“Where I am, Thither Ye Cannot Come.” 

 “Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles?  What manner of saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me : and where I am, thither ye cannot come?  John 7:35-36

            “Where I am, Thither Ye Cannot Come.” — Because they did not belong there, and were unwilling to change. Their character was exactly opposite to that which makes heaven what it is. They belonged to the other kingdom. He that knows and loves only savage sounds, cannot sing in the Oratorio of the Messiah. The ignorant man cannot come, while he remains ignorant, where the cultured man is in the love and appreciation of literature. 

            And the Pharisees had neglected their disease till it was too late to cure it. They had been playing with the fire that was slowly burning up their dwelling, and warming themselves by it, till in spite of all warn- ings it was impossible to save the house.