Jesus Christ the Rock
Acts 4:11, "This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner."
�The stone� is Jesus Christ, and this is a reference to Psalm 118:22, where the builders are the rulers of Israel. Peter says �you builders�, placing the men of the Sanhedrin clearly in that role. Peter is saying, �By your rejection and crucifixion of Jesus Christ, you have fulfilled one of your own prophecies. And, just as surely as one prophecy has been fulfilled, so shall the other � the rejected stone will become the head of the corner!
Jesus Christ the Rock
1. Christ is the Rock of Salvation: Exo. 17:1-7
2. Christ is the Rock of Judgment: Isa. 8:14; 1 Pet. 2:8
3. Christ is the Rock of Provision: Isa. 26:3,4
4. Christ is the Foundation Rock: Isa. 28:16; Psalm 118:22
5. Christ is the Rock of the Church: Matt. 16:16; 1 Cor. 3:11; Eph. 2:20-22.
6. Christ is the Destroying Rock at the 2nd Advent: Dan. 2:35, He�s the Rock cut out without hands that crushes the image.
The Jews understood these references; and Peter is telling them that they have �set at nought� the Lord, having rejected Him and totally disregarded Him.
Christ �became� the �head of the corner,� referring to His joining the two spiritual kingdoms, the Church and born-again Israel. After the 2nd Advent, there will also be political unity, but of course made up only of believers in Christ.