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If there were a Heaven, what percentage of Christians would actually make it in?
Explain your answer, please.
@8829Michael: Wow - 144,000 - that's it? Christianity is nearly 2000 years old. That's less than 2/10 of 1 percent of Christians alive today. Wow. If you figure it out going all the way back to Peter, that means you have a better chance of winning the lottery - I mean the big game with the impossible odds lottery.
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Serious answer: This question is impossible to answer, because the only person who can judge a human being is God. Catholics, amongst other Christian religions, believe in an all merciful and forgiving God. Catholics believe the only way a person could be condemned to hell is if they dies with "Serious un-repented mortal sins on their soul". That quote basically means that that you need to do something truly evil and then not be the slightest bit sorry for it in order to go to hell. Who is to say what meets these qualifications, the Catholic church views this as a grey area. It is simple said that God is our only judge, and that he is forgiving and merciful.
P.S. I hope some butthead doesn't come on here throwing up quotes from the Old Testament saying things like "Yeah, your God sounds MERCIFUL and LOVING to me". The writings of the old testament are to be taken with a grain of salt, they are influenced by the cultures who authored them and were often used to scare people into obeying cultural laws. Many sects of Judaism aka Jews, use the same books and the same stories in there holy scriptures. While every religion views these writings differently I can tell you that my faith believes that these writing teach undeniable spiritual truths aka morals to every story that are supposed to help us with our faith.
Source(s): Former Seminarian - 1 decade ago
Well, I don't know how experienced with the bible you are, but I will try to do my best to explain it to you.
The Bible explains that 144,000 "anointed" ones will go and rule with God and His son in heaven. In Revelation 6:4 it says, "And I heard the number of those who were sealed, a hundred and forty-four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of the sons of Israel." And it goes on to explain which tribes they'll come from.
And in 1 Peter 2:9 it says, "But YOU are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for special possession, that YOU should declare abroad the excellencies of the one that called YOU out of darkness into his wonderful light." So that says that only a specific group will go up to heaven and be with God and His son, ones that He selects to work with him. But not everyone that dies will go to heaven.
So I don't know an exact percentage, but 144,000 is the exact number.
I hoped that this helped, and if you have any questions you can contact your local congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses and they can help you more. Or you can contact me at 2m2tmitchell@sbcglobal.net
Source(s): Bible Watchtower and Awake - bustamenteLv 45 years ago
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- lawrenceba549Lv 71 decade ago
There is no way to know. Not everyone who says "Lord, Lord" will be admitted into Heaven; Jesus said so in Matthew 7:21.
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
Do good in life have faith in god.
I don't think i need to explain anymore than that as thats the main ticket to heaven.
- healthmindedLv 51 decade ago
IF they are truly Christians, then all of them. God will not turn them away as they have chosen to accept Him into their hearts and follow Him. Yes, Christians sin, God knows that. All sin is equal in the eyes of God, but He also forgives. Unless they turn from Him (reject Him) and worship Satan, they will go to heaven.
He knows we sin and he knows our hearts.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
They *might* make it to that 144,000, but nearly every Christian is convinced that only his or her own church or denomination will make it and the rest will be shipped off with the murderers and rapists.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
100%
If he doesn't ? then he was never a Christian, You don't wear the Tag Christian like a badge, It isn't inherited, It is a transformation, a Christian is One who has accepted Jesus as Lord and savior and has the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, calling oneself a Christian Doesn't make one a Christian.
- 1 decade ago
HEAVEN is real. and theres no set proportion on how many christians are permitted entry, the bible doesnt say... i wish it did tho lol