What does it mean that Jesus tasted death for every man?

Les explains that Hebrews 2:9 speaks of Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, and was crowned with glory and honor, that He by the grace of God should taste death for every man. This means He died the death that every human being should have had, but He did it substitutionally on their behalf. In II Corinthians 5:15, since He died for all, not everybody will enjoy the results of His death because they haven't believed it. But for those who have believed the Gospel and become spiritually alive, they should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto Him who died for them and rose again. Les notes what a waste that God has done everything every human being ever needed for salvation, yet the vast majority are walking it underfoot. He hopes a poll stating that 50-some percent of Americans are born again Christians is true, but wonders if the nation would be different if it were. He hates to think of anybody going out to a lost eternity seeing as how Christ has already paid the price.