LESSON THIRTY-NINE

THE LIVING STONE, THE ROCK,
THE FOUNDATION STONE,
THE CORNERSTONE, THE TOPSTONE,
THE ROCK OF STUMBLING, AND
THE SMITING STONE

OUTLINE

1. The living stone typifying Christ and the believers:
   1. The living stone typifying Christ:
      1. Possessing life and being living.
      2. Being able to generate and transform.
      3. Being for God’s building and expression.
   2. The living stone typifying the believers:
      1. Through regeneration.
      2. Through growth and transformation.
      3. For God’s building.
2. The rock typifying Christ in many aspects:
   1. Being steady, sure, and stable.
   2. Having been tested.
   3. Being trustworthy.
   4. Being massive.
   5. Being spiritual.
   6. Following His believers.
   7. Having been cleft.
3. The foundation stone typifying Christ as the foundation of God’s building:
   1. Being firm, secure, and unshakable.
   2. Having sufficient strength to uphold the entire building.
4. The cornerstone typifying Christ as the joining of God’s building:
   1. For joining.
   2. For supporting.
5. The topstone typifying Christ as the top covering of God’s building:
   1. For covering.
   2. For protection.
6. The rock of stumbling typifying the effect of Christ on the unbelievers.
7. The smiting stone:
   1. As the seed of God’s kingdom to grow God’s kingdom.
   2. As the stone cut out without hands that will smash the nations on the earth which fight against the kingdom of God.
   3. Becoming a great mountain, signifying the kingdom of God that will fill the whole earth.