Luke 11:31
The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here. The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
The saying points to Jesus Himself standing among the people as one greater and wiser than Solomon. Solomon's wisdom had been a gift from God, but he spoiled it by turning to other sources for understanding. True wisdom is not drawn from human thinking but is learned from God and from Jesus Christ.
As the center who holds wisdom and authority, Christ calls people to turn to Him and to learn His wisdom. Yet many at the time did not recognize who He was and did not grasp His mission. Even His followers only afterward perceived how unbelief, preoccupation with earthly things, and the opposition of religious leaders had darkened their comprehension of Him.
The saying warns that in the judgment those who had less light will rise up to condemn a generation that turned away from greater evidence. The same principle appears in Nineveh, whose people repented under the preaching of Jonah, while Christ's generation rejected His preaching though one greater than Jonah stood before them. His words, uttered with the convicting power of the Holy Spirit, were themselves the sign given to bring salvation, proving the need was inward renewal rather than further outward proof.