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.

What terrible judgment came in consequence of continued sin and transgression against God?
How did He further explain the new birth?
For how long does marriage bind the contracting parties?
Is there a specified time for the cleansing of the heavenly sanctuary?
What does Christ as the advocate of His people confess before the Father and His angels?
When, according to the Bible, does the Sabbath begin?
Afterward who came to be called by this title?

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