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Don't Delay!
David Jeremiah
Daily devotional readings like those in this magazine seek to be hopeful, uplifting, and encouraging. But they should also reflect the "whole counsel of God" (Acts 20:27). This is no time to sugarcoat the Gospel or delete the warnings of judgment that comprise so much of the Bible. Take Revelation 20:11-15, for example. Pastor John MacArthur calls this paragraph "the most serious, sobering, and tragic passage in the entire Bible.... It is the last courtroom scene that will ever take place.... There will be a prosecutor, but no defender; an accuser, but no advocate."1
Jesus Christ gave Himself on Calvary to bear the wrath of God, to atone for our sins, to die in our place, and to save us from judgment and hell. Those who know Him will never stand trial at the Great White Throne but are saved and safe in Him. If you've never received Him as your Savior, don't delay another moment. Prayerfully read Revelation 20:11-15 and confess Christ now as your Savior and Lord.
Those who confess their sins and ask God to forgive them on the basis of Christ's substitutionary death on their behalf will be delivered from God's eternal wrath.
John MacArthur
1John MacArthur, Because the Time Is Near (Chicago: Moody, 2007), 305, 311.
David Jeremiah
Daily devotional readings like those in this magazine seek to be hopeful, uplifting, and encouraging. But they should also reflect the "whole counsel of God" (Acts 20:27). This is no time to sugarcoat the Gospel or delete the warnings of judgment that comprise so much of the Bible. Take Revelation 20:11-15, for example. Pastor John MacArthur calls this paragraph "the most serious, sobering, and tragic passage in the entire Bible.... It is the last courtroom scene that will ever take place.... There will be a prosecutor, but no defender; an accuser, but no advocate."1
Jesus Christ gave Himself on Calvary to bear the wrath of God, to atone for our sins, to die in our place, and to save us from judgment and hell. Those who know Him will never stand trial at the Great White Throne but are saved and safe in Him. If you've never received Him as your Savior, don't delay another moment. Prayerfully read Revelation 20:11-15 and confess Christ now as your Savior and Lord.
Those who confess their sins and ask God to forgive them on the basis of Christ's substitutionary death on their behalf will be delivered from God's eternal wrath.
John MacArthur
1John MacArthur, Because the Time Is Near (Chicago: Moody, 2007), 305, 311.
