Matthew 7:13-14 –13 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
The key words above when gauging if the percentage is good or bad is “many and few.” Clearly more people enter into the wide great and take the broad road.
So if the Word of God is correct and I believe it is, then more people find Hell that have lived on this earth than Heaven.
Why is that? The Lord doesn’t want any to perish.
1 Timothy 2:3-4- 3 This is good, and pleases God our Savior, 4 who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.
2 Peter 3:9- 9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
If the Lord doesn’t want any to perish, then we can now figure it has something to do with our stubborn free will. The gift of eternal life is free for all to CHOOSE. It requires one to realize he is a haywire, fallen creature that has strayed from God. At that time they need to ask for forgiveness and repent.
The Lord God is the Judge of all and I know will judge fairly. You always hear from those looking to reject the message of Jesus because many will never have heard His name. Just as children come to the age of accountability the Lord also knows rather a heart that never received the gospel was asking for forgiveness and wanted to repent.
However today, most of the world does get a chance to hear about Jesus. They are certainly hearing about something and the something else’s are usually a far cry from the gospel and seeking forgiveness.
Today in America all adults have had the gospel available to them and “many” have chosen not to take the narrow path. The key words are have CHOSEN or CHOOSE.
The gate is wide and the road is broad because many choose not to accept the free gift and repent. They choose to walk on the broad road. That’s a common road because unless a strong saved family influences someone while they are being raised, we all have to get off that path and CHOOSE to walk the one that the Lord wants us to. That requires dying to one’s selfish own destiny.