I take Hagee with a grain of salt. I get a feeling there is more stated and context than this quote. I can see some of where he's coming from, but what I believe that is similar is for a different reason. For example, Jesus did claim he was Messiah, but not always as there are passages where he tells his disciples not to reveal who he is. Likewise, he taught in parables just so that people COULD NOT understand thus filtering out the ones with the (future) mind of the spirit. It would rest with them until the Spirit was given, then come back to recollection. This does not mean they are ultimately lost, but just not saved then. This gets into predestination vs free choice, house of Israel vs house of Judah (i.e. lost ten tribes of Israel) and so forth. I don't think Hagee sees this the way I do, and I suppose to the average Christian I'm just as goofy as Hagee, but that's how we Isaac Newton types are. We like to dig deeper and understand the depth of things as in science and mathematics. What I am saying are 2 things basically: 1) I don't have enough info to make a judgement, but what I do know about Hagee I don't fully agree despite some truths, and 2) This is far too complex of a subject in that this involves a major piece of what the bible is about. There's not enough room for it all.