Why is God able to reveal or hide things within time?
God is able to reveal or hide things within time because He is the everlasting, sovereign God who is also the God of intrinsic time. As sovereign, He can disclose everything within time or keep it secret at His pleasure.
Les explains that the everlasting God is not only from eternity past to eternity future but is also associated with time. In His everlasting role as the sovereign God, He has seen fit to hide things at His pleasure. Since He is sovereign, He is totally capable of either revealing everything within time or keeping it secret. This premise prepares for tracing the timeline to show times when God did not reveal and times when He did.