"The Damned"

"And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: that they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness." (2 Thessalonians 2:10-12) It is the opinion of some that those who reject the "love of the truth" during the age of grace, or the church age, will not be able to receive it during the great tribulation. This belief is taken from the verses above that Paul uses to describe the spiritual battle that shall take place in the end times. I am not so sure that I totally agree with this belief; however, what I do know, is that having rejected the truth once it has been revealed, makes a person's heart hard to the truth again. I do believe that with all the modern communications, the possibility of those who have not heard the gospel message at one time or another in their life, is very remote. However, there is some very strong meaning to the term "the love of the truth" which I believe means more than just hearing the gospel. This makes the person more accountable to the truth that was revealed, because they have seen the love that was involved within the truth, and then rejected it. If there was a definition for what would be considered to be blasphemy of the Holy Spirit, then I believe that this would be it. The Holy Spirit is the only source of producing the love of the truth in a persons heart, which then requires that person to forcibly reject something that is so powerful, it takes a cursing heart to push it away. For this cause, God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie. If you ever have had the opportunity to speak with someone who does not believe that there is a God, and has been someone who has been raised in the church, then you will understand what I am talking about. This strong delusion that is spoken about is so apparent in their heart, that no matter how convincing your argument might be, they will reject your message, even to the point of cursing you to your face. It is almost as though they have taken a stand against the love of God at all cost; maybe due in part to the rejection of the truth that was once made clear to them, and the force by which it took them to reject something of such great power. I believe that our God is a loving God, who by the love that He has for us, will give man every opportunity to receive that love in his heart. However, there is a point by which He shall consider His love has been rejected, by which He then will turn that heart against Him. On the other hand, there are those that will delay their acceptance of His truth; these are they which shall believe what they have been shown, yet do not make the choice to receive it; putting it off over and over again...