Life of Christ Lesson 104: Lost Opportunities {Very Serious Lesson!}

Luke 13:22-35 During the Lord ministry among the Pereans, He was asked the question, "Lord, are there few that be saved?" (Luke 13:23). Part of His answer to the man contained these words, ". . . for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able" (13:24). The reason many will be unable to enter the Kingdom of Heaven and the reason people should give the utmost attention to this matter of God's eternal Kingdom is because the opportunity does not continue forever! There is an opportunity-limit to enter through "the strait gate" that leads to life, for there comes a time when "the Master of the house" shuts the door (13:25) - just as there came a day when God shut the door (after a long period of grace) to Noah's ark. THIS IS A SERIOUS LESSON. Included are three prophecies by Christ and they deal with: (1) Gentiles in the Kingdom of Heaven, (2) His death in Jerusalem and His third-day resurrection, and (3) the desolation of Jerusalem (A.D. 70), but also her eventual belief in Christ at His Second Coming.