'Destined' in the Bible

Then Simeon blessed them and told His mother Mary: “Indeed, this child is destined to cause the fall and rise of many in Israel and to be a sign that will be opposed—

He was chosen before the foundation of the world but was revealed at the end of the times for you

andA stone to stumble over,and a rock to trip over.They stumble because they disobey the message; they were destined for this.

If anyone is destined for captivity,into captivity he goes.If anyone is to be killed with a sword,with a sword he will be killed.This demands the perseverance and faith of the saints.