Originally Posted by Leslie

Is it not true that all men, by nature are blinded to the gospel? If we are dead in our sins, are we not therefore blind?

The reverse of blinding is true; God supernaturally causes some people groups to come en masse to Him. I see this in my geographic context--when suddenly groups bitterly opposed to the gospel embrace it due to some dream, vision, or revelation. Then they seek further understanding from the scriptures.