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.

For what purpose did Christ come into the world?
What reward in this life is promised the faithful mother?
Did Christ come to abolish or to destroy the law?
What has the Pope commanded all Catholics to do?
What was the character and the work of many of the bishops at that time?
When these things should begin to come to pass, what did Christ tell His people to do?
What events mark the sounding of the seventh trumpet?

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