God has appointed many like yourself, Pate, to stumble at the Word as He so Desires.
Job. 23:13-14
13 But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.
14 For he performeth the thing that is appointed for me: and many such things are with him.
1 Pet. 2:8
And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
2 Thes. 1:6-9
6 Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;
7 And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
9 Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
They are the non-elect Rom. 9:21, the vessels of wrath Rom. 9:22, the seed of the serpent Mat. 13:38, tares Mat. 13:40, goats Mat. 25:41, the religious reprobate Titus 1:16, that God is fitting for eternal destruction.
They never were part of the Elect Titus 1:1, the World that God Loved John 3:16; Eph. 1:4 and that Christ gave Himself for Gal. 1:4.