The counterarguments are: 1) Jesus is God and exists in Eternity rather than in time. He could have died in what would seem to us as multiple times and locations, but to Him is just once from Eternity's POV.
2) Wasn't it also unfair for Jesus's travels to be limited to His neck of the Middle East? Yes it was part of the Roman Empire which ultimately led to His teachings traveling far and wide. But they didn't reach the New World for over a thousand years. Nor did they reach to China, India, Australia, etc. There are stories of at least one apostle getting as far as India, but even so he would only have been able to visit a relatively small area within India leaving most of the citizens in the dark for millennia. And what of all the people who were born, lived, and died thousands and tens of thousands of years before Jesus walked the Earth? How fair was it to them not to hear the full message?
But they didn’t reach the New World for over a thousand years.
***The universe is 14 billion years old. A thousand years is a drop in that bucket. A few thousand years from now, after Christ’s millenial kingdom, trillions of souls will be ushered into Heaven due to His efficient plan.
There are stories of at least one apostle getting as far as India, but even so he would only have been able to visit a relatively small area within India leaving most of the citizens in the dark for millennia.
***And yet, the vast majority of humanity have already heard of Jesus dying for their sins.
And what of all the people who were born, lived, and died thousands and tens of thousands of years before Jesus walked the Earth?
***That’s between God and them. It does not apply to you. In comparison to the future trillions of souls who will be redeemed, those few people will be well and fairly treated by God.
How fair was it to them not to hear the full message?
***Not very fair but God is extremely fair. The example is the woman caught in adultery. The punishment is straightforward: stoning to death. Jesus did not deny the punishment nor the applicability of the law, He simply found a way that was more fair than fair in His treatment of her. He said “Let he who is without sin cast the first stone”. The thing was, HE was without sin and HE did NOT cast the first stone, preferring instead to take in the feedback of those around Him. Same with all those souls you’re so concerned about. God will be extremely fair about it.