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Luke 20:18

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KJV ORIGINAL

Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Anyone who trips and falls on that stone is going to get seriously hurt, but if that stone falls on you? You're completely done for.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

There's a big difference between stumbling over Jesus and having him come down in judgment — one leaves you broken, the other leaves you dust.

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Here's what's going to happen: anyone who refuses to listen to that prophet will be completely cut off from God's people.

He completely destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, burning them to ash as his judgment against them. This was meant to be a warning for anyone in the future who would choose to live against God's ways.

Tell them this — and I'm being completely serious here, says the Lord God — I don't get any joy out of seeing bad people die. What I actually want is for them to completely change direction and start living. Turn around, turn around from the stuff that's destroying you! Why would you choose to die, Israel?

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