He's a preacher, not God. Can't God grant salvation to whomever He wants? Why would a country preacher try to put limits on God?
God said: Mark 16:16 “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.” What is there to interpret from this statement? There is no “but” in this statement. So why is there conjecture as to what God may or may not do? False hope? Yes. Another devil’s ploy.