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O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, [thou] that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under [her] wings, and ye would not!
Note 26 at Mt. 23:37: Jesus was not deserting Jerusalem but Jerusalem had deserted Him. Here, Jesus expresses the heart of God. He had desired to draw the people unto Himself, but they refused. This should forever stop anyone from thinking that an individual is predestined to be saved or damned. Jesus would have saved them but they would not receive it.
