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Hi, this is Pastor Joel with Right Response Ministries, and you're listening to another

episode of our show called Questions. Today's question is as follows. If Jesus died for everyone,

why do so many still go to hell? If Jesus died for everyone, why do so many still go to hell? To flesh the question out a bit more,

I've written the following, if the death of Jesus is not a mere example of sacrificial love,

but actual atonement, that is the finished payment for sin, and if Jesus died for each and every individual,

then why do so many people go to eternal suffering in hell? It would appear as though these

individuals, those who go to hell, their sins are being paid for twice, once by Jesus on the cross,

and then once by they themselves in an eternity in hell.

Let's look at 1 John chapter 2, verse 2.

1 John chapter 2, verse 2 says this, he is the propitiation for our sins and not only

ours, but also for the sins of the whole world. He being Christ Jesus. He, Jesus Christ,

is the propitiation. And that's the key word. We'll come back there in just a moment.

He is the propitiation for our sins, but not our sins only, but the sins of the whole world.

Well, one question we need to ask is who is the R? Oh, you are. Who's the R in this context? Well, John is speaking of himself and those that he is

writing to. I would argue that the R in the context of 1st John 2, 2, 2 is Jews, our sins.

Jesus is the propitiation for our sins. Me and you, fellow Jews, believing Jews,

Jesus is the propitiation for our sins, but not only ours, but the sins of the whole world,

meaning universalism? No, I would say globalism. Not universalism, meaning that Jesus is the

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