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.

What is God's attitude toward the sinner?
With what comparison did He illustrate the subject?
What was the result of the Jews' not accepting Christ?
Is there to be a special message for the last days?
What special reason is given for this?
Under what figure was the Christian church represented to the Apostle John?
Before whom are we said to speak?

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