It’s terrifying. It’s like that O.T. passage, in Jeremiah, I think, that compares the desire to sin to a wild donkey in heat. Nothing is going to stop her from seeking her mate. Hanson & co. were determined to pursue this great evil, which they had come to love far more than they loved God and His Word/commandments. Nothing—not even a bolt of lightning—could dissuade them. May such terrifying blindness never overtake any of the rest of us.
I will have to read the book of Jeremiah again, more carefully. That is an interesting analogy. Not even a bolt of lightning. Reminds me of the writing on the wall.