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.
 


To whom will the gates of the heavenly city finally be opened?
How are these gifts elsewhere spoken of?
Whose Spirit inspired their utterances?
What is the love of God?
What did Christ say of worship based upon the commandments of men?
What is set forth as the basis for hope and comfort?
What takes place under the seventh plague?

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