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So called Christians and so-called believers during the Tribulation – ALL will take the MARK of the BEAST! No one can escape the MARK of the BEAST! The BIBLE is EXPLICIT:
Bible Question:
On a Youtube video it appears that John MacArthur teaches that Christians can take the mark of the beast during the Great Tribulation and still have entry to heaven. His teaching seems to differ from Scripture. Have I correctly understood what he said?
Bible Answer:
We have received a number of questions about a Youtube video in which some believe John MacArthur teaches that Christians can take the mark of the beast during the tribulation and still be permitted entry to heaven. Consequently, some accuse Dr. MacArthur of being a false teacher. This article responds to those concerns and to what John MacArthur stated.
“Antichrist’s empire will maintain strict economic control over the world. Food, clothing, medical supplies, and the other necessities of life potentially in demand in the devastated earth, which has felt the judgment of God (6:5-6), will be unobtainable for those without the mark. Currency will probably vanish, to be replaced by controlled credit. Instead of a credit card, which can be lost, people will have a mark (possibly a bar code) in their forehead or hand. Scanning people’s foreheads or hands would identify them to a central computer system.”
(p.63; bold original)
MacArthur’s comments above serve as an example of futuristic speculation. He does not present evidence showing that any of this will, in fact, happen. He does not present data that can be independently assessed in this regard. To be fair, he cannot do any of this because such evidence is, quite frankly, hard to come by. The things about which MacArthur speaks have (in his mind) yet to happen, after all.
Bible Question:
On a Youtube video it appears that John MacArthur teaches that Christians can take the mark of the beast during the Great Tribulation and still have entry to heaven. His teaching seems to differ from Scripture. Have I correctly understood what he said?
Bible Answer:
We have received a number of questions about a Youtube video in which some believe John MacArthur teaches that Christians can take the mark of the beast during the tribulation and still be permitted entry to heaven. Consequently, some accuse Dr. MacArthur of being a false teacher. This article responds to those concerns and to what John MacArthur stated.
AND THE BIBLICAL TRUTH RIGHT HERE:
Anonymous
this is a great ONE for yall to think about Philip Williams Brett Dobbs Link Hudson Michael Chauncey Gary Micheal Epping AND Neil Steven Lawrence Duane L Burgess John Mushenhouse can help you get the actual BIBLE perspective
Anonymous
he teaches anti prosperity Duane L Burgess but John MacArthur’s Millionaire Lifestyle is now Exposed along with his false teachings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyvU_EY0cdI
Anonymous
These don’t get the mark:
Revelation 20
4 And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was committed to them. Then I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ for [a]a thousand years.
Anonymous
Link Hudson correct – the once raptured before the Tribulation
While your fatly thinking again failed to explain
And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads
Who would be ALL ??? all is all – means exactly what it says
Anonymous
Troy Day Is it possible to have ‘all’ faith in the sense you are using it?
Do you think the beast will make the 144,000 take the mark?
Matthew 3:5-6: “Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about Jordan, And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.”
Do you think literally every man woman and child in Jerusalem, Judea, and the region around Jordan were baptized of John? Later in the same book.
Matthew 21
31 Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
32 For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.
Anonymous
Link Hudson it is not possible that ALL does not mean ALL
The Greek text is explicit – I even posted a beginners Greek video where you can learn ; obviously if ALL did not refer to ALL MacArthur was not gonna try to go around it the way he did – but MacArthur knows better than you
The Rev 20 reference you posted refers only to BEHEADED
You now need to prove about all left behind
ONCE again lets stop your cherry picking you love to do
lets wait for Mt 21 until you find actually explanation
for Rev 14 because as Duane L Burgess MT 24 refers to ISRAEL and not to your desired entity every time you want to change your desired entity
Anonymous
¡You are so DTS here!
Anonymous
Oscar Valdez actually I am way way pre-DTS here
Anonymous
Troy is by all means right, all means all. But, here we are talking about all unbelievers. No dyed in the wool believer will be taking such a mark. The 144,000 jewish evangelists won’t be taking any mark, and neither will the masses that hear the gospel from them and accept Jesus as their savior. They will rather be sealed by our Lord.
Anonymous
I AGREE With Gary Micheal Epping The 144,000 Jewish evangelists won’t be taking any mark – the question of course here is about the rest …
Anonymous
RT Jose Salinas
Some may ask, “What is the use of studying prophecy when there are so many differences of opinion about it?” or “Why bother with such a controversial subject?” or “Don’t you think the study of prophecy is too speculative and of no practical value?”
Christians who say these things may not lack a belief in biblical prophecy, but their indifference neutralizes its importance in the scope of Christian theology. An understanding of biblical prophecy provides hope for those who faithfully serve Christ. Christians must never become indifferent to, or apologetic about, prophecy or any other teaching of the Bible.
Stanley M. Horton
Anonymous
All those Gentiles left after the Rapture will.
Then the 1st jewish resurrection and they live 1000 years then the second resurrection and all who are perishing are resurected and judged.
Anonymous
Junior Beasley All those Gentiles left after the Rapture will??? which ones in particular ? Brett Dobbs – Gary Micheal Epping rightly says they are all Jews
Anonymous
Troy Day “Be delayed and wait, blind yourselves and be blind. They are drunk, but not with wine. They stagger, but not with strong drink. For the Lord has poured out on you the spirit of deep sleep and has closed your eyes, the prophets; and He has covered your heads, the seers. The whole vision will be to you as the words of a book that is sealed, which when they deliver it to one who is learned, saying, “Read this, please,” he shall say, “I cannot, for it is sealed.” Then the book shall be delivered to him who is not learned, saying, “Read this, please.” And he shall say, “I cannot read.””
Isaiah 29:9-12 MEV
Anonymous
Troy Day be given over by God to believe a strong delusion and worship the best.