What will be more populated, Heaven or Hell?

[Greatest I am]

What will be more populated, Heaven or Hell?

It is said that God could not keep evil out of Heaven. Satan was born there before the creation of the Garden of Eden and was moved there by God as a talking snake.
Evil then followed Adam and Eve and their descendents up to the genocidal flood of God.
The eight survivors of this attempted genocide then somehow sneaked evil back into the world where it happily lives right to this day.
It is unclear why God keeps failing to remove the evil that He brought with Him from Heaven.
Regardless of this question, it looks like Hell is presently quite largely populated as compared to Heaven.
At end time, God will apparently reap the good and cast the evil ones into Hell.
If the majority of us have not yet repented and this would include all other religions that do not follow Jesus, then the numbers heading for Hell will again exceed those going to Heaven.
It seems strange to me that God would be in a small Heaven and that Satan would be master of so many of God’s souls.
To me this makes God look like His philosophy is inferior to Satan’s, if the number of souls in hand is any indication of success that is.
Does any one else think this is a strange outcome to life here or am I reading things wrong?
I end with Satan many and God few. Is this accurate?

Regards
DL

 

[Popeyesays]

Heaven and hell are not places.

Regards,
Scott

 

[Francine]

Hell will be more populated than heaven. The path to heaven is a narrow catwalk. The road to hell is an Eight Lane Super Highway.

 

[ChristineES]

Hell is not populated at all, if you believe in hell the way I do. It is a state of mind.

 

[Phasmid]

Maybe in God's mind it's a matter of quality over quantity?

 

[Reverend Rick]

A topic we all agree on? No way!

 

[Katzpur]

Here's what one of my favorite LDS authors, Coke Newell, has to say on the subject. Bear in mind that this is not an official Church statement, but Newell is employed by the Church's Public Relations Department and seems to have a pretty good grasp of LDS doctrines. Anyway, I love how he put it:

"Hell, in the end, will be a tiny, forgotten corner of the universe. The great God will find no solace in the path these few have chosen. They were His children. Yet all has been offered: light, strength, repentance, help, knowledge, and a grace sufficient to cover all sins should each of them merely have sought forgiveness and a better way. They simply weren't interested. None of them would be happy in Heaven, anyway, and perhaps their self-selected misery is their only reward for having tried mortality."

 

[Somkid]

I guess depending on which text you believe but the most popular one would have most people in hell as there has been only 2008 years for salvation and most of the population of the earth doesn't believe it.

 

[logician]

It's hard to believe in this enlightened age believe in a heaven or hell.

 

[GabrielWithoutWings]

If they are real, then there is no distinction between the two, whether places or states of being. They're the same "place."

In fact, people "in" heaven will be able to at least see people "in" hell.

 

[Katzpur]

It's hard to believe in this enlightened age believe in a heaven or hell.

It's hard to believe that, in this enlightened age, some people still think everybody who believes differently than they do is unenlightened.

 

[MoonWater]

it depends on how many people believe they are worthless and that life is meaningless and how many people believe they are full of worth and that life is meaningful

 

[Mister Emu]

I would say Hell, given biblical passages... whether it is a state of mind or actual place...

It seems strange to me that God would be in a small Heaven and that Satan would be master of so many of God’s souls.

Your first mistake is that Satan will not be the master of anything in Hell, he will be suffering...

To me this makes God look like His philosophy is inferior to Satan’s

Merely less attractive... patience versus instant gratification...

 

[logician]

Neither, because heaven and hell are carrot and stick man-made constructs.

 

[dingdongknockknock]

I think heaven or hell wont be "populated" it's not like you are going to be crowded trying to get more space with about a zillion people.

 

[sojourner]

Theodicy can be a tricky subject.

 

[methylatedghosts]

Heaven or hell... I would tentatively say heaven - because hell doesn't exist, and heaven is nowhere.

 

[crystalonyx]

It's hard to believe that, in this enlightened age, some people still think everybody who believes differently than they do is unenlightened.

It's not a question of being "different", you should question believing the monstrosity of a god that makes people suffer eternally.

 

[MdmSzdWhtGuy]

I am gonna have to go with Hell being much more populated. I say this, cause I swear every preacher I have ever heard is convinced, that either only Christians (not Catholics, of course, cause they pray to idols) are going to heaven, and everybody else goes to hell, or in some places, only the members of their own particular denomination (be it Baptists, Pentecostals, etc.) are getting into heaven, and everybody else is doomed, or in the most extreme, that only the members of their particular congregation will be in heaven, a la the Westboro Baptist Church led by the ever so colorful Fred Phelps. (oh, and btw, Phelps is not the first person I have heard say that his congregation are the only ones assured of heaven)

Of course, I have heard and read many Muslims say that only those who follow Islam will be admitted to heaven, since they are the only ones who submit to Allah, and all others, of course, are doomed to hell.

So, I guess it depends on who you listen to, but with any of those folks, there are still a whole lot more who are heading to hell (with me, by the way, so bring rum!) than there are heading to heaven (and if the Phelps's of the world are heading there, I am quite happy to be travelling in the opposite direction, thank you very much).

All that being said, I don't really see how a rational person could believe in a literal physical place of either heaven, hell, nirvana, limbo, etc. So I suspect, neither will be any more populated than the moon is currently.

B.

 

[kai]

well if i have to sit in adulation to a celestial overlord for eternity give me hell anyday.