DECEPTION ON ALL SIDES

But counterfeit gold is only considered gold until it has been put to the test of the touchstone. So it is with the deception that man practises in this world. But counterfeit gold is only considered gold until it has been put to the test of the touchstone. So it is with the deception that man practises in this world. It can only prevail until the Day of Reckoning comes to pass, when God’s truth will eliminate all falsehood and His justice will put an end to all injustice. Man is free in this world because he is being put to the test. He can do as he pleases as long as his trial period lasts. When it comes to an end, he will find himself absolutely powerless. He will want to speak, but words will desert him. He will want to run away, but his legs will not be able to carry him. That will be the day of truth. On that day man will shed the camouflage which hides his real state in this world. Everyone will appear as they really are. What a revelation it will be when the pretences that people put on fade away, and reality comes to the fore. In this world only God knows a person’s true state; in the next world it will be plain for all to see. Those who appeared in a certain light in this world will be exposed in a completely different light there: they will be exposed for what they were, rather than what they pretended to be. o