John MacArthur Shock Claim: Take the mark of the beast and go to heaven!

Here is the audio recording and the full transcript of the teaching in question directly from John MacArthur's Grace to You website:

In direct and obvious defiance of the plain teaching of scripture, John MacArthur makes the shockingly dangerous claim that someone can take the mark of the beast and worship his image - and still make it to heaven.

[Rev 14:9-11 KJV] 9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive [his] mark in his forehead, or in his hand, 10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: 11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.

[holylandfan]

What disappoints me is Justin Peters. Justin is great at pointing out the false teachers and would be ALL OVER THIS if it were anyone else. The fact that he defends him and keeps associating with him is very sad. When a preacher says "I think", instead of, "This is what the WORD of God says", you need to run.

[joeymartin]

When you take the mark you are lost to Heaven. Do not take the Mark. Listen to what the Bible says.

[CalJim]

He seems to ignore Revelation 14:9-11. "9 A third angel followed them and said in a loud voice: “If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives its mark on their forehead or on their hand, 10 they, too, will drink the wine of God’s fury, which has been poured full strength into the cup of his wrath. They will be tormented with burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. 11 And the smoke of their torment will rise for ever and ever. There will be no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.” Says it all right there.

[AdamVine]

"Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools..." (Rom 1:22); Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
(Col 2:8)..."Let God be true and every man a liar..." (Rom 3:4)

[sunnyhackett]

The Bible explicitly says no, if you take it, not redeemable. He’s definitely leading people astray.

[godsguy]

He was already wrong, by starting with, "I think..."

[healthyamerican]

i have a feeling there will be some preachers who take the mark of the beast and stand in the pulpit and tell others its ok to take the mark. shocking

[MrRemo]

This is definitely the great falling away

[themuffins]

He is a wolf in sheep's clothing. The John MacArthur deception is a master piece

[lancegoodall]

The fact that you have taken ‘The Mark’ is enough to confirm your allegiance to Satan, and the Anti Christ. Your destiny is set in stone. You are no longer in a position to recant or repent of your sin of taking the Mark. The fact that you have given in and taken the Mark shows the Holy Spirit’s conviction has been lifted from your life, you are deceived, and that if you come to understand what you’ve done from the pressure and propaganda of the Antichrist, your response will be no different from Judas’ who hung himself.

[truelight]

No no no this is absolutely not true if u take the mark you are doom for all

[sylviawinterburn]

Wow, this guy has lost his redemption if he carries on with this false teaching. Flee from him.

[christyhankins]

R u going to believe your Bible or this man? It’s not worth the chance.Your life truly depends on it!!! In the end times there will be wolves in sheep’s clothing!!!

[debbychapmandavis]

Read your Bible, Sir!! NEVER TAKE THE MARK OF THE BEAST.

[lesleesmith]

Uhh ..sorry, but that is totally unscriptural. In the book of Revelation it clearly states that whosoever receives the mark will NOT enter Heaven. Receiving the mark means you have rejected the truth & worshipped the beast instead of the One true God, Jesus Christ. For John MacArthur to say there will be no one saved, that is untrue. Those who are living in that time can still receive salvation & trust in Jesus - refusing the mark of the beast. Yes, they will be martyred for refusing the mark. But they in fact will receive eternal life with Jesus.

[timothyhodges]

This is Bible 101, John MacArthur! People will be saved in this dark period, but will also die a martyr's death by refusing to take the mark.

[daphw]

This is why people need to read their Bible and have intimate relationship with Father, Jesus and Holy Spirit. I pray people would wake up and stay faithful.

[Alan.Sutton_me]

When the choice come to take the mark or not, you have to be willing to die rather than take the mark of the abomination. The scripture is telling us that if you refuse the mark, then there is still hope for you. If you take it, then you have made your choice and you will be forced to live with that choice forever.

[rhoothlutz]

I always felt a check in my spirit not to listen to this guy. This confirms it.

[krowman]

WoW!!! :O Thank You so much for exposing this False Teacher.. Its one thing to predict a ballpark time for the end and be wrong, or to disagree on different details of the bible but this is by far the most outrageous thing Iv'e ever heard a Preacher say!!!