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.

By what was the third universal empire symbolized?
Who is the real power operating through the beast and his image, and demanding worship?
What title of distinction is given the law of God?
On what day did the Jews meet for worship?
What is the object of the International Reform Bureau?
In what is the Christian to grow?
What relation do all sustain to God?

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