What happens to people who hear the gospel, are convicted by the Holy Spirit, and then reject it?
They are immediately blinded to the truth and immediately embrace the man Antichrist. This rejection follows Holy Spirit conviction, showing they knew what they needed yet turned from it, and it results in spiritual blindness and allegiance to Antichrist rather than salvation.
Les explains that these are people who have heard the gospel and have been convicted by the Holy Spirit that this is what they need, but they reject it. They are the ones who will be immediately blinded to the truth and immediately embrace the man Antichrist. This stands in contrast to the faith God sees as salvation, as Romans 4 makes plain: Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him as righteousness. Les also notes that there are billions who have never heard the gospel, and some may be near preaching yet do not hear it.