LORD, ARE THERE FEW THAT BE SAVED?  (PART B) 

Click here to download the Sunday Light message:  – 101021- (LORD, ARE THERE FEW THAT BE SAVED) – Part B                                                SUNDAY LIGHT (10/10/21)                             Watchman Catholic Charismatic Renewal Movement Topic:   LORD, ARE THERE FEW THAT BE SAVED?             Text:           13:22-30 1. SHUTTING OF THE DOOR (Lk. 13:25) While a man is yet on earth, the door to the kingdom is left open for him to enter. If he repents of all his sins and receives Jesus Christ as his Lord and Saviour, he is automatically admitted into the kingdom of God (Matt. 13:38; Col. 1:13 implied in Lk. 10:20). Following this, if he continues to live a life that is pleasing to God, he will be eventually admitted into the kingdom at the end of life (Matt. 25:1,2,4,6 & 10; 2 Pet. 1:10-11). But if the man neglects the opportunities to repent and dies in sin, the door to the kingdom will be shut against him and any acts of repentance become unacceptable and useless (Lk. 13:25). 2. CONFESSION OF THE LOST AND THE REJECTION OF THE LORD (Lk. 13:26-27). From these verses of Scripture, it is obvious that a man will remember what went on earth when he leaves it at death (cp. Lk. 16:27-28). From the statement of the Lord, it is also obvious that, as soon as a man’s spirit departs his body at death, that soul will want to be in heaven, having now realized that eternity has begun. But on approaching, that soul is turned back because of not having his name written there.  On being rejected, that soul will begin to plead in vain his worthless involvement (without repentance and holiness) in Bible studies, convocations, seminars etc. (vs 26). Although all these be true, yet will he be denied and rejected because, while he engaged in all those things on earth he continued in sin and refused to be saved, and so was unknown to the Lord (Lk. 13:27). 3. THE CRY OF THE DAMNED (Lk. 13:28) Following the lost soul’s vain plea and rejection, there will be such lamentation as cannot be adequately described by the living (cp. Matt. 8:12; 22:13; 24:51; 25:30). What will give bitterness to the lost soul’s cry include lost opportunities and the sense of the endlessness of eternity. 4. THE NUMBER AND ORDER OF THE SAVED (Lk. 13:29-30) “Coming from the East, West, North and South” indicates coming from all parts of the earth into the kingdom. The number will be innumerable (Rev. 7:9-10). It will also include all those, such as harlots, who appear unsalvable to some eyes (Matt. 21:31-32). This is a big lesson to the soul winner who has been deceived by his senses and will not preach to a certain category of people. Besides, the order in which men will be saved is clearly stated. There are those who are now first but will be last (vs 30). This has a number of meanings:- (i) There are those who began very early and laboured all along, but who will be given the same reward as those who came shortly before the roll-call (Matt. 20:1-16); (ii) There are those who are now first but who will be last among those that will be accepted (as in a race), who also will receive some inferior prize; (iii) There are those who are now first, but who will be at the extreme rear (as in a race), who will be rejected entirely (Matt. 8:10-12).