By promising to drink this cup with the disciples in His Father's kingdom, Jesus anticipated His ____.

• A. Ascension
• B. Resurrection
• C. Incarnation
• D. Return

Answer: (D)

The idea being tested is Jesus’ future fulfillment through his return to establish the Father’s kingdom. When he speaks of drinking the cup with the disciples in the Father’s kingdom, he’s looking beyond his immediate death to a time when he will come back and inaugurate the messianic rule. That future home of God with his people is what the cup and the fellowship signify—the banqueting, shared life, and authority with him in the coming kingdom. This restates the hope of Christ’s return and the coming of God’s kingdom, rather than the events of his incarnation, his resurrection, or his ascension. So the best fit is the promise of his return.