Hello;
You have asked some very good questions.
There are 'facts' of human existence that most don't know.
Most people usually don't know Scripture.
In this reply I'll cite or quote Scripture as references for what I write.
There are things in Scripture that are very disturbing to some people.
When Satan began his rebellion he made claims against God.
He told Eve she would not die but (a.) her eyes would 'be opened' (she would 'learn') and (b.) she would "be like God", "knowing" certain
things.—Genesis 3:4-5.
Satan implied God had lied and was withholding something from her.
How did God respond?
Basically He let Satan have his way at least for a time.
Scripture has several passages that describe this situation.
The general idea is that God has given Satan a chance to prove his charges.
Scripture says Satan is the 'god of this world' (2Corinthians 4:4) & the 'world is in the power of the wicked one/wickedness'.—1John 5:19.
Jesus even referred to Satan as the "prince" (ruler) of this world.—John 12:31.
Which, when we think about it, makes sense.
There are great evils in this world that defy explanation.
Unless & until we recognize that extreme greed & corruption work w/ all these evils.
Even human trafficking/sex trafficking men, women, & children are part of what the ruling 'elites' are responsible for. Some people say "Epstein
still didn't kill himself" because the 'elites' can basically do whatever they want, including having someone killed. Even the rumors that Epstein
was blackmailing some 'elites' shows that some people may be able to cover up or 'get away with' anything.
Why?
Because real, actual 'evil' is 'in charge'.
Even most 'religions' are 'in bed w/ the devil' as the saying goes.
Think about it like this;
All of us we say want peace, justice, a better world, etc., but pretty much everything stays the same in those areas.
If we humans could actually solve any of the really big problems we would have done it in ~6,000 yrs of human history.
So the ruling 'elites' don't want the world to find or figure out what is going on. They control the 'governments', media, etc., so they can limit
(largely) how many know these things. They can always claim (thru subordinates) that me or you or this or that group is a 'conspiracy theorist', nut
job, cult, etc.
This is because Satan is 'in charge'. Some people think Satan 'rewards' his servants w/ wealth, power, fame, prestige, etc., because he is in
control.
Even the greed that drives a business to find cheaper ingredients or components is part of this system. Don't forget, General Motors cheapened
ignition switches & killed a number of people before the 'government' stopped them. Even then the facts were covered up to reduce liability.
IMO, that is what 'governments' are trying to keep out of sight.
Most of us have heard that there are 'too many people'.
Which is not true, the best estimate I've seen for earth's carrying capacity is 20 billion & we're not even 1/2 that.
But do you ever hear any serious discussions of 'government' corruption or incompetence?
No, never hear about that, do we?
(Not to a significant degree or to actually do anything about it.)
BOTTOM LINE: (& this may be why the Bible has been attacked)
Scripture teaches that humans are not free in the sense that we are truly independent of control. Yes, we have 'free will' in that we can
individually choose to do good or bad.
But as a group we have never been & will never be free to decide what humanity will or will not do.
So there is that as another example of why this has been keep quiet.
Each of us can decide what we as individuals will or will not do but humans are not & never will be 'free' in the sense that we can actually decide
anything.
Satan has promoted this idea but the evidence indicates it is his scam to keep us under his control.
At least until his allotted time runs out & God intervenes to remove Satan's rule which should be an a handful of years. Or less.
This education/science YouTube channel <
www.youtube.com... > has info that the sun will go micro-nova relatively soon &
that it has happened in the past.
I think when it does God will use that as a 'time up' signal.