Will Few Be Saved? (Addendum)

This is a follow up to the previous posting (See here)

J.A. Seiss wrote, in his book "The Apocalypse," (See here - highlighting mine):

"It has ever been an anxious question to believing souls, what proportion of the people who have lived, or now live, are likely to reach this blessed city. Men came to the Saviour when on earth, inquiring, "Lord, are there few that be saved ?" It is a complex question which could not be made profitably clear to those who put it, and it has nowhere been directly answered. It is better that we should be about making our own salvation sure, than speculating about the number who finally get to heaven. But the picture here placed before us casts a light upon the inquiry, as exalting to the grace of God as it is encouraging to those who really wish to be saved. This golden city has not been built in all this amplitude and magnificence of proportions for mere empty show. God did not create the earth in vain; "he formed it to be inhabited." (Is. 45:18.) Much rather, then, would he not lavish all this glory and splendor upon the Eternal City, without knowing that enough out of the family of man would embrace his salvation to fill and people it. And the population to fill and occupy a city 1500 miles long, and broad, and high, allowing the amplest room and space for each individual, family, tribe, and tongue, and nation, would necessarily mount up to myriads on myriads, who sing the songs and taste the joys of the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. Amplitude—amplitude of numbers, as well as glorious accommodations — is unmistakably signified, in whatever way we contemplate the astonishing picture." (pg. 410-11)

Dr. Seiss seems to say the same thing as did the bible teacher I cited in the previous posting. Of course, I do believe that Christ answered the question, affirming that "few" walk the narrow road that leads to life and the many walk the broad road that leads to death. Not only that, but I cited other texts that affirmed the same thing, as when Christ says "many are called but few are chosen." (Matt. 22: 14) Yes, the "few" are a large number of people, viewed in themselves. However, when compared to the number who are lost, they are a minority. I therefore affirm that it is not "speculation" to say that few will be saved and many will be lost, at least as respects adults. That is why the saved are also called a "remnant," which means small part of the whole. (Rom. 11: 5) 

Seiss does admit that the question is not a foolish question, but one which is an "anxious" question for all believing souls. I don't agree, however, that such question is "a complex question," but is rather a simple question, especially if we just let the scriptures speak and if we hear Christ' answer to the question. Seiss is wrong to say that it has "nowhere been directly answered." 

Yes, of course, we should all make sure that we are among the few, but that is beside the point, or not an answer to the question. 

Said one writer at the Gospel Coalition:

"In Luke 13:23 Jesus fields this question: “Lord, are there few who are saved?” But he doesn’t answer it." (See here)

But, I contended, in the previous posting, that Christ did in fact answer it. The same article, for those who want to read the whole article, attempts to show that only a few will go to Hell, a position that our Hardshell brothers also believe, and it is quasi Universalism. 

It is an historical fact, that only a few of the human race have heard the gospel. That in itself proves that only few will be saved (unless we want to say, as do the Hardshells, that people are saved whether they ever hear and believe the gospel).