13 Enter ye in at the straight gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be that find it:
14 Because straight is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
Matthew 7: 13-14
According to these verses, Hell is going to be heavily populated and Heaven is going to be very lightly populated. If you think about it and look around you, you will understand that this is true. For example, on the street where I used to live, three of the twenty-six homes went to our church. Only a couple of households went to other churches. 20% of the people on our block entered a church door from one year's end to the next. That is a lot of darkness. The Bible says that men prefer darkness rather than light as evidenced by the few church goers on our street.
I have become aware lately, based on the aforementioned discussion, that no matter where you go in the world today this is the case. The majority of the world is living in darkness and is bound for Hell. The purpose of this blog is not to judge people in any way, shape or form, although a certain amount of this is necessary because you have to look at people's belief systems in order to determine if they are going to Hell because not all roads lead to Heaven.
So what I thought I would do is state unequivocally, the obvious groups of people who we know for a fact are going to Hell. This is based on the Scripture that states "ye must be born again" in the Gospel of John, Chapter 3. If you are a person who is not born again or does not believe in being born again, you are Hell-bound -- plain and simple! The Bible states numerous times in the New Testament that you must be born again or you will not see the Kingdom of God. The Bible also calls it being saved or being redeemed or being forgiven of our sins. The Bible also speaks more about Hell than it does about Heaven. If you do not believe in Hell, you have a serious problem. Just because you don't believe in Hell doesn't mean that you are not going there. If you think about it, when all is said and done, God gets the last word doesn't He?
What things are evidence that you might not be born again? I would say that church attendance is a good indicator of whether you are born again or not. But then, we have to take into account how many churches today don't believe that you must be born again. It's a well-known fact that the Catholic church does not teach or believe that you must be born again. All you do in the Catholic church to go to Heaven is go to confession. From here we get into the area of false teaching which pervades many of our churches today.
Do you think that God is going to allow gays and lesbians into Heaven? The Bible is very specific on these two lifestyles. Don't forget -- it's His Heaven.
Do you think God will welcome people into heaven who have allowed drugs and alcohol to consume their lives?
Do you think God will welcome people into heaven who have allowed drugs and alcohol to consume their lives?
Do you think God is going to allow people who fellowship regularly with demons into heaven? Churches who practice "gibberish" and call it "speaking in tongues" are inviting demons into their midst. Gibberish is the vehicle demons use to take over your mind. I don't think God will welcome the demon-possessed into heaven, do you? The demon possessed are hell bound!
What is the likelihood that people who use the Lord's name as a curse word are born-again Christians and on their way to heaven?
How many radical Islamic terrorists do you think you will see in Heaven when you get there?
How many hardened criminals in prisons around the world do you expect to see in Heaven? Not to mention that there are some prison ministries at work who are trying to change this fact.
Then there are all the God-haters and atheists who seem to pervade our society everywhere these days. Heaven is not in their future; it's pretty safe to say.
Then there are all the people who live in remote areas around the world where there are no churches and no spiritual influence whatsoever,
The good people in this world are a very unique group. They've never killed anyone or committed any crime. They think they are good enough to go to Heaven just as they are. The Bible teaches otherwise which means there are going to be a throng of very good people in hell because they are not born-again as the Scriptures demands.
Another very large group who are Hell-bound are all those people who's parents never took them to Sunday School when they were little and to this day, have not entered a church door except for weddings and funerals and who actually do not have any kind of belief system at all. They just believe that when you die -- that's all there is. They have no concept of eternity or the fact that we have an eternal soul that is going to spend eternity in one of two places.
Let's take for example, another group of people who are likely Hell-bound -- sports lovers. In recent years all kinds of sporting events for families around the world are held on Sundays, thus preventing them from attending church. Church attendance does not save you but if you are not in church how can you learn about being born again. To most of these people, sports is their god.
Another large group who are likely Hell-bound are people who have tatoos. Not to say that some Christians don't have a few and it doesn't determine whether or not you are born again. Having tatoos is not something associated with being a Christian and if you look around your local Baptist church, you will be hard-pressed to find any tatoos. So it's fair to say that the majority of the tatooed group are Hell-bound. Most members of motorcycle gangs are likely Hell-bound.
Multi-millions of people are members of cults around the world and doomed to go to Hell. Among these groups are: Muslims, Seventh Day Adventists, Mormons, Buddists, Hindus, Hari-Krisnas, Jehovah Witnesses, etc. This must include billions and billions of people worldwide. All of these false relgions have one thing in common. You have to do something to earn your way to Heaven. Born-again Christians depend solely on the work that was accomplished by Jesus Christ on the cross at Calvary. The Bible says it is not of works lest any man should boast and that makes true Christianity unique among all the world religions and cults.
This idea is further brought home when you are out in public in various places. For instance, how many born-again Christians are attending rock concerts? How many born-again Christians are in the restaurant or at the mall at the same time you are? It's the same in these places as it is on the street where you live, the place where you work -- there is a general feeling of darkness around you wherever you go except for one place. That place for me is the Baptist church. When I walk into the Baptist church I feel like I have entered the land of light and truth. That's because the Holy Spirit is there. It's a wonderful feeling to know that there is at least one place where the Light continues to shine brightly. When you enter that Light, you will be pointed to Jesus Christ and His saving grace which will change your life eternally. Being Hell-bound is a choice which only you can do something about.
