The god of This Age~

The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God~2 Corinthians 4:4

They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts~Ephesians 4:18

This is why I speak to them in parables:”Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand” Matthew 13:13

In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah: “‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving” ~Matthew 13:14

Do you have eyes but fail to see, and ears but fail to hear? And don’t you remember? Mark 8:18

“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so they can neither see with their eyes, nor understand with their hearts, nor turn–and I would heal them”John 12:40

“‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving” Acts 28:26

As it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see and ears that could not hear, to this very day “Romans 11:8

You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies~John 8:44

That is, the one whose coming is in accord with the activity of Satan, with all power and signs and false wonders, and with all the deception of wickedness for those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth so as to be saved 2 Thessalonians 2:9-10

“When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is the one on whom seed was sown beside the road. Matthew 13:19

And through his shrewdness He will cause deceit to succeed by his influence; And he will magnify himself in his heart, And he will destroy many while they are at ease. He will even oppose the Prince of princes, But he will be broken without human agency~Daniel 8:25

But evil men and impostors will proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived~2 Timothy 3:13

“My people are fools; they do not know me. They are senseless children; they have no understanding. They are skilled in doing evil; they know not how to do good” Jeremiah 4:22

To whom can I speak and give warning? Who will listen to me? Their ears are closed so they cannot hear. The word of the LORD is offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it~Jeremiah 6:10

But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost~2 Corinthians 4:3