Others believe that everyone knows or will know God.
Perhaps, in the sense of Romans 1:20 that because of creation, we have no excuse to say that there is no God, or we know that there is God. Even the demons know of His existence.
But will everyone know God intimately?
God's Word states that at the second coming of Jesus Christ would be "...taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ" (2 Thess. 1:8, NKJV).
It is clear that there are "those who do not know God." Anyone could just say he knows God, but we read in Titus 1:16, "They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work."
Consider also 1 John 4:8, "He who does not love does not know God, for God is love." Those who know God are able to love God.
And if you return to 1 Thessalonians 1:8, you will notice that those who do not know God, also do not obey the gospel. So, if you really know God, your tendency is to love Him and to believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
