I just finished reading an article that expressed
the opinion of some as to who will go to heaven. Apparently 1000
Americans were asked whether a list of people were going to heaven or hell.
The responses were as follows, the percentages being those who answered
"yes."
Oprah Winfrey 66%
Michael Jordan 65%
Hillary Clinton 55%
Bill Clinton 52%
Pat Robertson 47%
Dennis Rodman 28%
The Polled 87%
There were obviously some interesting results to
the poll. Now let me make a few comments:
First, the majority of people will not be saved.
This is plainly taught in Matthew 7:13, 14, "Enter ye in at the strait
gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction,
and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate,
and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find
it."
Second, ultimately who is going to be sent to heaven
after death will not be determined by a polling process. We alone
can determine our eternal destiny and that must be done now before it is
too late.
Third, men cannot vote on our salvation because
not all use God's criteria. The Bible teaches that certain things
are necessary parts of obedience: hearing, belief, repentance, confession,
baptism, and faithfulness. If anyone lacks any of these things he
is lost according to the Divine Standard: the Bible. That is
why Ecclesiastes (12:13) contains these words in its conclusion, "Let us
hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments:
for this is the whole duty of man."