Only a Few Shall go to Heaven

Jesus told us in his teachings in the sermon on the mount that FEW would make it to heaven. And this is because the way is difficult and the gate is narrow that goes to heaven and few find it. But the way is broad and the gate wide that leads to hell and many follow it.

“For many are called, but few are chosen”

Jesus, Matthew 22:14

“Enter by the NARROW gate; for WIDE is the gate and BROAD is the way that leads to destruction, and there are MANY who go in by it. Because NARROW is the GATE and DIFFICULT is the way which leads to life, and there are FEW who find it.”

Jesus in Matthew 7:13-14

Only a remnant shall be saved

It is a very sobering reality made clear in the word of God. Only a remnant shall be saved (Romans 9:32). A remnant is a small group out of a large population. It means that of all the billions and billions of souls that have ever lived since the time of our first parents Adam and Eve, only few shall be saved and have eternal life. The majority shall have eternal damnation because they have rejected God and his beloved son Jesus Christ.

It is not a pleasant thing to think about but sadly because mankind rebels against God and wants to follow their own lusts and sins and be their own gods, many shall persist. Many we see everyday shall not make it by their own WILLFUL choice.

God does not send anyone to hell. On the contrary, men willfully choose it by rejecting the salvation offered freely by grace by his kindness. They choose instead to follow the wide road that’s populated to their destruction. They comfort themselves because many walk with them and they think that they are safe. They think that they can deceive God and create their own way to salvation but they only fool themselves. They know not that the wide road they walk on as they make merry and pride in themselves is leading straight into eternal fire and damnation. These walk in the way of Satan who is the author of rebellion. The bible calls them the sons of the devil (Colossians 3:6, Ephesians 2:2, John 8:44). The devil and his children will end up in hell.

Today is you hear his voice, do not harden your heart

My friends today if you hear God’s voice (and he speaks to all men), do not harden your hearts, mock him or postpone. As you read this, God is speaking to you. Death and destruction come upon a man suddenly when he knows not. Jesus is still calling if you have breath. Therefore, repent and believe in his name for he is the only acceptable offering for our sins. No man can save himself. God has offered the way. To receive Jesus is to receive the father. To reject his salvation is to reject the Father and his heaven forever.

The way to heaven is difficult because it requires a man to forsake himself and his sins and follow Christ receive his life. It is a way of death to self that we may find life in Jesus Christ. And the majority do not find this appealing because they still want to keep their lives and do what they wish. But they know not the end which awaits those who try to save their own lives. Believe in the Lord Jesus and be saved.

“If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.”

Jesus, Matthew 16:24