The matter is not so, but rather what they used to know from themselves of the truthfulness of what the messengers brought in the world appeared to them on the Day of Resurrection, even if they used to manifest for its followers other than it. And had it been supposed that they were returned to the world and given respite they would surely return to the stubbornness with disbelief and belying. And indeed they are surely liars in their word: "If we were returned to the world we would not belie the verses of our Lord, and we would be of the believers."