What happens to the millions of people who have lived in places where it wasn't possible to hear about Christ?

Answer 1

God does have a way of dealing with them; everyone will have a chance to know Christ and the truth. As it is written: "For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ SHALL ALL BE MADE ALIVE. But every man in his own order: Christ the first fruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming. Then comes the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father" (I Corinthians 15:22-24)

Christ was the first to be resurrected; the saints (Christians in this age) will be the next to be resurrected at the second coming of Christ; and then after the "thousand years" everyone else will have their turn.

That's what the resurrection of the dead is all about. It is at that time that God and his saints will teach all those people who did not have an opportunity before to know the truth of God and Christ. God wants all people to be in his Kingdom, "...so that my house may be filled" (Luke 14:23).

This will occur at the end of the thousand year reign of Christ and his saints on the earth:
"...the witness[es] of Jesus,... lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. But the rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were ended....And whenever the thousand years are ended,...And I saw the dead, the small and the great, standing before God. And books were opened. And another Book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged out of the things written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead in it. And death and Hades gave up the dead in them. And they were each judged according to their works" (Revelation 20:4...13).

Answer 2

Jesus said that the "good news of God's Kingdom" would be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all nations and then the end would come. This preaching work is now being carried out in over 235 lands in order to reach all meek ones searching for the truth. But if there are some who do not get to hear the Kingdom message, then they will not be held accountable and if some fall asleep in death not knowing, then Jesus will, by the authority given him, resurrect them back to life on earth where they will have the opportunity to learn God's righteous requirements and to uphold them. In this way, they may be counted among all other meek ones who inherit the earth forever. It will be as the Psalmist said at Psalms 37:9-11__"For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth. For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be. But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace."

Answer 3

God, being our Father, would provide a fair chance for his children to hear about Christ whether it be in this life or the next. However, all human are responsible for their own actions: 1. a conscience and 2. an ability to choose.
Thus, people will be judged according to what they know is good and how they act upon that knowledge. Those who know more have a greater responsibility!

Answer 4

God is just and that is why there will be a resurrection of the righteous and the unrighteous. The unrighteous will be those who really didn't have a chance to learn about God and Jesus and therefore couldn't make a choice before their death. Since the wages for their sins have been paid by their own deaths as well as Jesus', they will begin again so to speak. Only during their lives as resurrected ones, they will be taught by ones who survived Armegeddon and they will not have the influence of Satan to mislead them until they have individually attained perfection. Then, he will only be allowed a short time to mislead them and he will be destroyed. If they survive the test, they will be granted everlasting life on a paradise earth.

Answer 5

The same kind of opportunity will be granted them that is given to all of the Old Testament Saints. Orthodox Christianity calls this "Baptism by Desire". Kind of like---if you had known, you would have chosen Christ. It is said that many people that do not know Christ are still lead by the Holy Spirit to lead good and moral lives....

Answer 6

It has been reported that remote tribes have given their version of what seemed to be a close resemblance to what would be considered a God figure and a sort of sacrifice, the sacrifice even had a name that was similar to the tribes word for the concept of a son. Also you could as how such things could be revealed many would say that God has revealed himself in nature also that thee seems to be an objective moral or ethical code of sorts that suggests a level of order. Which ever way you look at it. It would not behoove an omni-benevolent God to dent millions of people to hell merely because they never had a chance to learn of Him.

Answer 7

Christ has a place in His heart for them. He is too full of love to not take circumstances into consideration. How do you choose Christ if you never got the chance to believe in Him??

Answer 8

Everyone will have a chance to hear about Christ before thier life is over and God will judge accordingly. I know it's natural to wonder but don't ....God's got it all under control.

Answer 9

It's just my opinion, that everyone has the opportunity of hearing the Gospel! God promised salvation for all his creatures, therefore it must be assumed that everyone will have the opportunity to be saved.

Exceptions, children who die before the Age of Atollment, people who were born and was mentally-incapable of making rational decisions.

Answer 10

If they truly have not heard of Christ...they still will go to heaven. Just remember God knows everything...he knows our heart...and we will be judged on that, Hearing about Him, and accepting Him as our Lord and Savior (professing it) and doing our best to follow His word (in the bible) (confessing to Him directly when we wrong ..sin)...is the ensurance of those who have heard the name of "Christ". Others...ignorant to Him...yep...they will make it too!!!