The Impending Day

In the present world, when someone believes in God, he does so on the basis of evidence. But in the Hereafter, those who will accept God will do so on the basis of His power. And so, it is as if in this world evidence is the representative of God. In contrast, in the Hereafter, God will appear with His complete Being in front of people to enable them to accept Him.

From this we learn who those people are who really believe in God and who do not. Someone who believes in God is one who accepts the weight of evidence, who bows before the Truth when it comes along, with nothing but verbal evidence. In contrast, someone who is not affected by something simply by its truth, who accepts the truth only when he is in some way compelled to do so, and who is not willing to accept the truth which does not involve an element of compulsion to accept it, will not believe in God.

God wants us to believe in Him while He is invisible to us, while people want to believe in Him only if they can visibly see Him. God wants people to bow down before the Truth, but Man is willing to bow down only before Power. God wants people to behave justly only out of the fear of Him, but people are willing to act justly only when they are compelled to do so. Where there is no compulsion, immediately they become defiant.

This world is a testing ground. Here you are given the freedom to conceal your reality. But the Hereafter will expose every person for what he truly is. On that day, many people who appeared to be devoted to God will be made to stand in the company of people who were not devoted to God. Many of those who presented themselves as followers of the Truth will be shown to be guilty of not following the Truth. Many people who think that they have been allotted a place in Heaven will find themselves on Hell’s doorstep.

How utterly bereft of fear man is, although what an enormously frightful moment will he soon confront!