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 loss do those sustain who do not accept Him?
How did Pilate comply with their request?
What did Christ state as a condition of entering into life?
By what means did the Jews know God's will?
What did the apostles say to the idolaters at Lystra?
With what statement does the fifth trumpet close?
How completely will the pains and sorrows of the former world pass away?

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