RUSSELL MOORE: Jesus has AIDS.
Some of Jesus’ church has AIDS.
AIDS is scandalous, sure. But not nearly as scandalous as a cross.
At Golgotha, Jesus became sin by bearing the sins of the world (2 Cor 5:21). Now that’s scandalous.
Jesus loves the world, and the world has AIDS.
DAVID ZVI HOFFMAN: Indeed, our Sages taught (Berakhot 5b) that there are cases where tzara'at befalls a person as 'afflictions of love.'
JONATHAN MISHKIN: The right of God to appoint leadership is demonstrated in His power to instantly afflict and heal.
Bath Curtain by Hugh Auchincloss Steers
"The Terror you inspire and the Pride of your Heart has deceived you, O Dwellers in the Clefts of the Rock, who Occupy the Heights of the Hill, who says in his Heart, 'Who will bring me down to Earth?' Though you may rise High like the Eagle and though you set your Nest among the Stars, from there I will bring you down, declares YHVH" (Obadiah 1:3-4 Multilingual, Jeremiah 49:16 Multilingual).
"And all Edom [2 Samuel 8:14 Multilingual] and Sedom became Servants of David bearing an Offering" (2 Samuel 8:2 Multilingual).
Translation: "The United States of America which is called, according to The Spirit, 'In the Name of Sedom and Egypt,' where also their Lord was crucified" (Apocalypse 11:8 Multilingual).
אַרְצוֹת הַבְּרִית שֶׁל אַמְרִיקָה הַנִּקְרֵאת כְּפִי הָרוּחַ בְּשֵׁם סְדוֹם וּמִצְרַיִם אֲשֶׁר־שָׁם נִתלָה על הַעֵץ גַּם־אֲדֹנֵיהֶם
