Why was this to be?

Answer

"And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to
the time of the end." Verse 35.

How many are sinners?
What spirit must those cherish whom God forgives?
For whose sake did Christ say the period of papal persecution would be shortened?
Did angels exist before the death of any of the human family?
7. With what is witchcraft classed by Paul, and what does he say to those who are guilty of such things?
Are the righteous freed from afflictions in this world?
To whom did Jesus first send the twelve disciples?

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