Hᴇ will be a sanctuary, but for both houses of Israel, ʜᴇ will be a stumbling stone and a rock that makes them fall. For the people of Jerusalem, ʜᴇ will be a trap and a snare.
This precious value, therefore, is for y’all who believe. But for those who disbelieve, “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”
For certain humans crept in secretly, those whose condemnation was written about long ago. They are ungodly, turning the grace of our God into sensuality and denying our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary, his mother, “Indeed, this child is destined to cause the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against.
“‘Have you not heard how I have done it long ago, and formed it in ancient times? Now I have brought it to pass, that it should be yours to destroy fortified cities, turning them into ruinous heaps.
For this is upheld in Scripture, “See, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, chosen and precious. The one who believes in him will never be put to shame.”