Luke 2:33-35 - "And his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him. And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, 'Behold, THIS CHILD IS APPOINTED FOR THE FALL AND RISING OF MANY IN ISRAEL, AND FOR A SIGN THAT IS OPPOSED (and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), SO THAT THOUGHTS FROM MANY HEARTS MAY BE REVEALED'."
Thereafter, it was proclaimed of Jesus:~ Matthew 21:44 - And he who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; but on whomever it falls, it will scatter him like dust.”
~ 1 Corinthians 1:23 - but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling block and to Gentiles foolishness, ~ 2 Corinthians 2:16 - to the one an aroma from death to death, to the other an aroma from life to life. And who is adequate for these things?
~ 1 Peter 2:8 - and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense”; for they stumble because they are disobedient to the word, and to this doom they were also appointed.
Isaiah's prophecy in Isaiah 8:14 also mentioned that Jesus would be a SANCTUARY for some; while an OFFENSE to others:
“Then He shall become a sanctuary; but to both the houses of Israel, a stone to strike and a rock to stumble over, And a snare and a trap for the inhabitants of Jerusalem."What does this mean? What else could it mean but a reference to the reaction toward Jesus' teachings?
To the obedient, His teachings would be a source of refuge, (i.e. a SANCTUARY). To the disobedient, His teachings would be a source of offense.
John 15 points this out:JOY for the obedient: "If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full." ~ vss 10-11OFFENSIVE for the disobedient: "If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin.,,If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father. But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause. ~ vss. 22, 24-25
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Thereafter, it was proclaimed of Jesus:~ Matthew 21:44 - And he who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; but on whomever it falls, it will scatter him like dust.”
~ 1 Corinthians 1:23 - but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling block and to Gentiles foolishness, ~ 2 Corinthians 2:16 - to the one an aroma from death to death, to the other an aroma from life to life. And who is adequate for these things?
~ 1 Peter 2:8 - and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense”; for they stumble because they are disobedient to the word, and to this doom they were also appointed.
Isaiah's prophecy in Isaiah 8:14 also mentioned that Jesus would be a SANCTUARY for some; while an OFFENSE to others:
“Then He shall become a sanctuary; but to both the houses of Israel, a stone to strike and a rock to stumble over, And a snare and a trap for the inhabitants of Jerusalem."What does this mean? What else could it mean but a reference to the reaction toward Jesus' teachings?
To the obedient, His teachings would be a source of refuge, (i.e. a SANCTUARY). To the disobedient, His teachings would be a source of offense.
John 15 points this out:JOY for the obedient: "If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full." ~ vss 10-11OFFENSIVE for the disobedient: "If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin.,,If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father. But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause. ~ vss. 22, 24-25
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