Why is the gospel hidden from the lost?
The gospel is hidden from the lost because the god of this world has blinded the minds of those who do not believe. Scripture says if our gospel is hid, it is hid to them that are lost, and the lost do not understand their plight, so the good news remains veiled to them.
Les explains from 2 Corinthians chapter 4 that the gospel means good news. If our gospel is hid, it is hid to them who are lost. The believer understands what the gospel is all about because it is what got him where he is, but the lost masses of humanity really do not know the plight they are in or understand why they are what they are. Verse 4 gives the reason: in these unbelievers, the god of this world has blinded the minds. Les also notes that God has at times hidden things from the human race, as when the twelve did not hear His words about going to Jerusalem, being crucified, and rising the third day. But here he is dealing with the other side of the coin: our gospel is hid to them that are lost, and you and I cannot take on the world.
In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
More Questions
Who has blinded the minds of the lost according to 2 Corinthians 4:4?
In 2 Corinthians 4:4, the lost's blindness is the other side of the coin: the God of this world, not God, has blinded the minds of the lost/unbelievers.