How is the church at the first advent described?

Answer

"And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. Verse 2.

In what scripture does Christ apply the same emblem to Himself ?
How did Noah show his faith in this message?
Who was represented by \"the great horn,\" and what followed when it was broken?
By what is the knowledge of sin?
What was first seen on the opening of the sixth seal ?
Do they take any part in earthly things?
In what is the Christian to grow?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle