2 Corinthians 4:3-4

2 Corinthians 4:3-4

[3] But  gospel  hid,  to  them that are lost:  [4] In  whom  the god  world  hath blinded  the minds  of them which believe not,  lest  the light  of the glorious  gospel  of Christ,  who  the image  of God,  should shine 

What does 2 Corinthians 4:3-4 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

By veiled here Paul meant obscure. The reason some people did not immediately understand and appreciate the gospel was that Satan had blinded their minds. It was not because Paul had sought to deceive his hearers by making the gospel obscure. The gospel is obscure to the lost until the Spirit enlightens their minds ( 2 Corinthians 3:16-17; cf. John 16:8-11; 1 Corinthians 2:14-16).
"Apparently, Paul is responding to criticism that, to some, his gospel is no revelation at all, in other words, it is "veiled." ... From whom, according to them, would his gospel be "veiled"? Their reply would be, "It is veiled from fellow Jews because Paul"s message is unacceptable to them."" [1]
The god of this age is not God the Father but Satan (cf. Matthew 4:8-9; John 12:31; John 16:11; Galatians 1:4). He is the one whom this world has made its god. Jesus Christ is the image (Gr. eikon) of God in the sense that He visibly and accurately represents the invisible God (cf. John 1:18; Colossians 1:15). The personality and distinctiveness of God are especially in view when this Greek word describes Jesus in relation to God. [1]4
"The glorified Christ is the ultimate and eschatological revelation of God. There is nothing more that can or will be seen of God." [3]