John 9:39 NASB
And Jesus said, "For judgment I came
into this world, that those who do not
see may see; and that those who see
may become blind."
The Great Reversal = Seeing If Blind
& Not Seeing If Not Blind
The judgment of Jesus begins with a
person's own self-evaluation. He will
begin His work of salvation exactly
where He finds each individual.
He made inroads to reveal their
thoughts and ideas, values and closely
guarded beliefs privately held deep
within each person's own inner soul.
He connected to each person's secret
place of their own heart. The miracle
revealed in His work started with their
own specific appraisal of how they would
describe themselves to themselves as
well as how they communicated to others.
He readily acknowledged how many would
not receive Him by faith. He entered into
our inner circle of community with His
goal of making us an offer for salvation
from our own sin and shame.
However, given this reveal, Jesus never
made any guarantee that everybody who
heard Him would perceive and receive Him.
He fully believed in the Old Testament
that many would not receive Him:
Matthew 13:13-14 NASB
"Therefore I speak to them in parables;
because while seeing they do not see,
and while hearing they do not hear,
nor do they understand. [v14] In their
case the prophecy of Isaiah is being
fulfilled, which says, 'YOU WILL
KEEP ON HEARING, BUT WILL
NOT UNDERSTAND; YOU WILL
KEEP ON SEEING, BUT
WILL NOT PERCEIVE ..."
Even His own mother, Mary, was given
a prophetic warning about this great reversal:
Luke 2:34-35 NASB
And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary
His mother, "Behold, this Child is appointed
for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and
for a sign to be opposed, [v35] and a sword
will pierce even your own soul to the end
that thoughts from many hearts may be
revealed."
Nobody was exempt from His judgment, not
even His own family.
