ 566. What did Noah and his family represent? ¶ 566. What promise did God make to Noah immediately following the flood? Quote the promise. ¶ 566. What assurance do we gather from this divine promise with reference to those now living on the earth? ¶ 566. Why can it now be said that millions now living will never die? ¶ 566. Quote Jesus' words in John 11:26. ¶ 567. When will this opportunity of life come to mankind? ¶ 567. What will be the results to those then living who believe and obey the Lord? ¶ 567. What is meant by believing? ¶ 567. Quote the words of Jesus in John 8:51. ¶ 567. Do the Scriptures show that all men must hear and gain a knowledge of the truth? ¶ 567. Is it possible for any one to keep the sayings of Jesus before he knows them? ¶ 567. What is the condition of the majority of mankind? ¶ 568. What promise has God made that will be beneficial to those now unrighteous? ¶ 568. Shall the unrighteous ones in the earth have an opportunity to live? Give the Scriptural proof. ¶ 568. What picture does Job give with reference to restoration in his prophecy, chapter 33, verses 16 to 25? ¶ 569. Quote these verses of Scripture and explain them. ¶ 570. Do the Scriptures indicate that some will refuse to obey the righteous rule of the Lord? ¶ 571. What will be the punishment of those who disobey? ¶ 571. How long will the Lord permit them to have a trial? ¶ 571. When the Lord speaks of dividing the people as a shepherd divides his goats and sheep, what is meant? ¶ 572. What class do the goats represent? ¶ 572. What class is pictured by the sheep? ¶ 572. What is meant by everlasting punishment? ¶ 573. What is meant by everlasting life? ¶ 573. Does the Apostle define everlasting punishment? If so, how? ¶ 574. Who is guaranteed a full opportunity for life? ¶ 575. What is meant by a gift? ¶ 575. What things are necessary to make a gift effective? ¶ 575. Quote the Apostle's words in 1 Timothy 2:3,4. ¶ 575. What is meant in this passage by being saved? and what is meant by being brought to a knowledge of the truth? ¶ 575. Quote two Scriptures showing that life is a gift. ¶ 575. To whom is this free gift offered? ¶ 576. Quote 1 John 2:2. ¶ 576. What is meant by the word "our", and also by the word "world"? ¶ 576. What does this Scripture prove with reference to the ransom-sacrifice and its benefits to mankind? ¶ 576. What message was delivered by the angel to the shepherds at Jesus' birth? ¶ 576. Does this guarantee that anything shall be given to all the people? and if so, what? ¶ 576.