“For nothing is hidden that will not become evident, nor anything secret that will not be known and come to light.
Luke 8:17
[[[ Continuing the series on Judgment in the New Testament ]]]
If this verse stopped after, “nothing is hidden that will not become evident,” one could say that Jesus was talking about the meaning of the parables that he was telling. But it goes on to say, “nor anything secret that will not be known.” The light of God’s judgment is going to reveal truth.
Paul supports this in his first letter to the Corinthians, 4:5, when he says that the Lord will both bring to light the things hidden in the darkness and disclose the motives of men’s hearts. One chapter earlier, 3:13, he wrote that each man’s work will become evident.
This is great news to people who have suffered because other people have deliberately lied about them. When their motives are exposed, there will be no question as to whether their lies were deliberate, whether they were told so that they would look good (vanity), or whether they were meant to terrorize and hurt.
This relates to a trap in which ignorant church people get snared. They respond in the moment instead of in light of eternity. They end up making excuses for the liars and being cruel to the innocent. Here is how it goes down:
The liar tells a lie. It gets recorded “as if” it were true. Many others act as if it were a true allegation and become personally invested in the lie. The innocent person is treated like a criminal. The real criminal is the liar.
But all the losses suffered by the innocent will now stand charged against the account of the liar on Judgment Day.
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