He was very reasonable.
Yes he was.
Atheists often know much more scripture than they would ever admit. In fact percentages show that atheist talked more about about God and Jesus than Christians do.
So this revelation does not surprise me at all. What I was always wondered and questioned is what goes on in the atheist mind as they read scriptures? Do atthists loath and revile these readings, do athesists commit the unpardonable sin of revoking the Holy Spirit?
In some cases, do athesists reach a point of epiphany and convert? With today’s strong anti-christian and satanic influence on young folks in schools and colleges that probably happens less and less as the influence is very strong throughout their formative years to reject God and morality.
“Do not fear” my old cowboy preacher used to say, “because the Lord is in control.”
Maybe this is a winnowing process put into motion before the tares are gathered up placed in a gigantic pile and burned. Which, is my view of the pre-tribulation rapture where it is not the Saints who are caught up but, as Jesus described in Matthew, it is when the tares are gathered up and destroyed.