Will Only A Few People Be Saved? No. A Great Multitude Will Be Saved.

[JAG**]

Will Only A Few People Be Saved? No. A Great Multitude Will Be Saved.
By JAG
May 25, 2021

Do these Bible verses teach that Christians are now, and will be in the future,
few in numbers? No.
Luke 12:32's "little flock."
Matthew 7:14's "only a few find it."
Matthew 22:14's "many are invited, but few are chosen."

Rev.7:9-10 forever and irrefutably settles this issue: The numbers of the saved
are not a "little flock" and not "only a few."
Are the following people Christians? Yes or No?
John saw, "a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe,
people and language standing before the throne . . . They were wearing white
robes . . . and they cried out in a loud voice: Salvation belongs to our God . . .
and to the Lamb."
To say No they were not true Christians is an absurd interpretation of Rev. 7:9-10.
To say Yes they were true Christians totally and absolutely eliminates Luke 12:32's
"little flock" and Matthew 7:14's "only a few find it" from being historically predictive
of the numerical size of the Christian Church ~~ unless you want to claim that
"a great multitude that no one can count" really means "only a few."

Jesus was asked specifically, "Lord are only a few people going to be saved?" Luke
13:23. If only a few people are going to be saved this was a golden opportunity for
Jesus to establish that truth, but Jesus did not reply yes only a few people will be
saved, instead He replied with an exhortation for people to "make every effort" to
enter through the narrow door. We now know, 21st century, why Jesus did not reply
yes only a few people will be saved: There are over 2.3 billion Christians in the world
today, and 2.3 billion is not "only a few" Christians. Jesus knew that His Christian
Church was going to become "a great multitude that no one could count from every
nation, tribe, people and language" and this is why He did not reply yes only a few
will be saved. He knew an uncountable multitude would become Christians and be
saved. And now you too know that ~~ because Rev. 7:9-10 says so.

Abraham's Offspring.
God took Abraham outside and said, "Look up at the sky and count the stars ~ if indeed
you can count them. Then He said to him, so shall your offspring be." Genesis 15:5
(see also Genesis 22:17-18 and Genesis 13:16)
These offspring, in number like the stars, were either the children of God or the children
of Satan. To have God telling Abraham that He would give him offspring in numbers
like the stars, the majority of whom would be children of Satan, is an absurd interpretation
of Genesis 15:5. So? So Abraham's children-of-God-offspring, in numbers like the stars,
cannot be a "little flock" or "only a few" in numbers. And Paul says in Gal. 3:7 "understand
then that those who have faith are children of Abraham" and in Romans 4:16 Paul says,
"Abraham. He is the father of us all." So? So Abraham's offspring includes the Christian
Church. And it's time to face the truth: The final numbers of the saved are going to be in
numbers like the stars in the sky because that's what God said in Genesis 15:5

In order to escape Huge-Church-In-Numbers-Like-The-Stars, John Tiny Church must interpret
Genesis 15:5 to say this: God took Abraham outside and said look up at the sky and count the
stars ~~ if indeed you can count them. Then God said so shall your offspring be ~ and by the
way the majority of them will be children of Satan.
John Tiny Church wants to escape the truth/fact that Abraham's offspring, in numbers like the
stars, are mostly the children of God, because this means that Luke 12:32's "little flock" and
Matthew 7:14's "only a few find it" can not be interpreted as historically predictive of the future
numerical size of the Christian Church and John Tiny Church does not like that. John Tiny Church
prefers an interpretation of the Bible that forever presents Christendom as a "little flock" and "only
a few."

There are over 14,500,000 Southern Baptists in the United States and 14,500,000 Christians
cannot be a "little flock" or "only a few."

John Tiny Church: The majority of them are not true Christians.

Paul Factuality: Only God can know that and you're not God so you don't know.

I'm going to repeat this several times because this truth/fact must be established and strongly
emphasized ~ that John Tiny Church does not have the wisdom, power, and authority to issue
his personal proclamation saying the majority of Christendom's 2.3 billion Christians are not true
Christians. There are hundreds of millions of Christians in the world 21st century and Christendom
is no longer a "little flock" or "only a few" and the one and only way John Tiny Church can escape
the truth/fact of Huge-Church-In-Numbers-Like-The-Stars is to claim that the majority are not true
Christians. So? So I'm going to repeatedly tell John Tiny Church the truth: Only God can know and
he is not God so he does not know.

There are over 1300 Protestant Christian mega-churches in the United States with a weekly
attendance of over 2000. That many Christians cannot be a "little flock" or "only a few."

John Tiny Church: The majority of them are not true Christians.

Paul Factuality: Only God can know that and you're not God so you don't know.

There are over 3000 Catholic Churches in the world with a weekly attendance of over 2000. This
many Christians cannot be a "little flock" or "only a few."

John Tiny Church: The majority of them are not true Christians.

Paul Factuality: Only God can know that and you're not God so you don't know.

Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul, South Korea has about 480,000 members. That many Christians
cannot be a "little flock" or "only a few."

John Tiny Church: The majority of them are not true Christians.

Paul Factuality: Only God can know that and you're not God so you don't know.

There is a huge underground Christian Church in China. "In 2018 the Chinese government declared
there were 44 million Christians in China." However there are some international Christian organizations
that say there are tens of millions more in China's underground Christian Church. This many Christians
cannot be a "little flock" or "only a few."

John Tiny Church: The majority of them are not true Christians.

Paul Factuality: Only God can know that and you're not God do you don't know.

When was the Christian Church a "little flock" and "only a few"? Answer: In the 1st century during the public
ministry of the Lord Jesus. These verses . . .
Luke 12:32's "little flock"
Matthew 7:14's "only a few find it"
Matthew 22:14's "many are invited but few are chosen" describe conditions that existed in the 1st century at
the time they were written. We now know they cannot be interpreted as being historically predictive of the
present and future numerical size of Christendom which is in numbers "a great multitude that no one can count,
from every nation, tribe, people and language." Rev.7:9-10

"I say to you that MANY will come from the east and west, and will take their
places at the feast with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of Heaven."
__The Lord Jesus Matthew 8:11

"For just as through the disobedience of the one man (Adam) the many were
made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man (Jesus) the MANY
will be made righteous." Romans 5:19

"For those God foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of
His Son, that He might be the first born among MANY brothers and sisters."
Romans 8:29

"In bringing MANY sons and daughters to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom
and through whom everything exists, should make the pioneer of their salvation
perfect through suffering." Hebrews 2:10

"For even the Son Of Man did not some to be served, but to serve, and to give
His life as a ransom for MANY."__The Lord Jesus Mark 10:45 (Jesus could
have said "for a few" but He didn't. Jesus said "for MANY.")

Question For John Tiny Church:
Is it your position that "few" in Matthew 7:14 means few?
But "many" in Mark 10:45 really means few?

If "many" in Mark 10:45 really means many, then many, not a few, are going to
be saved. Isn't that right, John Tiny Church?

The Lord Jesus: "I will build my church.

John Tiny Church: True, but it will ALWAYS be ONLY a "little flock" and few in numbers.

The Apostle John: "I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no
one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language . . . they were
wearing white robes . . . and they cried in a loud voice, salvation belongs to our
God . . and to the Lamb." Rev. 7:9-10

Thank You Father, Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit for The Cross and for saving an
uncountable multitude of we fallen sinful human beings. We praise Your name
and we love you.

 

JAG

 

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[missmuffet]

How many will be saved? I don't know I am not God. 

[OneLight]

Well Jag, since Jesus never lied and scripture is true, your approaching the subject the wrong way.  Out of how many people have lived on this earth since creation we need to consider the following: those who are found in Revelation 7, though being described as "a great multitude that no one can count", in comparison to all who lived it very well could be "only a few will find it" as Jesus stated.

[JAG**]

7 hours ago, missmuffet said:

How many will be saved? I don't know I am not God. 

The OP does not ask how many will be saved. The OP

does not give a specific number. The Opening Post 

demonstrates  irrefutably that the number will not be

"only a few" or a "little flock" but a great multitude that

no  one can count. Rev. 7:9-10

Best.

JAG

Edited May 26, 2021 by JAG**

[JAG**]

5 hours ago, OneLight said:

Well Jag, since Jesus never lied and scripture is true, your approaching the subject the wrong way.  Out of how many people have lived on this earth since creation we need to consider the following: those who are found in Revelation 7, though being described as "a great multitude that no one can count", in comparison to all who lived it very well could be "only a few will find it" as Jesus stated.

I am exceedingly happy and overjoyed to let all the solid Biblical evidence
I have posted in the Opening Post stand in clear and bold contrast to
what you have posted. The proposition of the Opening Post stands unrefuted.

Best.

JAG

[OneLight]

1 hour ago, JAG** said:

I am exceedingly happy and overjoyed to let all the solid Biblical evidence
I have posted in the Opening Post stand in clear and bold contrast to
what you have posted. The proposition of the Opening Post stands unrefuted.

Best.

JAG

What I posted was to help people see that both are true.  Out of the estimated 117 billion people who ever lived on this earth, those whom John saw could very easily be only a few in comparison.  I am sure you are not trying to tell us that the 2.3 billion who claim they are Christians are true Christians. 

That said, good luck with your math.

[JAG**]

3 hours ago, OneLight said:

   

 

I am sure you are not trying to tell us that the 2.3 billion who claim they are Christians are true Christians. 

You do not know that they are not Christians. As the OP said repeatedly: Only God can know that and

you are  not God and therefore you do not  know.  No human can know that.

 

Best.

JAG

 

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[OneLight]

5 minutes ago, JAG** said:

You do not know that they are not Christians. As the OP said repeatedly: Only God can know that and

you are  not God and therefore you do not  know.  No human can know that.

 

Best.

JAG

 

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So Jag, tell me ... which are you saying: Jesus was not telling the truth or John was not telling the truth, cause according to you, there is no way to see them both right.

As for everyone who claims to be a true follower of Jesus, would you say the scripture that tells us that there will be false teachers among us is also not true?  They claim to be following Jesus. 

Do you believe in Universalism?

[Arrabon]

Just my opinion, not a criticism of anyone's opinion here, when I consider today all the different ways man says you can be saved, especially now days, and that God says there is only one way to be saved in Ephesians 4:5, …"There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all,"... I see why He gave us these verses below.

Matth.7:14 says, "For the gate is narrow and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are "FEW" who find it.

Luke 13:23-24 says, "And someone said to JESUS, “Lord, are there just a few who are being saved?” And "JESUS SAID" to them, 24 “Strive to enter through the narrow door (Jesus); for "MANY", I tell you, "WILL SEEK TO ENTER" and WILL NOT BE ABLE.

Matthew 7:21 Jesus said, “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter."

When I hear all the differences of opinion about how to be saved, and God says there is just one way, I can understand why there will be "FEW in the kingdom of heaven.

People want it to be their way, but God seems to have a different opinion.

FEW works for me, because FEW (8) were allowed to live during the flood.

FEW (2) were allowed to enter Canaan from the 40 year Egyptian Exodus.

FEW (3) lived after God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.

FEW (Small family) lived after Joshua and Caleb destroyed Jericho.

Plenty examples of God's meaning of FEW.

I'll go with God !!!

Arrabon

 

 

[Arrabon]

45 minutes ago, JAG** said:

You do not know that they are not Christians. As the OP said repeatedly: Only God can know that and

you are  not God and therefore you do not  know.  No human can know that.

@OneLight

God says FEW will enter the Kingdom of heaven, and the way I see and hear the way that most talk and act, I'll go with God and HIS FEW.

I hope I'm one of the FEW, but I'm still working on that. 

I look at the bible as spoken in UNITY and HARMONY, and so there are no contradictions in scripture, so even though it seems like there are contradictions, we have to study to bring everything we read into harmony .

God doesn't speak against Himself !!

Edited May 27, 2021 by Arrabon