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.

Does Christ possess these same attributes?
What basis for reconciliation was made by Christ's death?
How should the wife relate herself to her husband?
What does God desire to teach the children?
What awaits those who despise the means of grace?
Will the world be prepared to meet Him?
Under what striking symbol was all this foretold?

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