Consider the Flood and Attributes of God

[iconbusters]

Jesus said I will draw all men . All Men . All will have a chance to confess Jesus as savior .

John 12:32 Context​

29The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him. 30Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes. 31Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out. 32And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me. 33This he said, signifying what death he should die. 34The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man? 35Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.

Please read this article. It gives a succinct explanation regarding the meaning of "all."
Also, we Christians understand there is no such thing as "chance" or "luck" or "fortune." The Bible is quite clear, giving numerous examples, including Proverbs 16:33. Salvation is not a matter of "chance." It is a matter of God infallibly decreeing the who, when, where and how, according to the good pleasure of His eternal sovereign will (Ephesians 1).

 

[hawkman]

Please read this article. It gives a succinct explanation regarding the meaning of "all."

I read the article and it did not mention the verse I quoted and offer a refutation of what I posted about John12:32 .

So I guess you have nothing to offer ?

Also, we Christians understand there is no such thing as "chance" or "luck" or "fortune." The Bible is quite clear, giving numerous examples, including Proverbs 16:33. Salvation is not a matter of "chance."

I know this . I see no reason to bring it up . I said nothing to suggest I did not know this .

 

[Free]

Jesus said I will draw all men . All Men . All will have a chance to confess Jesus as savior .

John 12:32 Context​

29The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him. 30Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes. 31Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out. 32And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me. 33This he said, signifying what death he should die. 34The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man? 35Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.

It's hard to see how Jesus could mean by drawing "all men" that "all will have the chance to confess Jesus as Savior," when we know that not everyone has heard or will hear about Jesus and the cross. I think that what Jesus means by drawing is actual salvation, not merely the chance for salvation. And when he says that his crucifixion will "draw all men unto me," he is talking about all types of men, meaning Jews and all non-Jews.

Joh 6:44 No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day. (ESV)

It's the same word for "draw" as in 12:32, but here it is clearly speaking of certain salvation. That is, when Jesus says that all men will be drawn unto him, it cannot happen apart from the Father, and is for the purpose of salvation.

 

[Bruce.Leiter]

I was drawn to Jesus and I took Him for my savior .
Let me ask you what was your born again experience Bruce.Leiter ?

You didn't respond to my post, hawkman; but my born-again experience happened when my mom and I were attending a Baptist church and when I was 16, 66 years ago. That was the first time God confronted me with the claims of the gospel.

However, I wasn't convinced by the Baptist preacher. Instead, God led me through a reasoning process, as I searched the Bible for evidence that God was real and Jesus was also God. The fulfillments of Old Testament prophecies and Jesus' miracles were impressive, but it boiled down to whether or not Jesus' resurrection was a historical event as to whether I could believe his claims to be God.

I discovered that the Jews of that time expected a political Messiah to come, kick the Romans out of their country, and then be their ruler. Jesus' own disciples also expected that he would be that kind of Messiah. They were really crushed when he died on a criminals' cross.

Three days later, their sadness was turned to a great joy. They said that they had seen and touched Jesus, who was alive from the dead! More than 500 disciples even saw him on one occasion. All of those eyewitnesses were willing to suffer and die for their testimonies without giving them up. You can't get better people to testify to any historical event than they were.

As a result, God convinced me that Jesus' resurrection was an actual historical event. If God was that powerful, it confirmed the rest of the Bible's miracles and history. Thus, God made me a believer and has sustained my faith through many times of suffering and heartache, including the deaths of our second child and my dear wife. You might like the book What God Has Done: My True, Dramatic God-Biography (Amazon).

 

[hawkman]

Thank you for your replies .

You didn't respond to my post, @hawkman;

Your answer to my question would help me in my response and it did , thank you .

That was the first time God confronted me with the claims of the gospel.

This is where you had the drawing of Jesus working on you .

Yes, Jesus will draw all men and women to himself, but the verse doesn't say WHEN he will after his death.

It was not necessary to say a time period other than after his death , his death would be the starting point .
Draw not gather .