Question for Christians: Do More People Go To Heaven Or Hell?

Okay, I just want to get something out there before I delve into my personal views on the subject. The reason I said "Question for Christians" was not because I wish to be close minded and disrespect people's views, but rather keep the thread on topic. I didn't want people who don't believe in Christianity shifting this to a question of the existence of God, or the existence of Heaven and Hell, or whether or not Christianity is correct. Long story short, I just didn't want this to become a pissing contest. That being said, if people who aren't Christian have actual input relating to this topic that they are willing to maturely discuss, I see no reason why they shouldn't. I really hadn't spent much time on here when I made this thread, so I wasn't sure if people were cool to each other about this thing or if it was more like the comments sections on YouTube, so... yeah. Just had to get that out of the way.

Now for my view on this. A few of you on here have brought up the Holy Trinity, and that fits into my explanation of my belief on this matter. As the Father, God created us. As the Son, God came down to Earth and lived as one of us. As the Holy Spirit, God speaks to us. Add this to the fact that God is omniscient, and God understands us with absolute precision. Now with this in mind, the nature of God is love. God loved us so much that Jesus died on the cross for our sins, plus the fact that he, you know, created us in the first place. So with the fact in mind that God understands us perfectly, and the fact that God loved us so much that Jesus died for our sins, I find it extremely unlikely that the majority of people will end up in Hell rather than Heaven. Now I don't know where the line of people who go to Heaven and the people who go to Hell will be drawn, as I do not claim to or pretend to know everything. I do however believe that you have to be a legitimately bad person to be damned to eternal suffering and agony in light of all of this.

But yeah... that's just my two cents on whether more people go to Heaven or Hell, and I wholeheartedly say Heaven.

Originally posted by Emperordmb
Okay, I just want to get something out there before I delve into my personal views on the subject. The reason I said "Question for Christians" was not because I wish to be close minded and disrespect people's views, but rather keep the thread on topic. I didn't want people who don't believe in Christianity shifting this to a question of the existence of God, or the existence of Heaven and Hell, or whether or not Christianity is correct. Long story short, I just didn't want this to become a pissing contest. That being said, if people who aren't Christian have actual input relating to this topic that they are willing to maturely discuss, I see no reason why they shouldn't. I really hadn't spent much time on here when I made this thread, so I wasn't sure if people were cool to each other about this thing or if it was more like the comments sections on YouTube, so... yeah. Just had to get that out of the way.

Now for my view on this. A few of you on here have brought up the Holy Trinity, and that fits into my explanation of my belief on this matter. As the Father, God created us. As the Son, God came down to Earth and lived as one of us. As the Holy Spirit, God speaks to us. Add this to the fact that God is omniscient, and God understands us with absolute precision. Now with this in mind, the nature of God is love. God loved us so much that Jesus died on the cross for our sins, plus the fact that he, you know, created us in the first place. So with the fact in mind that God understands us perfectly, and the fact that God loved us so much that Jesus died for our sins, I find it extremely unlikely that the majority of people will end up in Hell rather than Heaven. Now I don't know where the line of people who go to Heaven and the people who go to Hell will be drawn, as I do not claim to or pretend to know everything. I do however believe that you have to be a legitimately bad person to be damned to eternal suffering and agony in light of all of this.

But yeah... that's just my two cents on whether more people go to Heaven or Hell, and I wholeheartedly say Heaven.

This is something i wholeheartedly agree with. well said Emperordmb. you made some good points in my opinion

No one goes to heaven or hell when they die.

Prove it.

Originally posted by NemeBro
Prove it.

http://www.sgi.org/buddhism/buddhist-concepts/ten-worlds.html

Technically in Buddhism you cease to exist as an individual or entity when you hit enlightenment. 🙂 There are also a huge number of Christians who practice Buddhism as it is not contradictory to either beliefs main premises.

Originally posted by RaventheOnly
Technically in Buddhism you cease to exist as an individual or entity when you hit enlightenment. 🙂 There are also a huge number of Christians who practice Buddhism as it is not contradictory to either beliefs main premises.

But we are already enlightened. We just asleep.

Originally posted by Shakyamunison
No one goes to heaven or hell when they die.

This was all in today's Cracked article.

Lord Lucien, The six realms are the six lower worlds including heaven and hell. These are worlds we experience in this life time.

And what about the next lifetime?

Originally posted by Emperordmb
Well, this is a question for my fellow Christians... do you believe more people go to Heaven or Hell?

The bible says that Heaven and Earth shall pass away. Matthew 24:35.
This implicates that no one is going to Heaven, but instead to the Kingdom of God.

Originally posted by Stoic
The bible says that Heaven and Earth shall pass away. Matthew 24:35.
This implicates that no one is going to Heaven, but instead to the Kingdom of God.

Didn't heard that one before actually, but it's misleading to say Heaven doesn't exist just because it will pass. This reminds me about Paul's statements about love, it plainly says that Hope and Faith shall pass, but Love (Charity) won't. Would that mean Hope and Faith never existed? I think not. The same reasoning could be applied to those verses from Mathew.

Originally posted by Lord Lucien
And what about the next lifetime?

That is life, not death. In Christianity, when you go to heaven or hell it is while you are dead. Only after the judgment will you be alive again.

Originally posted by Shakyamunison
But we are already enlightened. We just asleep.

YouTube video

Robtard, the book was much better.

Shaky, I know; I read the book.

Originally posted by Robtard
Shaky, I know; I read the book.

Then don't insert bad movies.

It's not a bad movie though. It's a good movie, despite the liberties taken.

Originally posted by Bentley
Didn't heard that one before actually, but it's misleading to say Heaven doesn't exist just because it will pass. This reminds me about Paul's statements about love, it plainly says that Hope and Faith shall pass, but Love (Charity) won't. Would that mean Hope and Faith never existed? I think not. The same reasoning could be applied to those verses from Mathew.

I never said anything about heaven not existing though. I only said that it will pass away, along with the Earth. The bible also clearly states in Job, that Lucifer can enter Heaven, and walk right up to God, and ask him if he can destroy people. You can see things the way that you want to. That is your right.

Keep in mind, the main reason I said "Question for Christians" was because I wanted the actual topic to be discussed by people who either believe in the Christian Heaven and Hell, or people who don't believe but are willing to discuss what is a hypothetical for them. I specifically did not want this turning into a God/Heaven/Hell does/doesn't exist argument.