Yes — the Bible plainly says some people cannot believe because Satan, the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who believe not.
In 2 Corinthians 4:3-4, the gospel is hid to them that are lost, and the god of this world has blinded their minds so the light of the glorious gospel cannot shine in. Les Feldick teaches that this satanic blindness is why the lost see nothing to be gained and go on in total darkness. He also stresses that there is nothing believers can do until God takes away this blindness.
2 Corinthians 4:3-4 — This is the passage Les cites repeatedly as the plain explanation for why some cannot believe: the gospel is hid to the lost, and Satan has blinded their minds.
Second Corinthians 4:3-4 reads: "But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: 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." These verses give the Bible's plain answer: the gospel is hidden to those who are lost, and it is the god of this world who has blinded their minds. The purpose of that blinding is specific — to keep the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, from shining into their understanding. Elsewhere, Luke 18:34 records that the Lord's words to the twelve about His coming crucifixion and resurrection were hid from them, showing that Scripture does speak of the gospel being hid from people.
Les Feldick repeatedly takes believers to 2 Corinthians 4:3-4 to explain the dilemma of the unsaved world. He teaches that the God of this world is Satan, and that Satan has blinded the minds of them who believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel should shine unto them. This, Les says, is why the unconcerned world lives only for today with no thought for eternity.
Les Feldick answers this directly from 2 Corinthians 4:4: In whom the God of this world hath blinded the minds of them who believe not. He identifies this god of this world as Satan, stating plainly: 'Who is the God of this world, even tonight? Satan.' The blinding that prevents people from believing is satanic — not something God does to them.
Les explains that the lost masses of humanity really don't know the plight they are in. The gospel is hid to them, and while the believer understands what the gospel is all about, the blinded lost see absolutely nothing to be gained. He likens sharing the gospel with them to water falling off a duck's back — they go on their way in total darkness because Satan has blinded their minds.
Les is emphatic that this is the dilemma believers face when they try to reach the lost. He says, 'There's not a thing that we can do until God takes away this satanically inspired blindness.' His instruction is that believers must understand this truth and pray to that end.
Les distinguishes between two kinds of hiding. In Luke 18, the Lord told the twelve about His coming crucifixion and resurrection, yet, as Les puts it, they heard none of those things because it was hid from them — that was God's prerogative. But the other side of the coin is our gospel being hid to them that are lost; there, the one hiding it is the god of this world, Satan.
Les stresses how plainly Paul states it: Satan has blinded the minds of 'them who believe not.' He points out that the verse doesn't say those who haven't joined a church, and it doesn't say those who don't read their Bible. It is the ones who will not believe whose minds are blinded.
The Lost Are Like Sheep in the Wilderness
Les introduces 2 Corinthians 4:3 and compares the lost to sheep that would not last in a wilderness — they don't realize their need or the danger they are in.
Satan Blinds Those Who Believe Not
Les identifies the God of this world as Satan and explains that believers can do nothing to remove this blindness until God takes it away; prayer is the remedy.
God's Hiding vs. Satan's Hiding
Les contrasts God hiding truth from the twelve in Luke 18 with Satan hiding the gospel from the lost, calling the latter the other side of the coin.
Who Is Blinded? Those Who Will Not Believe
Les stresses that the blindness is not for church non-attenders or non-readers but specifically for those who will not believe.
Who Is the God of This World? Satan
Les plainly identifies the god of this world in 2 Corinthians 4:4 as Satan, even today.
The Blinded See Nothing to Be Gained
Les explains why the lost seem indifferent: blinded by the powers of Satan, they see nothing to be gained and go on in total darkness.
The Dilemma of the Human Race
Les restates 2 Corinthians 4:3-4 as the dilemma under which the whole human race labors, and the dilemma believers face when trying to awaken them.
Why We Can't Get Through to the Lost
Les answers the question 'why can't we get through to these people?' with the plain statement that the gospel is hid to them that are lost and they don't know their plight.
2 Corinthians 4:3: But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:
This verse, quoted throughout the clips, states that the gospel is concealed specifically to those who are lost.
2 Corinthians 4:4: 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.
This is the key verse identifying the god of this world as the one who blinds the minds of unbelievers.
Luke 18:34: And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.
Les cites this verse to show that in one case God hid truth from the twelve, in contrast to Satan hiding the gospel from the lost.
Romans 8:2: For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
Les turns to this verse immediately after describing the satanic blindness, pointing to the believer's freedom in Christ.
Les Feldick points to 2 Corinthians 4:3-4: the gospel is hid to them that are lost, and Satan has blinded their minds. When believers share the gospel, it's like water falling off a duck's back, because the blinded lost see nothing to be gained and go on in total darkness.
According to Les, the verse says Satan has blinded the minds of them who believe not — not those who haven't joined a church or don't read their Bible. It is those who will not believe.
Les teaches that there is not a thing believers can do until God takes away this satanically inspired blindness. This is why he urges believers to understand the dilemma and pray that God removes the blindness.
Les answers plainly: Satan. In 2 Corinthians 4:4, the god of this world is the one who has blinded the minds of those who believe not.
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