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The Jews, who disputed in vain, to invalidate the truth of the appearance of the Christ, remained oblivious of this world of faith. Without the acceptance of Jesus as the Christ, the door was closed to understanding either His words or the significance of events in His life. Without such an understanding, the meaning of the scriptures remained a mystery. And, not understanding the meaning of the Hebrew scriptures, the world and life itself was a mystery to them. At the Coming of the Holy One of Israel, far from responding to the spirit of the world of faith offered to them, the Jewish people viewed as insignificant and troublesome the small band of Christ's followers
(66:5)
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