Millions of honest hearted, truth-seeking believers think God is trying desperately to get the world saved right now with most of the world lost to atheism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, false Christianity, etc. By their calculation God is losing the fight for men’s souls big time. Satan is far more powerful by far at this game of saving or damning to hell. God can’t even begin to hold a candle to Satan in that department, or so the commonly accepted “Christian” teachings in these matters would lead one to believe.
“Well,” they argue, “the Bible does say, ‘Narrow is the way which leadeth unto life, and FEW there be that find it'” (See Matthew 7:14). And they are right! The Bible does say that. But they fail to realize that few find it NOW – in this age of Satan’s rule – because God is not calling most NOW: “For ye see your calling (to salvation) brethren, how that NOT MANY…ARE CALLED” (See I Corinthians 1:26). Jesus emphatically stated, “ALL that the Father giveth me (all that the Father CALLS) shall come to me… (See John 6:37). He also said, “No man can come unto me except it were given unto him of my Father” (See John 6:65). But, when God’s great master plan of salvation has run its course, the number inheriting eternal life will not be few. Instead, we read: “After this I beheld, and, lo, A GREAT MULTITUDE, which no man could number (not even a genius mathematician like Albert Einstein using a super computer calculator), of ALL nations (Babylon and Persia, Assyria and ancient Egypt), and kindreds (Apaches and Incas, Hittites and Jebusites), and people, and tongues (those speaking Japanese and Chinese, as well as those speaking long dead and forgotten languages of the ancient past), stood before the throne, and before the Lamb (their Savior), clothed with white robes (washed white in the blood of the Lamb), and palms (of victory) in their hands, and cried with a loud voice, saying, ‘Salvation to OUR GOD, which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.” (See Revelation 7:9-10). And without holiness no man shall see the Lord. (See Hebrews 12:14). These former pagans and unredeemed have been made holy by the blood of the Lamb and sanctification by the Holy Spirit!
Once cannot even begin to piece together God’s great plan of the ages without first obtaining a good overview of ALL the Bible. One must become as familiar with the writings of Zephaniah and Hosea as he, or she, is with the four gospel accounts and the New Testament epistles. For ALL the Word of God is inspired and profitable for doctrine. (See 2 Timothy 3:14-17). One must be willing to let go of preconceived ideas and beliefs, especially when the Word of God clearly reveals such doctrinal beliefs to be erroneous and without support of scripture. One must be ready to be corrected by God’s Word. Few can meet these absolutely vital and rigid qualifications. Hence, few know the truth in such matters. When one is convinced some illustrious spiritual leader from the past was one hundred percent correct in all they taught and affirmed the Bible to say, it is difficult, if not impossible, for them to received as scripturally true and correct an opposing doctrine. To be continued…….
Christ’s Servant (Galatians 1:10-12),
Donald Wiley