Does this Bible verse indicate that “most” people will go to hell, while only a “few” will go to heaven?

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“Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.”
-Matthew 7:13-14

So what percentage of people are we talking about here, do you think?

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Answer 1

YES, Just like in Noah's Days
no one would get in the boat,
and here came the water, and all those
people who laughed and thought it was funny.
they drowned.
it will be like that.

Answer 2

It means that most people will take the easy path and end up in hell because they did not follow Jesus but instead followed the ways of the world. It's just like the saying "It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into heaven." It's because of the likelihood that the rich man will use his power and money for evil. I'm not saying all rich people are evil, I am just comparing so you can see what I mean.

Answer 3

The percentage doesn't matter. This scripture is referring to the fact of life around us today. Take for instance here in the U.S. we have the ability to go to church, gather together in assemblies and pray or worship God when we want. You can turn on the television and see the gospel being preached. However our society continues on the road to Hell because of selfish reasons and sinful pleasures which is the road paved to Hell. The narrow gate is when those of us who choose to follow Jesus find Him and follow His ways instead of everyone else's.

Answer 4

Few find truth; I am the WAY, the TRUTH, and the LIFE. Not all who seek find truth, but falsehood, because God alone opens that narrow gate which leads to the GOOD NEWS OF THE GOSPEL. Notice verse 15 says, "BEWARE OF FALSE PROPHETS, WHICH COME TO YOU IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING, BUT INWARDLY THEY ARE RAVENING WOLVES". The wide gate leads to these false teachers, who place heavy burdens upon God's people, too grevious to be born.

16) "Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do MEN gather grapes OF thorns, or figs OF thistles?" Gal 5:22-23, "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: AGAINST SUCH THERE IS NO LAW".

17) "Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit". Are you eating of the tree of life, or of a lie? James 3:17, "But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy". The gospel is easily intreated, so if what is being presented to you as the gospel isn't easily intreated, you need to flee from it, because a little leaven can leaven the whole lump.

Ezekiel prophecied about the false gospel which Paul warns us about in Gal 1:6-9. Paul says, "I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the GRACE OF CHRIST unto another gospel:" He repeats, "let him be accursed", to those who preach any other gospel than that of the GRACE OF CHRIST.

Ezek 13:

18) "...Will YE hunt the souls of MY PEOPLE, and will YE SAVE the souls alive that come unto you?"

19) "...to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, BY YOUR LYING TO MY PEOPLE THAT HEAR YOUR LIES?"

20) The Lord God says He is against their devices "wherewith ye there hunt the souls to MAKE THEM FLY". Rapture away, leaving loved ones behind?

22) "Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous SAD, WHOM I HAVE NOT MADE SAD". This false gosple is not the good news, and makes God's people sad.

Answer 5

There are 4 billion people on Earth right now that don't believe in God. So all of them are going to Hell if that's the sort of thing you believe in.

There are still the people who believe in God and rape and kill people, or just aren't good enough to get into heaven.

The ones that get to heaven will have plenty of room to stretch their legs, if that's what you're asking.

Heaven doesn't really need to be that big, when you think about it. I mean, Mahatma Ghandi is in Hell, he didn't believe in Jesus. With people like that in Hell, the bar is pretty high for those who want to get into heaven.

Answer 6

Few will go to heaven??? Hebrews 11:12-13, "Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in MULTITUDE, and as the sand which is by the sea shore INNUMERABLE. These ALL DIED IN FAITH, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth".

Rev 22:14-15, "Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the GATES into the CITY". Is this speaking of entering into heaven? (15), "For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a LIE."
No, this is speaking of entering into the truth of the Gospel, while you live.

What is this "city" that we may enter? Hebrews 12:22-24, "But ye ARE come unto mount Sion, and unto the CITY of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an INNUMERABLE company of angels, To the general assembly and CHURCH of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect, And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant..."

Romans 2:28-29, tells us that a Jew is no longer one after the flesh, but through the circumcision of the heart, in the spirit. These spiritual Jews are citizens of spiritual Jerusalem, the CITY of the living God. The narrow gate leads to this spiritual city, and few find it's wisdom while they live in time.

Proverbs 3:13-22, tells us that wisdom is to be desired above rubies, her ways are the ways of pleasantness, all her paths are peace, she is a TREE OF LIFE to them that lay hold upon her: AND HAPPY IS EVERY ONE THAT RETAINETH HER. 22, "So shall they be life unto thy soul, and GRACE to thy neck";. Read about this woman whose price is above rubies, but their is another woman within Proverbs; 2:19, None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life; read about the strange woman of falsehood & deceit.

Answer 7

I would say the rightous ones, or the ones who Repent from their Sins, are the ones who will walk to the Kingdom of Heaven. I do not care what others believe, about the Bible, to me it is the Word of God, and for that I am satisfied.

Answer 8

It doesn’t thus far as i be attentive to. in actuality, that is an truly undesirable think of considering that devil was once an perspective. that could recommend that God made him betray him. That merely wouldn’t make any sense. The bible says that each and every physique the demons in hell have been as quickly as angels who chosen to connect with devil and betray God.

Answer 9

Matthew 7:21-22 states "many" will go out do the works of Jesus but not truly know Him. "Many" in the Greek means "majority."
This talks to believers.

Answer 10

Yes.
You don't need to worry about percentages - be concerned for your own soul.
Then once you have secured your own salvation by repentance and faith which are in Jesus Christ, seek to influence as many others into the way of Life as you can.
This is the narrow way.

Answer 11

Yes, I would assume that accoring to the bible those who have done the necessary things to get into heaven are less than 1000 in number.