'But why seek out the opinions of the Fathers and
theologians, when Holy Scripture settles the question so clearly? Look
in to the Old and New Testaments, and you will find a multitude of
figures, symbols and words that clearly point out this truth: very few
are saved. In the time of Noah, the entire human race was submerged by
the Deluge, and only eight people were saved in the Ark. Saint Peter
says, "This ark was the figure of the Church," while Saint Augustine
adds, "And these eight people who were saved signify that very few
Christians are saved, because there are very few who sincerely renounce
the world, and those who renounce it only in words do not belong to the
mystery represented by that ark." The Bible also tells us that only two
Hebrews out of two million entered the Promised Land after going out of
Egypt, and that only four escaped the fire of Sodom and the other
burning cities that perished with it. All of this means that the number
of the damned who will be cast into fire like straw is far greater than
that of the saved, whom the heavenly Father will one day gather into His
barns like precious wheat.'
