Why did not these ancient worthies receive the promise?

Answer

"And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise: God having provided
some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect." Heb. 11: 39,40.

What admission did they secure from Him as the basis of condemning Him?
Who has borne our sins, and stands ready to help us?
What event does he speak of as immediately following these times of refreshing?
Under what condition is the written law good?
What question did the disciples ask Christ concerning His second coming?
Against whom do the wicked go to make war, and what is the outcome?
What experience followed this trust in Jesus?

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