Hmmm. So said the Gnostics, too. Could they have been right and all the rest of us wrong? We all missed the boat because we lack their secret knowledge? Wow. It's really tough figuring out whose secret knowledge to go with here.
Or maybe God reveals Himself to whosoever He pleases:
Mat 11:25-26 At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. (26) Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.
Peace,
SR
“So said the Gnostics, too. Could they have been right and all the rest of us wrong?”
Your writings are completely bereft of any hint of Christian charity. That you would say something like that speaks volumes about the content of your heart.
“Or maybe God reveals Himself to whosoever He pleases”
Yes, He does. To many more than most of us would guess. What we have to remember is that this does not mean that we are somehow better than those to whom He does not reveal Himself. It means we are in the spiritual special Olympics and needed some extra help.
“Peace”
On the first three small beads of the Rosary we pray for faith, hope, and charity.
Here’s a long form discussion on the Topic.
http://catholiceducation.org/articles/apologetics/ap0120.html
2 Macabees certainly plays a prominent role in Matthew 22:23-33
Thank you for your question