WATCHMAN33
Builders handle a great cornerstone at an ancient Jerusalem worksite while others turn away.
PROPHECY EVIDENCE FILE 158 / 165
Fulfilled

The Stone of Stumbling

Isaiah says the Lord will be a sanctuary yet also a stone over which many in Israel stumble.

PRIMARY PROPHECY

Isaiah 8:13–15

13Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and [let] him [be] your fear, and [let] him [be] your dread.

14And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

15And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.

THE HISTORICAL CONNECTION

The prophetic text and its New Testament connection

AUDITABLE EVIDENCE

Sources & further reading

Historical facts and interpretive background are kept as structured citations so links can be checked and maintained over time.

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Primary source

The Great Isaiah Scroll

The Israel Museum, Jerusalem

Official collection record for an ancient manuscript witness to this Old Testament book. It supports the text’s antiquity and transmission context, not the claimed fulfillment by itself.

Checked September 11, 2026
How to read this file

The sources establish the historical record and provide background on the biblical passage. The conclusion that these events fulfill prophecy is the stated interpretation of Watchman 33.