Verses 22-30 “22And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.
23Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them,
24Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
25When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:
26Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.
27But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.
28There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.
29And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.
30And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.”
Jesus has been teaching regarding the Kingdom which is to come, and he continues in that vein when He is asked if there are few that be saved. His answer was that His hearers should enter into salvation now while they still can, for the time is coming when the Jews will seek to enter into the Kingdom and will be unable to do so because it will be too late. Jesus is referring here to the Tribulation Period and the unsaved Jews who live through that horrible time. They will seek to enter the millennial Kingdom, but it will be too late after Jesus comes. This is reminiscent of Jesus’ parable of the five foolish virgins who had no oil in their lamp when the Bridegroom came. It is human nature to procrastinate and not be ready for what God is doing. Today He is saving all who come to Him through Jesus, but many are still procrastinating about coming to faith in Christ.