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Video: John MacArthur Preaching Opportunity for Repentance and Salvation After the Second Advent of Christ
John MacArthur:
“It is at that time when Christ returns, he says “And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn. In that day shall there be a great mourning…” Zechariah 12:10-11.
In other words, in that day, when Christ returns, God will pour out His Spirit on Israel and the Spirit as always poured out will do initially a work of conviction, and they’ll look on Christ and they’ll mourn for what they did to Him.
And in that same day, verse 1 of 13 says there will be a fountain open to the House of David and their inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for cleansing. And at the end of verse 9 of 13 it says I will say it is my people and they shall say the Lord is my God.
When Jesus returns there will be a great revival in Israel. They will meet the Lord Jesus Christ. They will be redeemed, in fact in 13:6 it says one shall say unto Him, What are these wounds in your hands? And He shall answer those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends”
“They’ll recognize Him, and they’ll be saved…Their souls will literally be jolted into salvation by the vision, of the returning Christ, who once, they crucified. What a day that’ll be.
Here is John MacArthur in his own voice. His words.
What do I think of it?
Well, the man is preaching and teaching opportunity for repentance after the second coming of Christ. That’s not good news, that is a lie. It says that you can repent after Jesus comes again. Do you, reader, really believe that? Seriously?
It is a false teaching. A false promise endangering souls of men. It is a deviation from the teaching of Scriptures en totem. It is a false gospel, and a lie from hell.
The entire Church should be in an uproar over this…but it is not. Too many are sleeping, or do not desire to ‘rock the boat.’ After all, we don’t want to be unpopular, do we?
Joel, I am neither agreeing nor disagreeing with your assessment, but I was wondering if you can either build for yourself, or point the reader to the reason why you believe this teaching is false.
Richard, have you no convictions brother? Can you not come down off the fence? lol
I think it’s a logical conclusion for anyone holding the lie known as dispensational theology. So many believe this theology that they swallow the shallow teaching that is twisted to fit the framework.
What shocks me is Mac preaching from the Old Testament!
Furthermore, I was reading a sermon on 2 Peter during lunch and was reminded (which was the point of the letter) that when Christ returns, it will be sudden and the Earth will be judged and destroyed and made new. Chapter 3 verse 10. Contrary to the dispensational view, one learns more about the Old Testament by seeing what the Lord has revealed in the New Testament.
The Alpha Course also teaches the possibility of salvation after the return of Christ (in that case, after death) – but that don’t make it so.
Sorry, Mac – study to show thyself a workman who need not be ashamed. Ditch the Darby theology and cling the Word of God.
Richard
There are several references to Christs return as being like a thief in the night , it will be sudden , it will be swift and it will be a time of judgement.There are also references that today if one hears the voice of God , then today is the day of salvation, No where in scripture is there a promise for anyone that salvation is possible in the future.
Perhaps Mac should be studying this passage with a little more vigour.
2 Thess 1:5-10
Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer: 6Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you; 7And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, 8In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: 9Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; 10When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.
Do you consider the rapture of Christians the Second Advent? That will, in my opinion, change the dynamics of the question
Allen – the Word of God knows nothing about the rapture as posited by the cult of Darby.
so, do Christians go through the tribulation? If no, then does it matter if one gets the mark of the beast or not; no one can be saved.
Allen, in short, the great tribulation occurred in 70 A.D. This article will be helpful. All true Christians go through tribulation the entirety of their lives. The ‘mark of the beast’ is the world system, that is, loving the worldly ways as opposed to God’s way of living – holy, set apart for service to Christ and the cause of the Gospel.
Allen – if you mean the mythical 7 year tribulation of the Darby cult, the answer is no, because it doesn’t exist. The Bible, on the other hand, tells us that in this world we WILL have trials – often called tribulations. If one is in Christ, he will experience tribulations. And God will be glorified because He preserves His children in the midst of trials – He does not yank us out of them. Such trouble is a gift from God that develops Christ-like character in those who are in Christ.
Joel,
It is my understanding that the Preterist interpretation of the Tribulation was first invented by the Jesuits during the Counter-Reformation (to avoid the Protestant Doctrine that says the Papacy is Anti-Christ according to Scripture). Do you concede that or do you have reasons to believe otherwise?
There is only one true servant Israel, and that is Christ, not a nation of people, other than those who are in Him.
The prophecy in Isaiah shows this is so:
But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham, my friend; you whom I took from the ends of the earth, and called from its farthest corners, saying to you, “You are my servant, I have chosen you and not cast you off”;
Isa 41:8-9
And has its confirmation in the New Testament in Galatians:
Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say, “And to offsprings,” referring to many, but referring to one, “And to your offspring,” who is Christ. – - There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to promise.
Gal 3:16, 28-29
How clear could the Scriptures be?
Just because there is a nation of the world that is identified as Israel today, does not mean those in it are those to whom the promises of God apply. Gal 3:19 makes it clear that the Law was given “until the offspring should come to whom the promise had been made”, which is Christ the true Servant Israel and those found in Him by faith alone.
The scripture that comes to mind is we are the blessed ones considering we have the message of Christ teachings. yet we did not behold him face to face. Why is it you deny God chosen one(Israel)? Is it not possible for God to rapture the church(CHRISTIANS)? Will he reign on earth during the millineum? Yes to all!! Who has the mind of GOD… Was you there when he made the earth as Job stated…You who want to misconstrue the scriptures.. You are anti-christ in diguise.