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 followed immediately after the gaoler and his family had accepted Christ as their Saviour?
What does the prophet Jeremiah declare Christ to be?
Why did the Lord destroy Sodom?
In what similar language is the fate of the fourth beast of Daniel 7 described?
How does David speak of Christ's coming?
Concerning what have we been definitely informed?
After accepting Christ, what are we to do?

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