[ImmimiFruff]

Dear Antoni,

Mere mortals like you and me can not know how many will be saved. A Greek priest once told me that according to the "Book of Revelation" one-third will be saved. On the other hand, many theologians even in traditional days interpretted the "one-third of stars falling" in Revelations optimistically, to mean that two-thirds are saved. Others would interpret the "narrow gate" statements and such to mean that few are saved.

Having said that, although we can not know how many will be saved we do know that God desires all to be saved (do you agree with that?). So as Christians we have a responsibility to try to save as many of the "lost sheep" as possible so "there's joy in heaven". That's what I mean by saying that "numbers matter". I mean that we shouldn't just sit on our lap congratulate ourselves and say "Naaah, the world doesn't deserve the Church and the Truth anyway".

Like the Apostles, with a great sense of urgency, we should try to spread the Truth everywhere because this is what Jesus asked us to do in Matthew 28:19 "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit". That's why I care about numbers, not in a sense to say my Religion is the biggest and most popular, but to ask my self is my Religion (who holds the Truth) doing everything possible to convert as many people as possible? Because this is what Jesus asked us to do. In the end how many will be saved only God knows...all we can do is try to help Him save as many as possible.

One final note, I do believe that many Protestant sects are in serious heresy, but I do admire their missionary zeal