I am afraid many have been blinded, by God, actually. Scripture speaks of this. God can call us and call us, but when we are not obedient to his call, hearts are hardened, ears can be tickled and we are finally blinded, so that we can not see. Pray that we can stand. The Lord Himself wondered aloud if upon his return, “...would their be *any* faith”. Shepherds can be wolves, sadly.
“Shepherds can be wolves, sadly”
Well spoken. Many “Shepherds” blind their sheep with false motivation for “salvation”, like giving the Shepherd, in the name of God, money when God already owns everything.