▁for ▁those ▁who ▁accept ▁him ▁with ▁faith ▁Jesus ▁will ▁be ▁their ▁salv ation , ▁free ing ▁them ▁from ▁sin ▁in ▁this ▁life ▁and ▁raising ▁them ▁up ▁to ▁et ernal ▁life ." ▁ ▁The ▁comment ary ▁also ▁says ▁that ▁Mary ▁will ▁be ▁int imately ▁linked ▁with ▁her ▁Son ' s ▁work ▁of ▁salv ation . ▁The ▁sword ▁indicates ▁that ▁Mary ▁will ▁have ▁a ▁share ▁in ▁her ▁son ' s ▁suffer ings . ▁The ▁last ▁words ▁of ▁the ▁prop he cy ▁link ▁up ▁with ▁verse ▁ 3 4 : ▁u pr ight ness ▁or ▁per vers ity ▁will ▁be ▁demonstrated ▁by ▁whether ▁one ▁accepts ▁or ▁reject s ▁Christ . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁three ▁elements ▁then ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁sign ▁of ▁contradiction , ▁according ▁to ▁Catholic ▁the ology : ▁( 1 ) ▁An ▁attack ▁on ▁Christ ▁or ▁people ▁who ▁are ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁" un ited " ▁with ▁Christ . ▁From ▁this ▁attack , ▁ens ues ▁a ▁double - mov ement : ▁ ▁( 2 ) ▁the ▁down fall ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁reject ▁Christ , ▁and ▁( 3 ) ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁accept ▁him . ▁ ▁This ▁double - mov ement ▁is ▁connected ▁with ▁the ▁division ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁referred ▁to ▁in ▁, ▁an ▁external ▁division ▁among ▁pe op les ▁who ▁either ▁follow ▁him ▁or ▁not , ▁but ▁an ▁internal ▁peace ▁for ▁those ▁who ▁follow ▁him . ▁ ▁" Do ▁you ▁think ▁that ▁I ▁have ▁come ▁to ▁give ▁peace ▁on ▁earth ? ▁No , ▁I ▁tell ▁you , ▁but ▁rather ▁division ; ▁ ▁for ▁hence