There are 47 verses in the KJV concordance that have
both words of 'wise' and 'fool*' listed together in them.
However, there is just one parable that Jesus provided
where He compared and contrasted the differences
between those people who followed His words and
those people who did not follow His words.
The external forces were identical between the Wise Man
and the Foolish Man. The only difference between the two
was how they either followed or did not follow His words.
Obeying the words of Jesus creates a firm foundation.
Disregarding the words of Jesus creates variable foundation.
Jesus first spoke about the Wise Man who heard and obeyed:
Matthew 7:25 KJV
And the rain descended, and the floods came,
and the winds blew, and beat upon that house;
and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
Jesus then spoke about the Foolish Man who heard but
then built his house on sand.
Matthew 7:27 KJV
And the rain descended, and the floods came,
and the winds blew, and beat upon that house;
and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
Sand symbolically represents the Nations or the Peoples
of the world. Sand has not permanent cement that makes
it structurally sound. It remains separate, individual grains
that associate together and can be shaped by pressures which
hold it temporarily in place as long as there is no force acting
on it. Sand will easily crumble and break down into its
component pieces whenever forces are acting against it.
The cross of Christ is a dividing line marking out those
who hear and follow versus those who hear and don't follow.
The line drawn is not in the Sand of the Nations, but in the
hearts and minds of those who are obedient to His words.
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The rain and flood used by Jesus reminded me of the deluge
of the Flood from Noah's day. There were 8 souls saved
due to the righteousness of Father Noah. Noah obeyed
and he had the firm foundation to weather the storms of
His generation. The 'great fall' that Jesus spoke about was
the wrath of God upon the Nations (ie, Sand-People)
exactly like Noah's generation. Sand-People always turn
to their peers for connections instead of obeying the Word.
